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UK cancer survivor wins £500,000 Thunderball lottery prize on 1-year recovery anniversaryNews Story
IT engineer celebrates recovery, scoops lottery prize exactly 12 months later By Kate Northrop A United Kingdom cancer survivor celebrated the 12-month anniversary of being declared cancer-free with a timely 500,000 (US$648,513) Thunderball lottery win. A year to the day after beating cancer, a U.K. man won a 500,000 Thunderball lottery prize and commemorated the win in a meaningful way. John Lingard, 66, of Great Yarmouth, had much to look forward to on the day he was declared c
Oct 25, 2024, 10:12 am - Lottery News

UK woman faces prison after siphoning nearly £50,000 from National Lottery winning ticketsNews Story
Supermarket employee pocketed tens of thousands in quiet scam By Kate Northrop A supermarket worker is facing prison after getting caught scamming the UK National Lottery of nearly 50,000 (US$66,993) using winning lottery tickets. Melanie Davies, 35, of Brechin, Angus, admitted to carrying out a personal con against the National Lottery, in which she pocketed roughly 47,000 (US$62,969) using winning tickets and false reporting practices. According to the Dundee Sheriff Court, Dav
Sep 25, 2024, 10:39 am - Lottery News

UK National Lottery potential victim to worldwide "blue screen of death" catastropheNews Story
Website and app completely offline, players unable to buy or cash tickets By Kate Northrop In what is being dubbed the largest IT outage in history, the U.K. National Lottery may have fallen victim to the Blue Screen of Death update over the weekend, after their website and mobile app were completely taken offline, leaving thousands of players unable to cash or buy tickets. A severe global IT outage caused by a botched CrowdStrike update jammed up emergency services, healthcare, tech
Jul 22, 2024, 4:54 pm - Lottery News

£1 million EuroMillions lottery winner delivering babies as a midwife one decade laterNews Story
Millionaire Midwife had no plans to give up on her passion By Kate Northrop A midwife who won a 1 million (US$1.29 million) EuroMillions lottery prize in 2014 never gave up her passion for her role in helping new parents and is still delivering babies a decade after the win. Ruth Breen had no plans to quit her job after winning 1 million in the lottery and has helped thousands of new mothers and fathers as they entered parenthood for the first time. Giving up my role as a midwife
Jul 13, 2024, 8:40 am - Lottery News

Cancer survivor discovers £100,000 EuroMillions lottery prize was actually worth £1 millionNews Story
Winner recalls suspenseful phone call with National Lottery in which he questioned the prize By Kate Northrop A lottery winner from the United Kingdom mistook his 1 million EuroMillions Millionaire Maker prize for a lesser prize of 100,000 and recalled the most suspenseful phone call of his life. Dave Williams, 58, recalled the moment the National Lottery put him on hold to verify what he thought was a 100,000 EuroMillions win, only for them to return and inform him he was wrong abou
Jun 9, 2024, 2:54 pm - Lottery News

U.K. convicts used stolen card to win £4 million lottery prize; now card owner wants the winningsNews Story
Blotto Louts bender is short-lived Includes video report By Kate Northrop The owner of the debit card two United Kingdom convicts used to purchase a winning lottery ticket worth 4 million (US$4.98 million) says he wants to see at least a portion of the prize. Joshua Addyman, 29, was on the receiving end of a fraudulent debit purchase made by two jobless convicts, Mark Goodram and Jon-Ross Watson, which resulted in a 4 million lottery win. Just having learned of the win last w
Apr 16, 2024, 8:12 am - Lottery News

Accusations of "disturbing" new claims procedures after Allwyn sends investigator to winner's homeNews Story
Former lottery fan says she'll never play again after being treated like a criminal By Kate Northrop A devoted UK lottery player says she will no longer be forking out cash for lottery tickets after Allwyn launched a disturbing investigation into her identity. A lottery winner says she was treated like a criminal in her own home after the UK National Lottery sent an investigator to her house to take photos of her and she has still not received her prize. Since Allwyn took over a
Mar 11, 2024, 1:53 pm - Lottery News

UK couple battle over £1 million lottery prizeNews Story
Lottery operator awards prize to girlfriend; boyfriend threatens legal action A United Kingdom couple are at war over a lottery payout worth 1 million (US$1.27 million) after allegedly buying the ticket together before splitting up weeks later. Michael Cartlidge, 39, says he and former girlfriend Charlotte Cox, 37, purchased the Lotto card together at a shop in Spalding, Lincolnshire. But after breaking up with him weeks later, Charlotte has now been deemed the sole winner by lottery ope
Feb 23, 2024, 6:43 am - Lottery News

Scotland's £148M EuroMillions lottery winner no longer speaking to family after giving them £20MNews Story
Lottery winner revealed severed relationship with family despite frequent generosity By Kate Northrop The Scottish winner of a 148 million (US$187 million) EuroMillions lottery jackpot has revealed that she is no longer speaking to her family despite giving them 20 million (US$25.3 million). A major Scottish lottery winner of a 148 million EuroMillions jackpot has cut ties with her family after they reportedly tried to take advantage of her generosity. In 2012, Gillian and Adrian
Nov 28, 2023, 10:03 am - Lottery News

UK woman who went through £1.8M lottery winnings says she "spent it wisely" and "had a great time"News Story
Lottery winner rebukes claims that she carelessly squandered money By Kate Northrop A lottery winner from the United Kingdom says she is tired of claims that she handled her win irresponsibly, saying that she's happy with how she spent her 1.8 million (US$2.25 million) in winnings and had a great time. Despite buying secondhand cars and flying economy, Lara Griffiths, 53, of West Yorkshire, says she doesn't regret going through a 1.8 million lottery prize she won with her then-husba
Sep 13, 2023, 4:49 pm - Lottery News