What does the lottery app say if you win big money ?

They might call you eventually but they have said themselves they don’t in the first few weeks. A euro millions jackpot of about £80m went unclaimed for 13 days in Feb this year.

Clearly the person was waiting to check their tickets before after roughly they announce the location the ticket was purchased.

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IndependentOpinion44@reddit

There’s videos online of people who won big talking about what the process was. They weren’t called.

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Intrepid-Patient574@reddit

An unsolicited call saying you're owed a seven figure sum? They must have fun convincing people they're not a scam.

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TrashbatLondon@reddit

Friend of mine worked for a competition company that gave away cars and similar value prizes. Said it was a fucking nightmare to get winners to believe him.

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Username__-Taken@reddit

I’d remember buying 4 tickets for the bmw m3 off bmwraffle.com or whatever

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-Absofuckinglutely-@reddit

"We're giving away free MASSIVE YACHTS!"

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CrazyMike419@reddit

Police in the USA did that once. Multiple wanted felons turned up to claim their prize

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Imposseeblip@reddit

Wasn't it VIP tickets to a baseball game or something? Stuff You Should Know podcast done an episode on it fairly recently.

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punkmuppet@reddit

Not sure about the podcast but there's video of it happening here.

Qxir - Hilarious Police Sting Captures 100 Criminals

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Imposseeblip@reddit

ahhh yes that's the one football not baseball my bad

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punkmuppet@reddit

No worries, the event wasn't the memorable part of the story

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Fickle_Hope2574@reddit

Simpsons or family guy spoofed it if memory serves

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FreeKing1084@reddit

It was on Simpson before it happened..🤣

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Wretched_Colin@reddit

Both of them did. In the Simpsons, it was Chief Wiggum getting people with outstanding warrants in.

In Family Guy they were actually giving boats away, but offered a chance to swop for an envelope prize, which Peter did. All his neighbours got a boat, except Peter, who received tickets for a comedy club.

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Fickle_Hope2574@reddit

YES! But the box could have a boat

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IAM_THE_LIZARD_QUEEN@reddit

Brooklyn Nine Nine did too but with giving away cruises

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YorkshireRiffer@reddit

Ow! My boating arm!

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fiendofecology@reddit

The mast had termites.

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dragon8733@reddit

Why would a motorboat have a mast?

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Greglebowski74@reddit

The front fell off.

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squidwardtheesnail@reddit

A wave hit it

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Greglebowski74@reddit

Chance in a million.

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RainbowSlaughtr@reddit

Deploy the Pop up!

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thethirteantimes@reddit

assoonastheadminfeehasbeenprocessed

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Playful-Dig8854@reddit

“Ow, my boating arm!”

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Mrgonzouk@reddit

Only specially preselected telephone numbers can win those, MASSIVE YACHTS.

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CedrikNobs@reddit

There was a Mitchell and Webb sketch about this 🤣

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Fast_Ingenuity390@reddit

I remember there was a meme years and years ago of a sad Nigerian man being comforted by his wife, and the caption was "I don't understand it, it's free money"

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aquariusangst@reddit

There's recurring sketch in famalam to the same note, poor Nigerian prince just wants someone to share his fortune with

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Ok-Discount3131@reddit

sad Nigerian man

https://images3.memedroid.com/images/UPLOADED459/5b2b296e23009.jpeg

Found it.

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Messterio@reddit

Like that Prince in Nigeria who is still sitting on millions because no one believed him!

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lickyagyalcuz@reddit

Aren’t those usually raffles you have to pay to enter to win specific cars? Surely thats enough information to make you think it might be legit

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TrashbatLondon@reddit

Nah, this particular company was one of the free to enter things, but you have to go through 15 pages of marketing offers before you get your confirmation.

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deadlygaming11@reddit

Im not surprised. I think the best way is to send an email saying they have won big and will receive a phone call soon and to also log into their account, which will have the same message.

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labbusrattus@reddit

I can fully believe this, my dad once won a family safari trip to Kenya in some raffle and it took many calls ended by my mum and a separate call to my dad by mum to actually realise.

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MargotChanning@reddit

I nearly missed out on a hamper we’d won through Nectar as I was so sceptical about it. It was one of those prize draws where you were entered when you bought a certain brand of food. It was part of our regular shop so I didn’t even realise we were in it.

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Miffybunny98@reddit

Woah! Never knew companies gave away luxury prizes. I have seen similarish ads but convinced myself it was all fake or marketing tactics.

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Sagittarius1996@reddit

Hahahaha 😂

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shortydont@reddit

They confirm it through the app, anything over 50k means a visit to your house. 2 members of the team will attend and confirm the ticket/purchase. They will not pay big money into your own bank account. The set up a new bank account for you. If you win big there is loads of support for understanding money and also how you are paid the money. It’s not always a big lump in the bank. It is normally split over certain payments and a monthly payment

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pureplay124@reddit

He had their number saved in his phone but he had to pass security as well!

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Jebble@reddit

Yeh so having security questions asked when they call you, is a massive red flag.

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Jlw2001@reddit

In my job I do outbound calls for a bank. Nightmare convincing people but we do need to go through a bunch of security questions

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droznig@reddit

In my job I do outbound calls for a bank. Nightmare convincing people but we do need to go through a bunch of security questions

Honestly, it's fucking stupid that you do it at all. The process should be "Hey, this is your bank, here is a reference number. Please call us back using the number on the back of your card and provide this reference to get back to me"

The fact that banks are still cold calling people and asking them for all the details that some one else would need to compromise their account is fucking wild and it just makes fraud so much easier.

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dragon8733@reddit

Sometimes, it's necessary for a bank to ring customers, eg suspected fraud. The bank can't always rely on customers responding to a text or a letter

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droznig@reddit

Sure, and the customer should call them back on a known good number. Nobody should ever give any information out to some one that calls them directly.

Fraudsters rely on the fact that banks have normalise this practice in order to steal peoples information and their money.

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WernerHerzogEatsShoe@reddit

You do what? My bank specifically tells me it will never call and ask for my details so I wouldn't tell you anything either lol

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Jebble@reddit

I get that, but these people should be calling you, not the other way around. A bank really shouldnt outcall and ask then any of that, that's literally how people lose their money.

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Tacklestiffener@reddit

Always say you'll call them back, and use a different phone.

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Kaioken64@reddit

Why would you need to use a different phone?

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BeatificBanana@reddit

Because scammers can do this clever thing where they pretend they've hung up, but really they have kept you on the line. So when you go to call a different number from the same phone, you get through to the scammers again.

So if you ever get a call from a company and you're unsure if it's legit, always hang up, google the company's number, and call it from a different phone

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HoundParty3218@reddit

This scam hasn't worked in decades. It relies on people having a landline and one of those old fashioned phones without a digital display.

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Jebble@reddit

Eh sure, that's why banks and other companies still warm you for it, and scam callers are a bigger problem then ever. You're delusional if you think this hasn't worked in decades.

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HoundParty3218@reddit

Scam calls are definitely still a thing but this particular scam only works with landlines and analogue phones which is why calling back on a different phone hasn't been recommended by banks etc for a long time.

Here in the UK, no one will even sell you a new landline anymore. The customer base was too small to be viable and the last holdouts are being moved to VOIP handsets.

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Jebble@reddit

I didn't see the original comments, Reddit made it look like you replied directly to me. The landline thing sure, but that's irrelevant like you say. Banks should still not call you and ask you for your details, that's massive red flag and I would move banks immediately if they're that stupid.

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Jebble@reddit

Wtf are you on about, you don't need a landline to call someone and get their personal information out of them. Almost all banks will tell you that they will never call you and now they start to show you in their app if they are currently on the phone with you are not. I'm not sure what scam you're thinking off but it's not what we're talking about, clearly.

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mata_dan@reddit

Er, the international phone system simply allows you to spoof anything you want and fake any call or text you want. There is zero security. All someone has to do is buy access through a chinese company and they can do anything they want.

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BeatificBanana@reddit

I know someone who's fallen for it. Not everyone can see very well

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Jebble@reddit

Agree, but the bank should inform you of that instead of asking security questions during an outcall. I'd literally switch banks for this.

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Jolly-Minimum-6641@reddit

I remember a mate of mine getting a call from Three and they asked him to confirm his security questions before they would tell him why they'd even called him.

He was a legitimate Three customer and further enquiries revealed it was a legitimate call.

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TheAdamGalloway@reddit

He had their number saved?! He just knew he was going to win lol

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Intrepid-Patient574@reddit

Jesus, I'm surprised he managed to get any money at all.

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terencejames1975@reddit

Gooooood day sir. You've won 700,000,000 Ugandan dollars

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Eisenhorn_UK@reddit

Is there a pigeon in your bank account...?

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Jolly-Minimum-6641@reddit

I am calling from your bank

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Intrepid-Patient574@reddit

I just rrrrequire your bank account details... It is perfectly legal sir...

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Tacklestiffener@reddit

Is that a box of Maltesers?

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HenshinDictionary@reddit

Better hope it's not a Redditor they call. Nobody on this sub ever answers the phone.

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slimboyslim9@reddit

Haven’t played lotto regularly and never had the app so I might be missing something here but can you just… check the winning numbers to confirm if it’s real?

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Intrepid-Patient574@reddit

You can check if you've won but getting a call from a number that's probably withheld asking you for security details so they can pay you millions of pounds is not a good look

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taskkill-IM@reddit

Didn't one of the guys who won the Jackpot on the Euromillions say he got an email?

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jamawg@reddit

The draw is about 9pm or so, I think. Does someone work overtime to call you immediately, or do they wait until office hours the next morning?

I get up at 5am to go to work and would be pissed if I got a call at 9 telling me I could have had a lie in

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pureplay124@reddit

Business hours. I suspect you wouldn’t be that pissed if they did a late night call!

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TalosAnthena@reddit

I never even answer calls haha

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whyy_i_eyes_ya@reddit

I’d definitely not answer then delete the voicemail if it was about “you’ve won millions”. Hope they send a follow up email!

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pureplay124@reddit

Damn dude! Save their number!

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CandyKoRn85@reddit

What is their number? Who the fuck would save their number? 😂

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pureplay124@reddit

Winners

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Cainedbutable@reddit

There's a good recording they released of a lady that had won a million

They said they emailed her with a "There's news about your ticket" message, then gave her a call. She thought it was a wind up and I don't blame her.

https://youtu.be/ATxgZk61eWQ?si=h-Cpj_ijVo0nNR3D

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MACintoshBETH@reddit

I just need your bank account details sir

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Milam1996@reddit

I’m pretty sure they ring you and tell you to ring them using the number on the ticket/website and then they tell you.

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InfectedByEli@reddit

I rarely answer unsolicited calls. Would it not show up on the app?

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pureplay124@reddit

This is what happened

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daveycakesss@reddit

Wonder what happens if you don’t answer, I rarely answer the phone to people I know, let alone unknown numbers

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pureplay124@reddit

If you don’t answer they just give the money to the next winner. Not

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AttorneyDramatic1148@reddit

The message if you won big money is that "You have won an exciting prize,please log in to your account"

Now if we don't have the word 'exciting' in our emails; then we don't bother checking.

On a Euromillions lottery draw last year for 120m, I was a single number short and won around £800. Was really disappointed to be honest, to come down close but receive so little in comparison was underwhelming.

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AttorneyDramatic1148@reddit

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matt3633_@reddit

Were those all LDs? Interesting you had 7 & 34 in all 4 lines, as well as 7, 9 or 11 as pretty much the only LS numbers

I’d have been fuming seeing that before the draw

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plutonem97@reddit

Definitely not lucky dips. Look at lines 2 & 3. And got very very close with the 4th, so I wanna know their method 😂

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Icy_Conversation_541@reddit

I'd be fuming if I got all but one number and got less money than three on Lotto HotPicks.

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EminenceGris3@reddit

I got all six numbers in the national lottery about six months ago. Three on one row, and three in the next 🤣

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Interceptor@reddit

There was a thread in this not long ago, and someone mentioned that if you win a small amount, you get an email that begins "good news!".., but if it's a big win, the email says " great news!", and usually arrives by 10pm on the night. No idea if that's true though!

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Willz093@reddit

I’ve also heard that the bigger the win the earlier the email to be fair! Gonna start checking my inbox from 10pm on draw nights now!

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IndependentOpinion44@reddit

Makes sense. There’s a lot of permutations to check, the easiest being the big win numbers.

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perfectlyclear69@reddit

Better than the emails they used to send "We have some exciting news about the ticket you bought for the draw".

Incredibly exciting to "win" £2.20 isn't it. Especially when the ticket was £2.50.

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Hairy_Al@reddit

I hate winning -20p

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The_Lucky_WoIf@reddit

I worked in a shop years back with a lottery machine and I had to cash tickets all the time,we could cash them up to a certain value and it was was a few thousand (4 digit, not 5) we'd point them towards the Post Office who could pay them out.

One time I put a ticket in the machine and it just said in all caps "Please Contact Camelot" lol

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Eclipse453@reddit

I once won a prize when I had an active ticket but I took a break from my account so couldn't log in to check.

Email said to phone up.

I won £3...

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4BennyBlanco4@reddit

I think its the same email but I've heard the bigger the prize the sooner the email is sent, so if you get something at like 1am chances are its a fiver if you get an email soon after the draw then its probably significant.

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Intelligent-Day-6976@reddit

Went to check a scratch card and the machine made a cheering clapping noise when scanned the guy said it was a 20£ win but I'm not sure as I have never heard the machine make that noise on other wins

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Weareallgoingtoabyss@reddit

Most of the time the staff turn off the volume on those machines as it's effing annoying. It does it on every win if volume is on

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Intelligent-Day-6976@reddit

Twenty pound or pound twenty

Lol

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ChampionshipBoth5566@reddit

I can’t tell you how much this has also played on my mind.

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ItchyPalpitation1256@reddit

The first time I got the email I was just about to board a flight home.

Couldn't check my account while I was abroad so spent the entire flight home wondering if I was a millionaire.

I think the total win was £3.70

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WeeBo2804@reddit

I had the email one week, it was euromillions and up in the £100+mil jackpot. Said to sign into account but I couldn’t. Error that there was an issue and to try later. I of course took this to mean I’d won the big ‘un. They were running extra security checks etc?.. finally got signed in the next day and I’d been credited..£3.20.

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alphaDsony@reddit

What if you won millions but from a ticket not the app, how do you cash that?

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frankbowles1962@reddit

You contact National Lottery by phone who verify your ticket and arrange for you to get your prize. I believe they offer support services to big winners as to how to manage the money

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londonbrewer77@reddit

Oh they absolutely do. There was a discussion on this very fact just a couple of weeks ago.

They’ll get people to you within the day to help you do everything, setting up accounts, trusts, all that.

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Go2Matt@reddit

They only offer that if you go public...

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londonbrewer77@reddit

There is absolutely no benefit to going public, everything is exactly the same in terms of support.

The ones who chose to go public did so because they felt it was easier than keeping up the facade with friends.

Source: I used to work in this area - not with Camelot but for the bank who dealt with lottery winners.

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Go2Matt@reddit

Camelot said themsleves you only get the support from them if you agree to go public.
However the same support is out there you just pay for it yourself

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Jolly-Minimum-6641@reddit

Do they even 'give' you the money? Or is it all set up and you're simply given access to it?

I highly doubt they'll just BACS/CHAPS £200m. My guess it's more like The Apprentice where you get a brand new bank account with a starting balance of £250k.

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MiddleAgeCool@reddit

This is very specific to the North of England and not from personal experience, unfortunately.

You attend the lottery offices which is in a very unassuming business park. Think call centres over manufacturing.

They do checks, you have a glass of champagne and your photo with an over sized cheque. If you want to remain anonymous that photo is kept for their records and not released to the marketing / PR side of the business. They then call a taxi for you and you're taken to a bank in the city centre where you meet with a personal banker who provides you with financial advice including giving you details of financial advisers you may want to speak to. From what I understand the advice focuses on "don't spend it all on luxuries tomorrow". You receive an advance while everything is being set up for you. You're also told to go on holiday for a couple of weeks to get away from the world and think things out before you make any big purchases.

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ian9outof10@reddit

That is basically exactly what they do. They work with the banks, directly. You chose the bank, so you can keep yours if you like it. But you will get a private banking service for big wins. It used to be Coutts back when it first started, but these days those services are pretty common.

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That_Excitement_927@reddit

My mate said a few months ago that they won't just allow you to transfer any of the money from the private banking account to your main accounts that you use everyday. I just looked at him and said "don't be fucking stupid, of course you can transfer it".

Like if I wanted to use that money to pay off my credit card debt and overdrafts, what are the private banks gonna do, say "lol no"? It's my money, I won it. I can't transfer all of it and that would be stupid anyway, but I could at least put 10k into my current account each month if I wanted to.

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Longjumping-Act9653@reddit

My dad won £2.5m with his office syndicate and that’s exactly what happened. They set him up a Coutts account and allocated a financial adviser which was a waste of time as the money was immediately split between 6 of them which made it a bit less impressive. Enough for everyone to pay off their mortgages and live a bit more comfortably, but not enough for anyone to quit their job. And he had a paper ticket, so actually had to drive to his nearest Camelot office to deal with it.

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200_Shmeckles@reddit

Wow what an inconvenience. I’m surprised he didn’t tell them to stick it! 🙄😂 /s

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Longjumping-Act9653@reddit

Haha! Exactly.

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Jazzlike-Compote4463@reddit

I don't think I would mind driving anywhere for £416K!

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Longjumping-Act9653@reddit

Imagine the panic everyone had about him driving there though. It was a good 3 hour drive on a mix of B, A and motorways and it wasn’t a fun wait.

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biggles1994@reddit

My nationwide flex direct account actually explicitly states it has a “maximum balance” of £5 million

Nationwide isn’t set up to handle uber-wealthy customers it seems.

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Xaphios@reddit

My guess would be that they don't want anyone being able to instantly withdraw 25m. A few of those accounts closing simultaneously might be uncomfortable. You also don't want to put 10s of millions into a basic account with bugger all interest so it probably works out for everyone.

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ian9outof10@reddit

For large balances you’d need private banking. Nationwide doesn’t really do private banking.

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gilesey11@reddit

They will be, you just aren’t putting 200m into one bank account.

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Hairy_Al@reddit

Most High street current accounts have a maximum balance. Pretty sure it's less than tens (or hundreds) of millions. Also they prefer you to have an account with a bank that knows how to be "discreet"

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ian9outof10@reddit

Pretty much every UK bank has private banking now.

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Alexander-Wright@reddit

Most high street banks are not set up for accounts with that much money.

Banks such as Coutts have accounts and services for high net worth individuals.

For a really big win, you'd probably want to have most of it held in an investment portfolio. £200 million is an hour's trading to an investment banker.

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Nolsoth@reddit

Dunno about the UK. But in NZ they do simply xfer the winnings (our biggest is only $30 million into your account (after helping verify account numbers etc).

Mate won a million a few years back and had the money in his account within 3 days of cashing in the ticket and going through the process.

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JeremyTwiggs@reddit

Wasn’t there an audio recording of someone ringing up and being told he had won millions (maybe 50mn) and his reaction was underwhelming?

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smallbirthday@reddit

Back in December I was listening to a big money giveaway (around £300k) on the radio during my drive home and the guy who won was the most deeply underwhelmed person ever. Cracked me up how hard the presenters had to work to get the slightest bit of appreciation.

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Express-World-8473@reddit

Yup they help you with setting up a bank account of your preference (they suggest to go with Coutts apparently) and help you a bit on how to manage that amount.

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londonbrewer77@reddit

Barclays Wealth, but yes. Obviously most people coming into those winnings will have no experience of that amount of money so they’re actually quite vulnerable.

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Express-World-8473@reddit

I would also do the same if I won such a huge amount. The one or two percent difference between banks wouldn't matter much to me.

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TehDragonGuy@reddit

I think you're meant to post or take it to the main headquarters in Watford. However I imagine if it was literally millions they probably have some sort of service to make it easier than that.

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Superspark76@reddit

Apparently there are discrete people who go out to winners homes to verify tickets and identities.

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bopeepsheep@reddit

Non-discrete people are conjoined twins. It'd be rather harder to hide a visit from the neighbours if they came round. (Discreet is the spelling you wanted, but I like the one you chose.)

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Superspark76@reddit

You are correct, I could edit it but I'd rather leave my mistake here for all to see

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Quinn_27@reddit

you give me a call....

I'll "look after" your ticket

even bring my own pen to sign the back

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Scart_O@reddit

Imagine if you were abroad when you won and they denied your winnings on a technicality

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Silvagadron@reddit

I believe it's only denied if you purchased the ticket abroad. If you win while abroad it's fine.

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Scart_O@reddit

Yes, I mean if like me you have a subscription then it’s feasible that a ticket could be bought whilst abroad.

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NJDLJD@reddit

I’m away a few months at a time so have a subscription set up, but I do wonder how it would work with a big win.

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Scart_O@reddit

I will hazard a guess they’ll look at your IP and contest any winnings

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lysergic101@reddit

They block the app when your abroad..not sure whether a vpn would work.

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Express-World-8473@reddit

It won't work. I tried it with Proton, didn't work for me.

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Ben750@reddit

I'm with Nord. It depends which server I'm on as to whether it works.

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OccidentalTouriste@reddit

I worked in West Africa where our internet was satellite based with a UK ISP provider and I was able to buy tickets as our domain was UK based. Whilst off site I got an email notification of a win but couldn't log into the account as was currently on a domestic internet server. Had to wait four days to discover it was a £2.20 win.

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Iwantedalbino@reddit

Schrödinger’s millionaire

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want_to_keep_burning@reddit

I've literally believed myself to be Schrödinger’s millionaire for the last week. I've been abroad and had the "you won a prize" email, not knowing the jackpot hadn't been won by that time. I've used exactly those words in my head thinking that until I get home and sign on, I might well be a bloody millionaire. Alas, no.

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TamaktiJunVision@reddit

Asking the question we've all wondered, but never thought to ask.

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thatsacrackeryouknow@reddit

I was just about to board a flight home.

Fun fact, you're aren't legally allowed to purchase tickets outside of the UK, with exception of the Euromillions (but then you must purchase from the country you're currently in). The only away this rule is that you have a Direct Debit setup/purchased your tickets in advance of your holiday (for example buying a 4 week ticket).

1.7 Subject to Rule 1.9, the following people cannot buy an Entry (and Allwyn will not be liable to pay a Prize to them):

(f) any person who is not physically located in the UK or Isle of Man when seeking to buy, or at the time of buying, the relevant Entry;

https://www.national-lottery.co.uk/account-terms?icid=bsp:na:tx

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PirateCraig@reddit

Oh shit. My wife’s been logging into my account to buy tickets whilst I’m in Spain . Does that count ?

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2024-YR4@reddit

There is a rule somewhere saying you gave you purchase the ticket within the UK or something, even for digital ones on the app.

Imagine you do a Euromillions ticket on holiday abroad, come home and you win the jackpot.

But then it gets denied cos they found out you were in Benidorm at the time 😂

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ORNG_MIRRR@reddit

The app uses geolocation, so a vpn alone won't trick it. If you use android you can get an app like Fake GPS and your phone will think it's in the UK and you can access the app.

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BendyMonkey@reddit

That’s exactly how much I won last night 😂

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PeteWTF@reddit

I got the email on the first day of my holiday, first thing I did when I landed was open the app to see around the same

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IAdoreAnimals69@reddit

I received the email boarding my commute to work when I was 20ish. The journey is full of fields and tunnels so signal was sketchy. After 10 minutes I gave up trying to log in, and sat there planning my dramatic "fuck you, im quitting" as I got to my desk.

But yea, it was £3.

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Da5ren@reddit

I’ve always wondered WHEN they call you. Like is it right after the draw so Saturday night when a lot of people are drunk, or would they make you wait until Sunday?

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Robinhoyo@reddit

How would they call you?

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Da5ren@reddit

Other people have said that’s what happens.

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cedg32@reddit

They don’t call you.

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AmayaSmith96@reddit

A woman on Tik Tok has been documenting her journey as a lottery winner. She's won £10K a month for a year, she just shared a video on this the other day with screenshots of what she received.

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Icy_Conversation_541@reddit

Ah yes, The Great Firewall of TikTok.

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jamawg@reddit

No offence intended, but couldn't you just have told us, rather than all of us having to watch a tiktok?

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AmayaSmith96@reddit

I couldn't remember exactly what she said and didnt care enough to rewatch to then retell here. She also included screenshots of what she received - which I thought would be useful.

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Rude_Knowledge_2251@reddit

I’ve had £800 and went into my bank account , so not sure how much app will go up to . If there’s any added security etc

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mxwl_was_here@reddit

Guess we’re all thinking about what’s going to happen when we win Euromillions then?

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whatislifesad@reddit

I learnt from someone who won the 10k a month for a year that you get the same generic email but nothing gets deposited to your account it just shows on the ticket what you won

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k6kaysix@reddit

I matched 4 numbers and the Thunderball once, whilst I appreciated the unexpected 250 quid I couldn't stop thinking for weeks about how one number was a £499,750 difference even though there is actually a crazy difference in odds mathematically (1 in 47,416 vs 1 in 8,060,598)

I'm also one of those who will check my results literally as soon as the draws happen and a couple of times now I've accidentally thought I hadn't matched on the Euromillions only to get an email...OMG I must have won the million quid raffle! Nope I didn't check properly initially and won £3.70

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smdntn@reddit

I read somewhere a while ago when you login it comes up with a red banner saying something along the lines of please call the phone number

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Competitive_Pen7192@reddit

I've heard something to this effect.

Basically if the website doesn't tell you the amount and instead tells you to ring up then you've won big...

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Spid1@reddit

Around 18 years ago I went into the shop to have my ticket checked and it told the shop assistant I had a winner but not how much. So my mind started RACING.

She printed out the numbers and I can't remember if she checked or I did - I'd got 5 numbers. £1800 or so but for about a minute I thought I'd won something massive

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Jolly-Minimum-6641@reddit

That's the big problem I have with the whole thing.

Six numbers + 2x Mega Uber Bonus Ballz? That's £150m.

Six numbers + 1 Mega Uber Bonus Ball? That's £200k.

Six numbers and nothing else? £6000

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fussyfella@reddit

A lot of research was done on how best to optimise the lottery's income, and it turns out a really big win often enough for people to believe it happens and then a lot of of smaller prizes, so most people know someone who won, or win something themselves is optimal. The large but not earth shattering prizes do little to encourage more people to play.

Frankly, if you want better average returns (the lottery is average negative) and better odds of winning a decent sized prize (in the tens of thousands to millions), you are far better off with old fashioned Premium Bonds. They have an average positive return (around 4%), you are more likely to win millions (just not mega millions), and you can get your money back too.

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Competitive_Pen7192@reddit

Premium Bond returns aren't great either... Only plus side it's essentially free other than the money you've put into it. Most mediocre/safe investments beat their return for most average luck people.

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fussyfella@reddit

I agree the returns are not great, but they are at least positive unlike the lottery. I just stick some money in them and leave it there - it is not a real investment, but it is a risk free alternative that could still win decent money.

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Spid1@reddit

I bought my mum some fancy face cream and put half in Northern Rock shares because they’d just fallen massively and I thought they’d bounce back. Turns out it was the start of the crash lol

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pb-86@reddit

Used to work in the kiosk in morrisons, once a ticket is over £500 we just get a message on screen saying we couldn't pay out and to follow the next steps (the post office could pay out up to £20k iirc so we would direct the winner to the post office a few streets away.

I had one woman who thought she got 4 numbers and was on for £130, but won £3k on 5 numbers (the amount varies on whether there are trickle down prizes and the number of people who actually won). She was fuming that she had to get a taxi and I couldn't pay her out. Really kicked off about it. Oddly when I offered her the £130 she thought she won she wasn't interested in it...

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stowgood@reddit

It's shit that 5 numbers gets you so little. It really is a massive scam. Except all the good causes they give to that's the only reason I occasionally play.

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Omalleys@reddit

I got 5 numbers a bit ago and got £1750. It was sickening. Wished my parents shagged later and gave birth to my sister on the 29th instead of the 18th

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Competitive_Pen7192@reddit

Yeah one more number and it's life changing whereas 5 is just a holiday or paying off some debt. It isn't even a car...

I know a guy who used to watch it and he got properly excited when his numbers kept coming up, only to be let down and back to preparing for work on Monday.

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Competitive_Pen7192@reddit

Damn that's a bummer as isn't 5 plus the bonus when things get really tasty?

I wonder what a shop would do if they found a legit winning ticket?

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miked999b@reddit

I once worked with someone who got five numbers. Think they got a couple of grand or so. If they'd got five plus the bonus ball it would've been £178k.

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Sea-Still5427@reddit

Also, if you do win the jackpot, how do you prove it? When you contact Savills to view the Georgian mansion near Bath or the castle in Scotland, do you have to show them a letter from the lottery fund? I know my family would assume you were lying or having a psychotic episode.

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Dannypan@reddit

Have your finance manager from Coutts prove your worth. The lottery will help you set up accounts with Coutts and they'll assign someone to help manage your finances.

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South_Leek_5730@reddit

It's interesting you mention Coutts specifically. That means you know or you know someone that won big. I know because I also know someone who won big. Mine was family and I refused to ask for anything. There is a story behind this I don't want to divulge plus I'm better than that.

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Dannypan@reddit

Nah I read it in a news article once lol

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South_Leek_5730@reddit

Fair enough lol

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Jolly-Minimum-6641@reddit

You often need a credit check and financial reference just to get through the door of somewhere like a Bentley showroom.

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ElectricalActivity@reddit

I'm not certain but then, how does anyone else prove it? Most people making these big purchases aren't lottery winners so there must be a way of proving you have access to the cash without the lottery giving you a letter.

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Sea-Still5427@reddit

When you buy a house, when the offer's accepted you have to give evidence that you have the funds, so it probably just happens there, at least for the estate agent. It's family I'd have problems convincing, but maybe that's just me.

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ElectricalActivity@reddit

Yeah my family wouldn't believe me either. At least not until they saw my new lifestyle.

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FireWhiskey5000@reddit

Given there are plenty of people (admittedly a lot in the public eye) who don’t “act” or “dress” old money rich, I’ve assumed that the people selling the Georgian mansions and castles can smell a fake a mile off. That or you have to demonstrate some how you can afford to buy the property to view it.

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Pickwick-the-Dodo@reddit

If its a big win, they assign a member of staff to help you - they bring a recommended list of advisors and banking support.

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NewtRider@reddit

You'll get the same E-mail. But when you login and check your numbers it'll tell you to call the company.

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kaisherz@reddit

I heard this on the radio once, and someone called in whose made had won a significant 7 figure sum.... they got the same email as you'd get for a fiver

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Single-Debt7379@reddit

There is someone on tiktok doing the rounds after winning the runner up prize on the set for life draw, so 10k every month for 12 month. They got the same standard email as you do for a fiver

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No-Path8770@reddit

It will be in ur messages in the app x

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brennanrw11@reddit

yeah, if you hit a massive win, it’s not just a random deposit. you'll probably get an official email or call with details on how to claim it. it’s a whole process to confirm the win and handle the payout.

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Choco_PlMP@reddit

Yeah this happened to me when I won 100M a few years ago

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Dd_8630@reddit

Can confirm, I was the lottery official who called you.

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SGalaktech@reddit

Can confirm, I was the phone you used

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StatisticianThick938@reddit

Can confirm, I was the money

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Kind-Photograph2359@reddit

Can confirm, I was the cocaine you were spent on.

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namur17056@reddit

Can confirm. I was

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waterwite@reddit

Can

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ClayDenton@reddit

When I won £100 million on the Euromillions, I got a call from an unknown number. I rang back... And that caller was.... Albert Einstein

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Dr-Fly-@reddit

Can confirm I was albert einsteins phone

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TheAlbertBrennerman@reddit

It's still an email. I seen a feller who had won 100m and he still got the email then stared at the screen in disbelief when he logged in.

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WernerHerzogEatsShoe@reddit

I wonder what the threshold is. Can I still get excited about the 'news about your ticket' emails!? If the treshold is 10k or something that's still great

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taskkill-IM@reddit

Anything between £30-50k you have to claim by ringing up a number they give you.

Anything over £50k you need to ring up and they arrange for you to pick it up in person at a specific location.

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Unstableavo@reddit

Wondering that this morning. Said I won. I was hoping at least 500k-200m. Not quite today. £4.

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Harry_monk@reddit

Ah shit. £499k. What am I meant to do with that?

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No-Oil9121@reddit

Better than I've been doing lately. I resorted to celebrating matching 1 number 😂

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Quarky1968@reddit

As said by previous posters, they literally can put it straight into your bank.

They do offer 'help' which is nice. But id rather go to the ATM and see if it would cope.

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Mr_Bobby_D_@reddit

Is it this guy that calls?

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Pale-Cat9258@reddit

What tv show was this?

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Mr_Bobby_D_@reddit

Fonejacker

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manamara1@reddit

It’s the Good Tidings guy that calls.

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WJC198119@reddit

You are asked to contact them and they verify the ticket over the phone, sometimes you goto one of their HQs and they carry out further validation then pay the money.

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Responsible-Row7065@reddit

F

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falkorluckdrago@reddit

That’s so funny, I researched this exact thing yesterday, this is what google showed me :-) I think you also get a bit congratulation screen. 🤞🏻🍀🍾

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PMmeYourWealth@reddit

Is this real?

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falkorluckdrago@reddit

I think it is real, It is definitely a dream screen to pop up at your phone. :-)

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Plastic-Suggestion95@reddit

Yes it is

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derschweinhund@reddit

Nice try, Mr Burglar

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Some-Might-Say-So@reddit

It shows it on the account, but you aren't able to withdraw or use it like if it's a fiver or something. You still have to ring them up and go through the confirmation etc. You can't just put 150 mil into your NatWest account you've had since 16.

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Benjanio88@reddit

I like to call the moment between getting the “you’ve won a prize” email and checking - schrodinger's millionaire, because you’re in a quantum superposition of both being a millionaire and skint at the same time.

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reddportal@reddit

This is what I call it too!!

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befuddled_humbug@reddit

I don't know what the procedure is when you win online but If you win a large amount and go to the shop with your ticket, the screen blackens and it doesn't show how much you have won.

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InsaneInTheRAMdrain@reddit

You won a prize.

Open to see 200mill.

Imagine.

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Cheesecakeblood@reddit

When I worked in Whsmith in 2017 someone won big and from what I remember, the lottery machine didn't say the amount but just said something like 'congratulations, please call Camelot'

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SWITMCO@reddit

"Sorry mate no luck, I'll bin it for you"

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_ElMapache_@reddit

The only correct response.

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Royal-Jackfruit-2556@reddit

You get the same email, you don't know until you log in.

Source - lad round the corner from me had it happen, he won £78 million.

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bluewhiteterrier@reddit

When my mum won 50k it said she had to call them

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Randa08@reddit

I've heard it can take anywhere from 6 weeks to 6 months to receive the money.

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dh1805@reddit

A Nigerian prince contacts you and you have to give him £500 to release the money to you

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StandardBee6282@reddit

I’ll tell you after Tuesday night.

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AffectionateTap4757@reddit

I believe if you win a major prize and you have used the app to purchase, they will call you on the telephone number registered to the app.

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Darkgreenbirdofprey@reddit

I won 20k and my brother, who runs the account, got the email.

Exact same email as the low stuff.

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FewBit5109@reddit

If I'd won 200m I wouldn't be on Reddit answering questions 🤣

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simmerthefuckdown@reddit

What, not even a “so long, motherfuckers”

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userloserfail@reddit

Why? Where do you think you'd be? Is there a secret but expensive enclave of social media that you'd move onto, or would you just drop all social media, because 200m you know?

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chrisb993@reddit

On Reddit but not answering questions about what I did when I won £200m

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makomirocket@reddit

That's what the burner account is for

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DarthScabies@reddit

Obviously they'd be in r/lounge if they won money.

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essjay2009@reddit

Or the numerous FAT subs. There are some wildly wealthy people still using reddit.

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iron-muppet@reddit

Once you're rich, you don't want to tell anyone in case they ask for money. Can't talk to anyone so they chat to internet strangers.

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Express-World-8473@reddit

r/FatfireUk

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HenshinDictionary@reddit

I got in there once when someone gifted me Gold. Trust me, you're not missing anything. A couple of posts a week, none of which were worth reading.

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DarthScabies@reddit

Same. It was very underwhelming. 😂

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MikhailCompo@reddit

InstagraM

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FewBit5109@reddit

Knee deep in coke and hookers like a scene from Wolf of wall street I like to think.

But more likely just relaxing not having to doom scroll to try and distract me from the fact I have to go back to work on Monday.

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kittykittyekatkat@reddit

You say that but look at Elon lol

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oojiflip@reddit

If I had 200 mil I would still very much spend time on the same social media I do nowadays, I mean aside from driving sports cars and cruising around on a yacht what do you really have for entertainment at bedtime and stuff?

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Long_Repair_8779@reddit

Yeah I guess you wouldn’t need the money anymore

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Terrible-Pangolin550@reddit

Not quite the same but I was playing in a kiosk at the mall once and won. The cashier scanned it and told me the amount was too big from him to pay in person and I’d have to go to a casino. He said it wouldn’t tell him how much it was and I’d have to wait to find out, I thought I was a millionaire. Turns out it was around 3,500 dollars, which was great but at the same time disappointing

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marc512@reddit

They phone you. You get an email with a time and date to expect a phone call.

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Saxakola@reddit

I've often wondered if the message for a multimillion win is different from a regular thee quid win. A colleague once speculated that big winners are notified almost immediately. I was once £3.40 overdrawn, I couldn't contain my excitement at winning £3.59 😅

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Stillconfused007@reddit

I won 8k in Australian lotto, the email I received said wins over a certain amount aren’t mentioned in the email.. had to check the app, it was a very nice surprise. I was 1 number away from winning a million but 1 number less and I’d have only won 800 dollars..

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Shogun_killah@reddit

I’ll let you know Tuesday

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dogegg55@reddit

It’ll be Wednesday you get the email

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dogegg55@reddit

I’ll tell you on Wednesday

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smoulderstoat@reddit

A colleague won a four-figure sum (the bastard) and got the same message as everyone else. The only difference was that they started chasing him for a response.

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CurtisEffland@reddit

Four figures is slightly different than 9 figures I would assume, in terms of their process.

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gilesey11@reddit

They must be mistaken or not understand how the number of figures work because they aren’t chasing anyone for anything less than £9999.

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general_adm_aladdeen@reddit

Aaand it's gone!

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MGBGTLE@reddit

They send an email asking you to call a certain phone number.

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velos85@reddit

I once had that email TWICE on a Euromillions draw. Thought I must have won a fair bit

£1.70 x 2

I was livid

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TackleWestern3283@reddit

Whats funnier? Zero winnings or a humiliating £1.70

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stowgood@reddit

You should not be able to win less than the value of the ticket it's so annoying.

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Wadsymule@reddit

Well most of the time you win £0

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APater6076@reddit

We have a works syndicate whenever the jackpot gets over £50m, mainly because there are sometimes 25 of us. We've won smallish amounts, around £30 was the highest, we just roll it into more tickets for the next draw. Most tickets we've had are around 35 lines

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YehNahYehMate@reddit

The email is no different to a normal prize win email. You then ring up and claim it, they go through verification etc.

If you don’t reach out to them within a certain time period they will get in contact with you.

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Minimum_Reception_22@reddit

You’re Schrödingers millionaire from the moment you see the email, right up till you open the app and see you’ve won £3.70. Sometimes I’ll wait all weekend before checking, just enjoying the possibility.

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phantomquiff@reddit

One time I thought I was about to find out.

When I still spent most of my time in the UK, I used to play the same numbers on the euro millions every week. I won occasionally and got the email.

One week, I received 2 emails stating my ticket had won. I was shaking with excitement, as I figured I'd won on the regular numbers, but also must have won the millionaire maker too.

Turned out I'd actually paid for my regular ticket twice that week by accident, and I'd won some tiny amount twice with the same numbers.

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SuperExstatic@reddit

Is it paid out in one lump sum? Or parted out in instalments over years ?

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hxmz-z@reddit

if you win millions then you’re supposed to call them. after that you either go to their office or they come to your house and you get your money.

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Guilty_Hour4451@reddit

Id dare say they'd ring you. You give your details and they'll know exactly who has the ticket

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Wacko_66@reddit

Wake up at 2am for a wee. Email arrives “You’ve won a prize”. Lottery app closed for the night. Awake all night. Login at 5:30am to find you’ve won £2.60.

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Lagreen819@reddit

if you win big, they usually send a special email or call to explain the next steps. it’s not just a deposit; there’s a process to claim huge wins.

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WhiteheadJ@reddit

I heard that the email changes slightly. For a small win it says 'good news', for a medium win 'great news' and for a big jackpot win 'fantastic news'. Something to that effect

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Downtown-Lie2415@reddit

I think they might call you

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FireWhiskey5000@reddit

I’m sure I heard that instead of telling you you’ve won a prize, they email you telling you to call them. I guess they don’t really want to publish what they say so that scammers do t target people

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Charming-Objective14@reddit

The taxman will ring you asking for his cut

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nfoote@reddit

No tax on UK lottery winnings

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TweakUnwanted@reddit

You're so lucky. When I win the jackpot in Spain, I'll have a €50,000,000+ tax bill

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bazzanoid@reddit

No option to take as an annuity to spread it over multiple years, lessening the tax bill like they do in the US?

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TweakUnwanted@reddit

Not on the euro millions. 20% tax on all lottery winnings over €40,000

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PositivelyAcademical@reddit

That’s rough.

If you’re interested, the UK has always had the lottery tax free… But there used to be a gambling tax (for all other betting) prior to 2001. Somewhat ironically, you could gamble with the tax – you could choose to pay it on the stake (and pay it regardless if you win or lose) or you could choose to pay it on the winnings (so pay a much larger amount, but only if you win). It was replaced with an extra tax on bookmakers’ revenues.

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FehdmanKhassad@reddit

absolute swindle

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Charming-Objective14@reddit

REALLY I never knew that# sarcasm

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sayleanenlarge@reddit

Nice 'save'. No one's buying it. Just admit you thought it was taxed.

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MalbranqueSteeds@reddit

Thankfully, you don't pay taxes on lottery winnings in the UK

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Charming-Objective14@reddit

I know but it was a joke why does everybody take things so seriously nowadays

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David_is_dead91@reddit

Dude it was a shit joke, own it

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TheTinman369@reddit

Dumb dumb

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Charming-Objective14@reddit

Cheer up mate the world's depressing enough

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tomcat_murr@reddit

Not in the UK.

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Dr_Gillian_McQueef@reddit

The earlier they email you, the more you've won. 00.40 in the morning it's about £2.70

Before midnight it's more. Most I won was £100 and that was 11.40pm

Source: it's happened to me.

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Silvagadron@reddit

It's more likely that quieter draw nights (e.g. Tuesdays right after a jackpot has been scooped on the previou Friday) they have fewer winnings to process as fewer people play and you get the email earlier. Different value prizes have come at anywhere from 23:30 to 2:30 for me over the last few years. Last night they came in late because so many more people were playing.

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Dr_Gillian_McQueef@reddit

Bollocks I thought I'd cracked the code. Hey ho.

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Effective_Bag_6172@reddit

I'm sure I read somewhere that the bigger the prize the better the adjective in the line: good news, great news, excellent news, etc.

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RegularExplanation97@reddit

hahhaha a question I have every time I win £3.50 and gaslight myself that maybe this time I have won the jackpot

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acreakingstaircase@reddit

HOLYSHITBALLS!1!!!!!!

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Fickle_Hope2574@reddit

When you get that email then try to link in at 2am but you can't, THATS the true hopes up then heartbreak.

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jamesyjam@reddit

I once received an email that said they had exciting news and to log into my account to see. My heart started pounding but all it was, was a slightly bigger win, like 30 quid or something. That was a few years ago so I do wonder if they still do that. I haven't won much since. 😭

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trish1400@reddit

It'll be exactly the same, just with a different number. Only other difference is that they don't pay it to you automatically.

This woman got a phone call after she ignored the email. It's not clear how long it was until they phoned her but the reference to "June" suggests at least a couple of months had passed.

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Daninsg@reddit

I think about this every time I get a ticket

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Uncle_Beanpole@reddit

Same email message but you’ll get a message on the app/website when logging in saying call this number.

I’m winning on Tuesday so I’ll confirm and let you know for sure anyway

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thedenv@reddit

What about that Thailand trip? How do we get notified?

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Tallicaboy85@reddit

Whatever prize you have won it shows on your account, a person who won the lottery in my town said that's what his experience was in our local newspaper, it took him a few minutes to realise what he had won......he won the main prize of a free ticket to.

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MiddleAgeCool@reddit

I'll let you know on Wednesday morning. ;)

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Cute_Independent9719@reddit

My dad bless him gets excited no matter what he wins on the lottery! I get the same phone call everytime! Ive had a email off the lottery, im going to be the big winner this time. When he finds out hes still just as happy!

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Old_Ad_4208@reddit

I met someone who won 30k, he said he scanned the ticket and it was the usual win page (showed me screenshot) but saying 30k as opposed to the £2.69 I usually win.

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mantsy1981@reddit

They used to say ‘exciting news about your ticket!’ And then when you’d mentally spent your millions it would be £5. Which isn’t exciting.

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gingeandinterested@reddit

lol once my app glitched and showed the winning numbers as mine, imagine how I felt when I refreshed to go with my anxious mind and they changed

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Safe-Vegetable1211@reddit

My man! Asking the questions I'm thinking about but too lazy to ask.

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Viper796@reddit

I saw a woman on a video who won the ‘set for life’ jackpot.

She got the email saying the same as every other time and assumed she’d won a lucky dip or something, logged on to see she won the jackpot.

Im not sure how it would appear in the app but that’s what I remember.

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KingHobgoblin@reddit

I used to play online. I also at the same time used to work at an airport and start at stupid I clock. 0300 or 0400 if not earlier at the weeekend during holiday season.

It used to drive me nuts; I’d get the email, “you’re a winner” but then you couldn’t log into the website/app till 5 or 6 to confirm your winnings! The number of times I was left thinking I could walk out right now…. But need to wait till I know how much I’ve won! It was never more than £5.60 lol

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tykeoldboy@reddit

I've never won a major prize on the lottery but you probably get an email confirming you have won a prize and a phone number to call

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mattjimf@reddit

Here's a BBC article about a couple that one the Millionaire Maker, says his balance was same as before, and it was only when he went to the ticker bit did it show.

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Nuo_Vibro@reddit

A friend won five and the bonus 7yrs back. They send you an email with a number to call kn

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Ceejayncl@reddit

I believe it just says that you have a message and if you read the message it tells you to give them a call, although you are supposed to have a phone number attached to your account, so I also believe they try to call you as well.

If you win anything up to £100k, they give you the ‘You have won a price. Log into your account’ message and immediately pay directly into your account.

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dwardo7@reddit

They give you a phone call

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FindingPace@reddit

I won just over £1500 about a decade ago. The notable difference to the small wins was that it wasn’t automatically credited - I had to ‘accept’ it (memory is a bit fuzzy, but I do recall having to accept something for it to be paid - IIRC it was paid directly to my account too, not to my balance). Other notable difference was that the email came in the following afternoon, not the usual midnight

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JarJarBinksSucks@reddit

I check my physical tickets by scanning them on the app. I’ve always wondered if it just says well done, jackpot. Like the small wins. Or something else

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WhiteDiamondK@reddit

Apparently, the app doesn’t show your win, it just tells you to call the Lottery Win Line.

The email you get also says the same. So when you get the email telling you to check the app, you’ve only won a relatively minor prize.

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vegass67@reddit

Similar question. I desperately want to know if has the value in the top left when you log in to the app, or does it just say ‘WIN’ or something cause the number is too big to fit in that little box.

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Separate-Ad-5255@reddit

It doesn’t make it clear you’ve won a certain amount, that’s to protect you against your account being hacked if you’ve forgotten to change your email or someone has unauthorised access to it.

You’ll simply get a email saying ‘We have news about your ticket’.

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OddDig2801@reddit

https://youtu.be/9XV2bgLok2Y?feature=shared

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