In 2012, the British victor of the 63 million pound Euromillions jackpot never came forward and the sum was given away to charity.
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She was among hundreds of people who came forward saying their ticket was damaged, stolen or lost after Camelot revealed the victor bought theirs in Worcester.
The jackpot was £66m and split between two winning tickets.
And Camelot has revealed that the jackpot of Saturday’s Lotto draw will be an estimated £20.9 million after nobody won the top prize in Wednesday’s draw.
A photo of a $66 million winning lottery ticket that its British owner claims was accidentally put through the washing machine has been released online.
A spokeswoman said: “We would only release details of the shop if we received a valid claim and the ticket-holder subsequently took publicity”.
The grandmother-of-four from Worcester was brought to the public’s attention following her claim and was adamant that the huge prize should be hers, but as the ticket was severely damaged, lottery officials would need to verify the claim first.
LOTTO chancer Susanne Hinte could face a police probe after the real victor of a £33million jackpot claimed their prize.
And a National Lottery spokesperson says they are desperate to find the secret millionaire and give them their winnings.
She has since gone into hiding but has posted on Facebook: “Not once have I said I have the winning ticket”. We don’t feel cheated by her, but it would have been nice if Camelot had told us. “It would have been very bad if the ticket-holder had missed out on this substantial and life-changing amount”. “You can see 2016 but not the date”.
Miss Hinte will appear at Birmingham Magistrates Court on March 1 charged with two counts of theft alleged to have taken place between January 3 and 4 past year.
He said: “At the present time we haven’t been approached to investigate anyone”.
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Meanwhile, at a press conference in Edinburgh the Scottish couple David and Carol Martin beamed as they announced they had won £33,035,323, their half of the record jackpot after 14 rollovers.
