The Biggest Lottery Jackpots of 2010

The year 2010 may indeed have been a difficult year financially for most working families who are still recovering from the financial crisis. However, for quite a lucky few there were some huge lottery jackpots won this year that changed their lives in the blink of an eyelid.

Early in the year, a couple was confirmed as Britain's biggest ever lottery winners after scooping a£56 million jackpot on EuroMillions. Even this whopping jackpot, however, was crushed in October by another British player who won £113 million in a Superdraw thanks again to Euro Millions.

Massive lottery draws, however, weren't confined to just the European content. Across the Atlantic, one lucky player was suddenly $258 million richer thanks to Powerball. It is reported that the winner had less than $30 in his account at the time he purchased the winning ticket.Another player from New Jersey won $155 million in a special Millennium Millions just a few months later. Additionally, Mega Millions also produced its share of instant millionaires during 2010 with a Californian player winning $266 million in May.

Unfortunately for American lottery players, however, winnings are taxed and are paid by an annuity over a period of many years, while in Europe jackpots are generally tax-free and paid out immediately.

With so many trustworthy online services now like The Lotter, WinTrillions and CongaLotto it is becoming increasingly simple and convenient to purchase a ticket for any lottery draw around the world regardless of where you may live. You might just be the huge lottery winner of 2011 which everyone will enviously report on!