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What happens when I inevitably win big on the lottery tonight

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user1473878824 · 15/04/2023 21:01

I do the lottery online or on the national Lottery app, and usually when I win small amounts they’ve clearly accidentally left six zeros off I get an email saying there’s new about my ticket and the money is in my account.

But when happens when someone win the jackpot? Is it the same process? Is there just £4,000,000 sitting in their lottery account waiting for then to transfer it to their bank account or do you get a bells and whistles email? Do they call you? Does someone hunt you down and turn up at your house with a big novelty cheque that’s a nightmare to take to the bank?

Obviously it’s my turn tonight to win absolutely all of it but I’m sure it’s yours next. If you reply with the odds of winning the lottery I will not be sharing my spoils with you, just to be clear.

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IfYouLikePinaCoIadas · 15/04/2023 23:50

user1473878824 · 15/04/2023 23:48

@IfYouLikePinaCoIadas very kind. I know someone lovely who has a similar place in Strawberry Hill and I’m never not hugely jealous.

I'm not far along that stretch of river. Lucky them. (And me, soon!!!)

Nanatokidsdogshampsters · 15/04/2023 23:55

One of our friends was waiting for his wife to get her hair cut.
Went in a local shop to buy a newspaper.
The man Infront was told they had run out of change so he
bought a lottery lucky dip.
Our friend being a lovely guy worked out that if HE also bought a lucky dip
he wouldn't need change.
He got told off by his wife for wasting money.
They were pensioners and lived in a caravan.
That night the lottery show came on the TV, ticket was on the arm of his chair.
Wife thought he was joking when he kept saying YES to the numbers called out.
Thinking he got it wrong as this was his first time buying a ticket phoned his son
came and checked then he phoned his daughter who also checked then phoned
their son in Germany.
Rang Camelot to be told keep ticket safe until Monday.
Didn't want big publicity so only had a low keen anouncement.
Only close friends know about this win as no one reads papers anymore.
It was only advertised in the local paper.
Money went into his account on the Wednesday.
And he was put in touch with Camelot's accountant.
He has help in investing this money.
They haven't changed still live in a caravan and still drinks on Half's.
The best thing is they are now able to visit family in Germany and America.

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user1473878824 · 16/04/2023 00:04

@Nanatokidsdogshampsters oh wow!

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abbey44 · 16/04/2023 00:04

@Nanatokidsdogshampsters thats lovely, lucky man!

I’ve always wondered whether buying an actual lucky dip ticket from a shop is better than buying a lucky dip on the lottery app…

Nanatokidsdogshampsters · 16/04/2023 00:11

Such a lovely couple they gave a number of friends £100 to go for a meal out.
Speak or see them every few weeks.
Everyone is more pleased they can now afford to either go and see or for family to return to see them. After a number of years struggling.
They are in their 80's. But don't splash their cash.
Funny she still tells him off for spending £1 on a lucky dip when he didn't know what he was doing.

Nat6999 · 16/04/2023 00:16

You call the Lottery company, give them the serial number on your ticket & they confirm if you have won. We went as a syndicate to collect a presentation cheque & the real one, we got the money a week after winning. Nobody had checked our numbers over the weekend & then somebody thought we may have won. This was in the days before smartphones, I rang my husband who checked teletext & confirmed we had won, all he heard was "oh fuck" & the line went dead, we won the Thunderball jackpot in July 2003.

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user1473878824 · 16/04/2023 00:27

My old boss used to send me out to buy his tickets because he thought he wouldn’t win if he bought them. I used to get him to buy mine when he went to the shop in case he was right.

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Kittykatchunjy · 16/04/2023 00:57

Nat6999 · 16/04/2023 00:16

You call the Lottery company, give them the serial number on your ticket & they confirm if you have won. We went as a syndicate to collect a presentation cheque & the real one, we got the money a week after winning. Nobody had checked our numbers over the weekend & then somebody thought we may have won. This was in the days before smartphones, I rang my husband who checked teletext & confirmed we had won, all he heard was "oh fuck" & the line went dead, we won the Thunderball jackpot in July 2003.

We need to know how much you won!!!!

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user1473878824 · 16/04/2023 01:06

Kittykatchunjy · 16/04/2023 00:57

We need to know how much you won!!!!

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I need to know but also don’t want to!!!

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Nat6999 · 16/04/2023 03:48

We won £250k between 15 of us

Netaporter · 16/04/2023 04:18

So got the second night in a row I have the ‘exiting news’ email. Obviously I can’t log into the account for another 44mins and even though I know it’s gonna be £3.50 not £3.5m it’s still fun to speculate on my fantasy purchases 😂. Last night it was £5 on thunderball. Today, who knows? £2.80? It’s a LD ticket so no ideas of the numbers before anyone suggests that. 🤞🤞🤞

WishingMyLifeAway · 16/04/2023 04:37

BouncingWorms · 15/04/2023 21:08

Firstly you don't cash big novelty cheques, you also need a regular real one.
And if it's over a certain amount I believe that they (sensibly) try and make you speak to a financial advisor first.
And no, I don't know this first hand (or really at all).

Oh that's a shame! 😉 I would love to have seen the faces in the bank when you stroll in with the ginormous cheque! 😂😂😂

countrygirl99 · 16/04/2023 05:17

The most frustrating thing is getting the email while you are abroad. You can't log in to the app if it detects you aren't in the UK. Imagine having to wait 3 days until you find out whether it's £2.80 or £millions. Mine was £2.80.

WorriedSid · 16/04/2023 07:20

Can you pay the ginormous cheque in using the app on your phone? Thats going to be a pain, tricky in our kitchen finding a non shadow surface with me hoovering over head.

Just had a revelation, I could prop the cheque up. I'll clear the toaster and the pile of random house admin on the worktop.
they must be printed on a hefty, good quality card, since they never used to buckle when Noel Edmunds and his helicopter landed in a borrowed random school field for the presentation.

There are no barriers to my success.

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user1473878824 · 16/04/2023 10:59

Okay, I’ll admit I’m a little worried that I still haven’t heard anything from the National Lottery. I assume they’re just working out how to phrase my huge success?

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Original poster
user1473878824 · 16/04/2023 11:00

WorriedSid · 16/04/2023 07:20

Can you pay the ginormous cheque in using the app on your phone? Thats going to be a pain, tricky in our kitchen finding a non shadow surface with me hoovering over head.

Just had a revelation, I could prop the cheque up. I'll clear the toaster and the pile of random house admin on the worktop.
they must be printed on a hefty, good quality card, since they never used to buckle when Noel Edmunds and his helicopter landed in a borrowed random school field for the presentation.

There are no barriers to my success.

I’d forgotten about Noel. Actually, I’m a sodding millionaire. Why can’t I pay in a giant cheque if I want to?

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user1473878824 · 16/04/2023 12:37

There has been a terrible mistake.

What happens when I inevitably win big on the lottery tonight
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Kittykatchunjy · 16/04/2023 17:03

user1473878824 · 16/04/2023 12:37

There has been a terrible mistake.

Perhaps that's the preliminary tease OP

Netaporter · 16/04/2023 17:35

Lol. It was a tenner here. And a positive covid test. Next week maybe 😂

Whatthetrolley · 19/04/2023 07:26

I got an email this morning. Logged in 4 number £23. The missing number was 21, we had 20. 😱 The difference between 4 and 5 numbers was £15,000 🤦‍♀️

BenCoopersSupportWren · 19/04/2023 07:41

Ah OP, a woman after my own heart.

I am starting to get quite narked that all the vendors of my dream houses (why isn’t that hice, btw?) on Rightmove keep selling them before I win my millions. It’s rude and impatient of them, quite frankly.

I would also offer the now-owners of our old rented house a significant amount over the odds to buy it. I loved that house, and we didn’t have a spider problem either. (In general I find you tend not to have much of a spider problem when you have cats, even if they are furry little freeloaders who don’t even buy a fricking lottery ticket now and then to try to make my life easier, mutter grumble whinge blether.)

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user1473878824 · 19/04/2023 11:28

BenCoopersSupportWren · 19/04/2023 07:41

Ah OP, a woman after my own heart.

I am starting to get quite narked that all the vendors of my dream houses (why isn’t that hice, btw?) on Rightmove keep selling them before I win my millions. It’s rude and impatient of them, quite frankly.

I would also offer the now-owners of our old rented house a significant amount over the odds to buy it. I loved that house, and we didn’t have a spider problem either. (In general I find you tend not to have much of a spider problem when you have cats, even if they are furry little freeloaders who don’t even buy a fricking lottery ticket now and then to try to make my life easier, mutter grumble whinge blether.)

The spiders were bigger than the cat. I'm amazed they didn't have to knock to get in.

Right. Clearly my turn tonight, anyway......................... right?

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AutumnCrow · 12/09/2023 13:36

News about your ticket £1-£50
Mildly interesting news about your ticket £51-£500
Exciting news about your ticket £501-£10,000
Bloody brilliant news about your ticket £10,001-£500,000
You’re not going to believe the news about your ticket - £501,001+

Love this, @OhThatChicken Grin

Those £2.50 wins after the 'good news!' emails are disheartening.