28 h. ago Eggheads quizzer Chris Hughes dies at 77 as show pays tribute

The quiz show confirmed the news of Hughes death on Instagram on Thursday

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32 h. ago Foodie thefts, lottery wins and Roman rulers – take the Thursday quiz

Questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?When the quiz master sat down at a blank page to write this week’s introduction, nothing came to mind. There must be an infinite number of ways that you could introduce readers to a quiz, but not a single thought popped into his head. Nothing. Nada. Zilch. Still, here the quiz is – 16 questions on topical news, popular culture, general knowledge and whatever else cropped up during the writing process, all liberally sprinkled with some jokes. There are no prizes, but you can let us know how you got on in the comments.The Thursday quiz, No 199 Continue reading...

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36 h. ago Can you match up five mugshots to the crimes they're suspected of?

Our mugshot quiz, which comes to you every single Thursday without fail, recently featured a bloke who rubbed his private parts all over a takeaway pizza

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3 d. ago ‘Overjoyed’: US lottery winner pledges to give part of $328.5m prize to non

Abbas Shafii says he plans to travel, invest and share Powerball prize with non-profits ‘close to [his] heart’What would you do if you won hundreds of millions of dollars playing the lottery? A 79-year-old man from Beaverton, Oregon, gets to answer that question after recently collecting a $328.5m Powerball jackpot drawn on 18 January.Abbas Shafii issued a statement saying he plans to spend the third-largest such prize in his state’s history traveling, making investments and sharing his “good fortune with non-profit organizations that are close to [his] heart”. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Lottery winner offers to split £400k jackpot with thieves who bought ticket with stolen credit card

Jean-David was shocked when he returned to his vehicle in central Toulouse to find that the backpack containing his credit card had been pinched - and after some investigaton found that two homeless men had used it to purchase a winning €500,000 scratchcard

Economics

5 d. ago 'Thieves bought winning lottery ticket with my credit card – I'll split prize with them'

A man has urged two thieves who stole his credit card and used it to buy a winning scratch card to come forward – and rather than turn them in, he claims he'll split the jackpot

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5 d. ago Winning Lotto numbers tonight: full National Lottery results with Thunderball for Saturday, February 22, 2025

It's a £4m rollover jackpot and there is £500,000 on Thunderball

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6 d. ago Man offers to split winning with thieves who won jackpot with his credit card

The thieves have not claimed the money yet

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7 d. ago Share of €500,000 jackpot offered to men who bought scratchcard with stolen credit card

Winnings as yet unclaimed by thieves in Toulouse who bought scratchcard amid legal debate over who gets payoutTwo homeless men who bought a winning lottery scratchcard with a stolen credit card have been offered a potentially lifechanging deal by their victim: a share of the €500,000 jackpot if they can produce the ticket.The situation has left legal experts scratching their heads over who is the rightful owner of the so far unclaimed winnings: the person who bought the scratchcard, or the person who paid for it? And will the lottery operator pay out? Continue reading...

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7 d. ago National Lottery winner given one week deadline to scoop £1m unclaimed prize

Someone could miss out on being a millionaire

Economics

7 d. ago Woman wins $2 million lottery prize after being given the wrong scratcher game

‘I got over not being happy about it,’ lottery winner Kelly Lindsay said

Economics

8 d. ago Council brawls, suspicious blood and rampant capybaras – take the Thursday quiz

Questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?The Thursday quiz likes to think of itself as an oasis of calm in a turbulent world. A place where whatever global events have unfolded, you will find yourself being asked instead about silly animal stories that have been in the news, and have the chance to laugh along with the repetitive in-jokes and catchphrases. There are 15 questions on topical news, popular culture and general knowledge. There are no prizes, but you can let us know how you got on in the comments.The Thursday quiz, No 198 Continue reading...

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9 d. ago 'We won fortune on EuroMillions jackpot – then things took a dark turn'

Luís Ribeiro and Cristina Simões were once a happy couple with the innocent habit of playing the lottery every week, but they could never have predicted that a winning ticket would be the beginning of a bitter feud.

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1 week ago Winning £1m lottery ticket claimed four months after numbers came up

The winning ticket was bought in the Swansea area but the winner waited to come forward until four months to the day since the draw

Economics

1 week ago British player comes forward to stake claim for £65.3m EuroMillions jackpot

The ticket-holder came forward over the weekend to claim their £65,341,620.50 EuroMillions jackpot prize from Friday night's Valentine's Day draw, according to the operator.

Economics

1 week ago Thug attacks girlfriend after mistake led to him losing out on £167k Postcode Lottery win

The woman was left fearing for her life after being attacked by Lee Goldsborough.

Economics