How does a football club hit the jackpot without even placing a lottery bet?   It is enough, apparently, to be from the same hometown as a huge (and generous) lottery winner.

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It was the first draw of the new UK Lotto game, and one sole winner claimed the hefty £10 million jackpot.  Operators Camelot feel that the launch of their revamped lottery game could not have gone any better.

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1997 lottery winner Barry Chuwen had his £4.5million jackpot wiped out by the 2008 financial crunch.  Now his company, Jasper Wishaw Ltd.,  is in liquidation.

After he won the lottery, Barry invested the money in real estate, buying up property in the exclusive places in Scotland. 

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Former winners of the National Lottery have spoken in support of the revamped game saying they will continue to play despite the price increase.  And their reason is much better than just getting another chance to win – they know how much the National Lottery gives to good causes and they want it to continue.

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In January 22, 2000, Ray Wragg bought Lottery tickets at his local Safeway store. One of the lines containing the combination 7, 9, 10, 40, 41 and 44 won a £7 million jackpot. 

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Six brightly lit giant lottery balls are floating on the Thames on the way to Loch Ness in Scotland to help push the Saturday drawing of the revamped National Lottery game. 

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A South Ockendon bricklayer has just joined the list of  Thurrock’s rich people after winning £256,130.20 from the Euromillions.

But when Colin Hopkins sat down for his usual morning cup of tea, he never imagined his life would change so drastically. 

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A group of thirty electricians working for the SSI steel plant in Redcar won £288743.10 from the EuroMillions Lottery, but they did not know  about it till four days later.

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The Health Lottery is planning to take advantage of players resentful over a price increase announced by rival Camelot, who operates the National Lottery, to increase its own sales.

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The biggest ever changes to the UK Lotto game are about to hit on 5th October. Here’s a quick graphic to explain exactly what’s changing:

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