UK couple lose out on £182 million EuroMillions lottery jackpot following payment error

Comment #19

Stack47 — Sat, 06 Mar 2021 14:41:14 GMT

McCrohan, an economics student

Bet he changes his major.

When your Mrs. decides to not play the EuroMillions... and all 7 of her usual numbers come up,

I though the story said her bank account didn't have enough to pay for the ticket

Comment #18

s5thomps — Fri, 05 Mar 2021 17:52:32 GMT

It would have been a win win for the bank as well as the player if they covered the overdraft. My Credit union covers overdrafts up to a certain amount.

Comment #17

Kee12 — Fri, 05 Mar 2021 14:01:45 GMT

Her bank also now probably wish they had let the transaction go through, at least they would have also been a beneficiary somewhat. I am sure she could have been able to pay an overdraft fee of 30 bucks or something. Maybe it was the way her account was set up.

This is why I buy my ticket early to avoid this kind of situation. If my chances are already slim, I am not trying to make it slimmer

Comment #16

Perfecttiming2 — Thu, 04 Mar 2021 23:33:00 GMT

Agreed! (And I even ask for a receipt!)

(This story is heartbreaking

Comment #15

MsBee18 — Thu, 04 Mar 2021 22:37:40 GMT

A downside to online lottery. Pay cash then walk out with your ticket.

Comment #14

Awww666 — Thu, 04 Mar 2021 22:36:29 GMT

Confused.

On the Daily Mail newspaper online, it says the young lady (Rachel) did not play her weekly numbers for that draw -- and not that she played, won but could not collect the jackpot prize due to insufficient funds.

Comment #13

andl — Thu, 04 Mar 2021 21:19:27 GMT

I wouldn't be able to go on after a loss like this.

Comment #12

jjtheprince14 — Thu, 04 Mar 2021 18:08:32 GMT

Well if you're psychic like they are just pick new winning numbers again...duh! Some players are just dumb.

Comment #11

CDanaT — Thu, 04 Mar 2021 16:05:58 GMT

Hopefully, this avoidable incident taught Ms Kennedy about finances and responsibility.

Sometimes, you can't just fix gormless but you can smile at it.

Comment #10

noise-gate — Thu, 04 Mar 2021 15:33:07 GMT

Don't show your ignorance- take out that thing called a dictionary look up the word lunkheads.

Comment #9

Bleudog101 — Thu, 04 Mar 2021 11:54:19 GMT

L2.50 is what one ticket costs. Just now a Lb is worth $1.40. Just was reading about Direct Debit for playing their lotteries in the UK.

It was kind of weird reading that calls to the lottery cost the same as if you called 01 or 02!

Anything over L50K you have to claim in person.

Comment #8

dannyct — Thu, 04 Mar 2021 11:04:44 GMT

The UK has a terrific online subscription service and subscriber can pay monthly by direct debit. Small prizes are also credited to your bank account. Players receive an email from the Camelot, the company that runs the UK National Lottery, if a prize is won.

Comment #7

s5thomps — Thu, 04 Mar 2021 04:49:45 GMT

That really sucks! They must be the sickest people in all of the UK right now! Literally a once in a lifetime just slipped right before their hands. The good news is they are really young folks so they could win again in the future. If they knew there wasn't enough money in their subscription I'm sure they could have scrapped up enough money to buy a ticket from a retailer.

Comment #6

HaveABall — Thu, 04 Mar 2021 03:54:40 GMT

It is sad that Rachel didn't panhandle, sign up with Uber Eats, knock on a few doors to get job of shoveling someone's driveway, or go to Liam to ask for a loan for her checking account when balance fell below $100 or so!

What a brain breaker, I think Euromillions should update their subscription system to instead send a message INDICATING 'not enough money in your account! please deposit more if you want to play today.'

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Comment #5

dannyct — Thu, 04 Mar 2021 02:02:15 GMT

The Swiss winner must be happy, not having to share the jackpot.

Comment #4

noise-gate — Thu, 04 Mar 2021 01:09:21 GMT

Que Sera Sera.

Comment #3

billybucks — Wed, 03 Mar 2021 23:38:39 GMT

She had to know her account was too low to pay for the ticket that drawing but just was too lazy or figured it will never come in anyway so I will wait to deposit money into my account. She called because maybe just maybe it went through but i think she had a sneaking suspicion it didn't. Always buy your tickets physically if possible. Subscriptions have other downsides like being automatically in every drawing and tax liability you can't deflect.

Comment #2

Bleudog101 — Wed, 03 Mar 2021 23:11:10 GMT

Almost @ a loss for words on this one. Gave me a sick sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach.

Comment #1

EnReval — Wed, 03 Mar 2021 21:30:30 GMT

I like subscriptions but would still check on it the day before it is to be played.

we don't have subscription in TX

That was heartbreaking

UK couple lose out on £182 million EuroMillions lottery jackpot following payment error

Lottery Post — Wed, 03 Mar 2021 21:17:50 GMT

Would-be winner is absolutely heartbroken over simple mistake

By Kate Northrop

Two students from the UK were left devastated after a payment error caused them to lose out on a 182 million (US$254 million) EuroMillions jackpot.

The couple experienced an emotional rollercoaster ride of a lifetime when they saw their usual numbers turn up in the EuroMillions drawing on Fri., Feb. 26. Their dreams of reaching multi-millionaire status were suddenly quashed when they discovered that lack of f... [ More ]