A couple who \u2018won over $200 million in a lottery jackpot\u2019 were left heartbroken after being told they couldn\u2019t collect the money.<\/p>\n
For many of us, winning the lottery is the stuff of dreams.<\/p>\n
You can quickly lose track of time by thinking of all the extravagant purchases you could make.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s the news no one expects to receive, but would absolutely love for it to happen.<\/p>\n
Yet for one couple, their \u2018win\u2019 ended up becoming a nightmare.<\/p>\n
Rachel Kennedy and Liam McCrohan, who were 19 and 21 at the time, believed they had won the \u00a3182 million ($216 million) jackpot on the EuroMillions.<\/p>\n
Kennedy tells The Sun: \u201cI went on the app and it said \u2018Winning Match\u2019 and I thought \u2018Oh my God, I\u2019ve won\u2019. So I called my boyfriend Liam and my mum into the room and they couldn\u2019t believe it either.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Hertfordshire couple \u2013 who had played the same numbers for multiple weeks in a row \u2013 admit they got a bit \u2018carried away\u2019 in fantasizing about how they could spend the money.<\/p>\n
However, they soon found out they wouldn\u2019t be getting the large sum of cash.<\/p>\n
Kennedy, who was studying business at university at the time, didn\u2019t have the necessary funds in her account.<\/p>\n
She explains: \u201cI called the number thinking that I had won \u00a3182 million and they said \u2018Yeah you\u2019ve got the right numbers but you didn\u2019t have the funds in your account for the payment of the ticket\u2019.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was on top of the world when I thought I had won but when I found out I hadn\u2019t, Liam was actually more upset than I was.\u201d<\/p>\n
After finding out the disappointing news, McCrohan, who was studying economics at university, took to X (formerly Twitter) and wrote: \u201cWhen your Mrs decides not to play the EuroMillions\u2026 and all 7 of her usual numbers come up.\u201d<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Kennedy \u2018was too embarrassed to post anything about it\u2019.
\nKennedy admits that they have the \u2018worst luck\u2019, while McCrohan adds: \u201cShe was quite relaxed about it but I had kind of spent it in my head already.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was absolutely heartbroken when we heard the man on the phone say we hadn\u2019t actually bought the ticket.\u201d<\/p>\n
Camelot would send the couple a \u2018good luck\u2019 message, wishing them \u2018the best of luck in future draws\u2019, as per the Mirror.<\/p>\n
A spokesperson for the company said: \u201cWe\u2019re aware of Rachel\u2019s story and hope she gets in early to buy a ticket for the next big draw.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ezoic<\/p>\n
Kennedy has now changed her numbers \u2013 we just hope for their sake that they don\u2019t come up again!<\/p>\n
This isn\u2019t the first time a couple has had an unfortunate experience with the lottery.<\/p>\n
While together, the pair won \u00a31 million on a lottery scratch card but after they ended their relationship there were concerns over the custody of the huge fortune.<\/p>\n
Michael Cartlidge and Charlotte Cox have battled over a life-changing sum of money. Credit: Michael Cartlidge via Facebook
\nAs Cox bought the card and scratched it to reveal the winnings, she believed she was the rightful owner.<\/p>\n
However, Cartlidge claimed it was his idea to buy the ticket and that he\u2019d attempted to send Cox the money she spent on the card.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were in the shop and I went on my Halifax app because I didn\u2019t have my bank card. I started the transfer, I held it up to show her. You can see me doing this on the shop CCTV, which Camelot has.\u201d<\/p>\n
However, a source on Cox\u2019s side disagrees, saying: \u201cMike has no right to this money. He is not a nice person. Charlotte won, she paid for the ticket and she scratched the ticket.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe case is closed.\u201d<\/p>\n
They added that \u2018one million pounds has never brought so much misery\u2019.<\/p>\n
A spokesperson for Lotto confirms to The Sun: \u201cThe National Lottery Rules for Scratchcard Games make clear that only one person can be the owner of a ticket and that only the person whose name and address is written on the back of a winning scratchcard can claim a prize.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis means that a prize can only be paid to one person and this is always communicated clearly to prize claimants.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere a claimant agrees to share a prize with other parties (for example, players in a syndicate) after the prize has been paid, we always recommend that a legal agreement is drawn up between the interested parties.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf there is no agreement in place, any dispute between the \u00adparties needs to be resolved between themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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