Coworkers in Arkansas Win $10,000

A group of eight coworkers from a Fort Smith Baldor plant won $10,000 from Arkansas' Powerball drawing.

Danny Hopper and his wife claimed the prize on behalf of everyone in his lottery pool. It's common for coworkers to organize group pools. This helps increase the chances of winning. It also helps motivate consistency when their is an organized group effort. Here is the story as featured by the local news station KFSM.
  
Baldor Workers Win $10,000 Powerball Prize in Fort Smith

Eight lucky coworkers from the Fort Smith Baldor plant are splitting a $10,000 Powerball prize.

Danny Hopper of Greenwood and his wife claimed the prize on behalf of his coworkers at the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Claim Center in Springdale. Hopper says the ticket was purchased at the Jet-Away #3 on Highway 271 South in Fort Smith. The Baldor group's winning numbers came up at the Saturday night Powerball drawing in Orlando, FL. The eight winners will split the prize, which after tax will put $850 in each of their pockets. Read whole story...

A Lottery Winner in Taiwan Donated $3 Million to Charity

 Throughout history and all across the world, lotteries have been used as a way to help finance projects, such as urban repairs and development. In Taiwan, 40% of the lottery ticket sales go towards charities.
On top of this,  an anonymous woman who had been unemployed for the last two years won the national lottery. Her prize amounted to about $15.3 million. She decided to give $3.13  million to 19 different charities. It is estimated that this has the potential to help about 44,000 people. The act of giving to others is intangible. However the feeling of making a real difference is quite priceless.


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Taiwanese Lottery Winner Gives More Than $3 Million to Charity

By Marc Hertz | Friday, August 27, 2010 2:45 PM ET

Back in June, a woman won the Taiwan Power Lottery of NT$490 million (approximately $15.3 million American). This would have been an amazing story in and of itself, because the woman from Taichung City had been jobless for the past two years. But a week ago, the woman (who chose to remain anonymous when she won the lottery) decided to give NT$100 million ($3.13 million American) to 19 different charities. Read whole story...

The Lottery As a Business Booster for Turkish Companies

Companies in Turkey have recognized the value of lottery drawings as a way to spur business by attracting more customers. The national lottery of Turkey is called Milli Piyango, or MPI. They've received numerous requests from private sector businesses to hold drawings and lotteries. Approved companies include: Coca-Cola, Avea, Proctor & Gamble, Unilever, Finansbank, Garanti Bank, Akbank, Isbank and Adese.

Turkish companies offer lottery drawings to attract customers

Many companies have applied to the MPI for a lottery authorization. Between Jan. 1 and Aug. 18 of this year, 453 companies received permission from the MPI to hold a lottery, including 443 commercial enterprises, nine associations and one other institution.
The lotteries authorized through Aug. 18 are expected to disburse 46.5 million Turkish Liras in prizes and bonuses. Read the whole story