UK couple tell of £53 million EuroMillions win

Comment #20

RJOh — Tue, 07 Apr 2015 01:11:01 GMT

This comment at the end of the Guardian's article is crazy. This is why so many do remain anonymous, who needs that kind of nonsense?

When one wins a lottery in which so many invested and won nothing, these kinds of jealous statements are going to be made.

Comment #19

myturn — Mon, 06 Apr 2015 02:52:08 GMT

The following comments also from the Guardian newspaper are amusing!

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-a chicken mass murderer wins the lottery.

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A Mass Chicken-Murderer , surely?

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Send for Peter Griffin!

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Murder is a form of homicide. Homicide is the unlawful killing of a human being. Chickens are not human beings. Most of them, anyway.

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Comment #18

myturn — Mon, 06 Apr 2015 02:32:09 GMT

Richard Maxwell, a semi-retired consultant in the poultry industry, said he was helping builders move bricks for the garage work the couple are having done when he took a break on Wednesday to check their ticket on the website.

From the store in the UK Guardian newspaper.

So because Richard Maxwell is a consultant in the poultry industry, that means he is a,

a chicken mass murderer .

This comment at the end of the Guardian's article is crazy. This is why so many do r... [ More ]

Comment #17

myturn — Mon, 06 Apr 2015 02:24:55 GMT

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No justice in this world-a chicken mass murderer wins the lottery. I do not wish them well.

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a chicken mass murderer

Yes folks - this is the Guardian.

In the comments section of the Guardian newspaper article.

Comment #16

Jordi88 — Sun, 05 Apr 2015 14:21:55 GMT

You have listed the + 50m Jackpot winners. There was also a young couple in there mid twenties who went public. I personally think going public will give you some benefits from Camelot eg. financial advise that the others who remain anonymous won't get ... And yes it's odd that Camelot is owned by a Canadian pension fund

Comment #15

myturn — Sun, 05 Apr 2015 13:45:41 GMT

Boston's most notable landmark is St Botolph's Church ( The Stump ), the largest parish church in England, with one of the taller towers in England, visible for miles around from the flat lands of Lincolnshire.

Residents of Boston are known as Bostonians. Emigrants from Boston named several other settlements after the town, most notably Boston, Massachusetts, in the United States.

Comment #14

myturn — Sun, 05 Apr 2015 11:26:39 GMT

Most UK lottery winners choose to remain anonymous.

Top UK jackpot winners

161,653,000 - Colin and Chris Weir from Scotland in 2011

148,656,000 - Gillian and Adrian Bayford from Suffolk in 2012

113,019,926 - anonymous, 2010

107,932,603.20 - Neil Trotter from Surrey in 2014

101,203,600.70 -Dave and Angela Dawes, Cambridgeshire in 2011

84,451,320.60 - anonymous, 2010

81,381,673.30 - anonymous, 2013

73,205,659.50 - anonymous, 201... [ More ]

Comment #13

myturn — Sun, 05 Apr 2015 10:49:56 GMT

The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board (OTPP), commonly referred to as Teachers', also owns Camelot Group PLC, which holds an exclusive licence to operate the U.K. National Lottery.

I find amusing that UK lottery players are helping to fund the pensions of Ontario's teachers.

Comment #12

myturn — Sun, 05 Apr 2015 10:33:21 GMT

One of the most important decisions for new winners to make is whether to opt to go public or remain anonymous. If a winner decides to talk publicly about their win, Camelot s PR team will organise a press conference and handle all media interest on their behalf, removing the anxiety that can accompany talking about a big win.

If they have requested to remain anonymous, Camelot takes its obligations and duty of care to protect winners privacy very seriously. Unless a winner agrees to tak... [ More ]

Comment #11

RJOh — Sun, 05 Apr 2015 00:00:50 GMT

Doing so do allow them to announce to all their friends and family members even the old and forgotten ones that they have finally arrived and are now millionaires.

Comment #10

Seattlejohn — Sat, 04 Apr 2015 22:29:21 GMT

I don't understand it, either; it must be narcissism or something. I'm guessing it works differently in the UK, because here in the states (unless anonymity is allowed in the state the winner live in or they allow you to use a blind trust to claim the prize) your name city is openly disclosed. The reason given is to preserve the transparency of the lottery , but to me that's just a bunch of BS. The only people who benefit from the publicity are lottery executives, whose incentive compensation (u... [ More ]

Comment #9

Jordi88 — Sat, 04 Apr 2015 20:29:46 GMT

You get told the options you have when you claim the price. That's way it baffles me why so many winners still go public....

Comment #8

hearsetrax — Sat, 04 Apr 2015 20:20:08 GMT

wonders how many knew they could be anonymous to start with vs those that didn't

Comment #7

Jordi88 — Sat, 04 Apr 2015 20:05:06 GMT

Congrats to this lovely couple. I hope they won't regret going public with there winnings like many other winners did in UK

Comment #6

music* — Sat, 04 Apr 2015 17:17:54 GMT

They look like a normal , happy, loving couple who will do good things with their winnings. Congratulations

Comment #5

wizeguy — Sat, 04 Apr 2015 15:28:38 GMT

Congrats to the Maxwell family

Comment #4

dpoly1 — Sat, 04 Apr 2015 15:10:23 GMT

Awesome

Comment #3

Piaceri — Sat, 04 Apr 2015 14:53:28 GMT

Nice win! Congrats

Comment #2

ThatScaryChick — Sat, 04 Apr 2015 13:40:31 GMT

Congrats to Richard and Angela Maxwell on their huge win

Comment #1

cbr$ — Sat, 04 Apr 2015 12:55:21 GMT

Congratulation to both couples, on their wins. Great it not a April Fool's joke.

UK couple tell of £53 million EuroMillions win

Lottery Post — Sat, 04 Apr 2015 12:44:32 GMT

A Lincolnshire woman told her husband don't be so stupid when he revealed they had won 53m (US$79 million) on the lottery.

Richard and Angela Maxwell, both 67, from Boston, won 53,193,914 in the EuroMillions jackpot draw on Tuesday. Boston is a town and small port in Lincolnshire, on the east coast of England.

It is the 10th-biggest UK lottery win, with the couple saying they would help family and friends.

Mr. Maxwell said he waited for four hours to tell his wife as she did not answer... [ More ]