19-year-old at the time of the incident, Rachel Kennedy was convinced that she and her boyfriend Liam McCrohan had won a truly life-changing sum of £182million on the National Lottery game in February 2021 - after being alerted via text message.
The couple in-turn began planning a life which couldn't even be imagined in their wildest dreams.
The Express reports however, they were left devastated when Rachel was told she didn't have enough funds in her account to pay for the £2.50 ticket in question, meaning the ticket wasn't purchased prior to the lottery as usual. This meant that while they had the right numbers, they couldn't claim the victory.
However, this didn't stop the computer system telling her via text that she'd won.
Speaking to the Sun, she said: "I called my boyfriend Liam and my mum into the room and they couldn’t believe it either so I was like, ‘oh my God I need to call them."
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The couple in-turn began planning a life which couldn't even be imagined in their wildest dreams.
The Express reports however, they were left devastated when Rachel was told she didn't have enough funds in her account to pay for the £2.50 ticket in question, meaning the ticket wasn't purchased prior to the lottery as usual. This meant that while they had the right numbers, they couldn't claim the victory.
However, this didn't stop the computer system telling her via text that she'd won.
Speaking to the Sun, she said: "I called my boyfriend Liam and my mum into the room and they couldn’t believe it either so I was like, ‘oh my God I need to call them."
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https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/teenager-wins-182m-euromillions-jackpot-before-finding-out-2-ticket-payment-didn-t-work/ar-AA16DlAb?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=147f3eb0e0de4ac4813604d1d0133681