UK Lottery player Gwyn Badham-Davies went into his local newsagent’s recently to check his lottery ticket and was well pleased when the shopkeeper told him he had won £10 (US$15.85) for matching 3 numbers. Well now, as they say in all the best novels, the plot thickens – in a move that would have been worthy of big-time con artist Charles Ponzi [1882 -1949] – the newsvendor discovered that Badham-Davies’ winning lottery ticket in reality carried five winning numbers AND the bonus number and was actually worth a very tasty £156,659 (US$248,297) – not the £10 which she had handed over!

A week after pulling a fast one on Badham-Davies, the newsvendor and her husband contacted UK National Lottery operator, Camelot, to claim the ONE HUNDRED & FIFTY SIX GRAND lottery prize as their own! WOW – way to go! However because of the length of time between registering the winning ticket on the National Lottery computer in their shop and actually making the claim, lottery officials smelled a rat and called in the Police.

Camelot’s systems monitor every single ticket purchased, they know precisely when and where a line of numbers is bought and when a winning ticket is presented and scanned into a terminal; so after a bit of old fashioned “good cop” – “bad cop” treatment during which the couple were asked to confirm just where and when they purchased the ticket they finally admitted to the scam. Apparently Mr Badham-Davies normally bought lottery tickets at their newsagent’s shop in Hingham, Norfolk, every week, but on this particular occasion he had purchased his winning ticket at a nearby supermarket.

After admitting theft and fraud at Norwich Crown Court, the couple have now been jailed for 14 months each.

Why not make things nice and simple for yourself any buy your lottery tickets right here at WinTrillions where you can safely and securely play many of the world’s biggest and richest lotteries on-line without ever have to worry about unscrupulous lottery vendors, disputed ownership, missing a prize deadline, dropping a result, losing your ticket or having it stolen, as we write your name across every ticket, email you with a scanned copy, keep it safely and securely on your behalf, check your numbers and help you with the claim process when you win!

Well tie me to an anthill and fill my ears with jam! If you’ve got $1,581,000 burning a hole in your pocket and are looking for a world cruise to provide a little light relief and distraction from the woes of the planet; then look no further – the eagle has landed! A 124 day world cruise for two – a real bargain – a mere snip – just $12,600 a day!

The epic cruise created by Six Star Cruises departs from Los Angeles and includes visits to 28 countries including French Polynesia, New Zealand, Malaysia, the Maldives and Mauritius. You’ll be allocated the Royal Suite onboard the ‘Silver Whisper’, part of the luxurious Silversea portfolio of luxury vessels which includes two bedrooms over 1,000 sq ft, two marbled bathrooms, separate dining area and bar and two spacious verandas.

The package also includes a four night pre-cruise stay in the top suite of the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, LA, and a four night post-cruise stay in an apartment set in a gated community on Sunset Island, Miami featuring a rooftop Jacuzzi, in-home cinema plus a dedicated butler! Way to go – the only snag is, with the whole shemozzle weighing in at $12,600 a day, you’ll only have about 18 grand left out of your original $1,581,000 for spending – so take it easy with the tipping!

Of course $1,581,000 is mere chicken feed against the lottery jackpots lined up for the next couple of days; later tonight there’s USA’s Mega Millions – jackpot $83 MILLION; Europe’s EuroMillions – jackpot $72 MILLION; tomorrow there’s Italy’s SuperEnalotto – jackpot $90 MILLION and USA’s Powerball – jackpot $70 MILLION – win any of these and the price of your cruise looks pretty good value.

As ever, to be in with any chance of the big money you’ll need a ticket and as ever, the place to buy that ticket is right here at WinTrillions where you can play for the biggest lottery jackpots in the world! Now shiver me timbers – did anyone see where I’ve left the menu for the Captain’s table?

Are you the two holders of UK National Lottery tickets with the main numbers 16 – 21 -24 – 29 -30 – 39 valid for yesterday evening’s (December 10^th) draw; then congratulations are well in order, so put the champagne on ice and be prepared to celebrate big style because you’re in for one heck of a Christmas treat – a massive £7,596,370 (US$11,901,992) treat each to be precise, as your reward for hitting the UK lottery’s prize bulls-eye!

In addition to the two main prize winners, 11 other players matched 5 main numbers and the bonus number 20 to pick up £143,439 (US$224,740) each, which will come in very handy for when your Christmas electric bill arrives. Another 443 players matched 5 main numbers and will pocket £2,226 (US$3,487) each.

To play the UK National Lottery pick six numbers between 1 and 49; if you match three or more numbers you’ll win a prize; the more numbers you match, the bigger your prize! Match all six numbers and you’ve hit the sweet spot, the big one – the jackpot! The Bonus Ball comes into play only when you match five out of the six Lotto numbers. The draw takes place twice weekly; every Wednesday and Saturday and you have 180 days to stake your claim with UK Lottery operator, Camelot; after that unclaimed prizes are given to the National Lottery Good Causes Fund.

So if you haven’t checked your numbers yet then go and get last evening’s ticket from your usual safe keeping spot; get on the “dog and bone” to Camelot immediately, and then just chill out with a traditional UK breakfast; bacon, eggs, tomatoes and fried slice with a glass or two of Bollinger Champagne to help your digestion – absolute bliss; sheer decadence!

You too can play the UK National Lottery, as well as many other of the world’s biggest and richest lotteries from right here at WinTrillions, all you need to do is follow the links; pick your numbers and tell us what they are, we’ll send an agent straight down to a local lottery store and buy your ticket across the counter on your behalf; write your name across the ticket, send you a scanned copy, check your numbers, and let you know just as soon as you’ve won!

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British newspaper Manchester Evening News has reported today that a lottery player who bought a winning ticket worth £200,000 can no longer cash in the prize. The deadline to claim the money from the Lotto draw – on Wednesday, March 9 – has now passed, and the full amount will go to charity.

 
Remember, WinTrillions customers never have that problem. Your lottery tickets are 100% protected and every single client is informed when they’ve won. No matter how big or small the prize.

Don’t forget to order your EuroMillions tickets for tonight’s huge est. £126million rollover jackpot.

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