£3million lotto winner claims prize (From Gazette)
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£3million lotto winner claims prize
10:28am Tuesday 19th February 2013 in News
A £3MILLION lottery jackpot prize has been claimed in Tendring.
The £3,017,471 prize had gone unclaimed since February 2.
The lucky winner has not been named.
A National Lottery spokesperson said: “We’re delighted that the winner of this amazing prize has now come forward and we hope that they will enjoy their win.
"It would have been awful if the ticket-holder had missed out on this substantial and life-changing amount of money."
Comments(5)
Feisty CBC
says...
12:51pm Tue 19 Feb 13
You could imagine the front page. "Gazette saved me over £3m".
jeffbridges
says...
10:58am Wed 20 Feb 13
he could have reimbursed the gazette for its jump in price each day then.
bloke down the pub
says...
4:44pm Wed 20 Feb 13
Feisty CBC wrote:I wonder if the Gazette would give you a job. No your a TWONK!
I wonder if it was the publicity that the Gazette gave which jogged the winner's memory? That would be a story they could milk for the rest of the year.
You could imagine the front page. "Gazette saved me over £3m".
bloke down the pub
says...
4:45pm Wed 20 Feb 13
jeffbridges wrote:You to!
wonder if a gazette worker held the winning ticket, an even greater story to be had.
he could have reimbursed the gazette for its jump in price each day then.
bloke down the pub says...
11:55am Tue 19 Feb 13