Mega Millions Winner Sued By Ex

September 6, 2011 by  
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When you win a fortune you would think all of your troubles would be over but that is not always the case as one Mega Millions winner is finding out after being sued by her ex husband. Patricia Daly who is originally from Ireland but now lives in New York won a massive $21.5 million back in January but opted to take an $8 million lump sum instead.

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Wife Waits to Tell Husband of Euromillions Win

August 4, 2011 by  
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Do you think you could keep quiet if you won a EuroMillions fortune? One lucky wife waited five weeks before telling her husband they had won nearly £300,000. Angela Sutherland from Wick in Caithness kept the news to herself until her husband John returned from his job an offshore mechanic on an oil rig so they could pick up their life changing cheque and celebrate their win together.

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Euromillions winner settles out of court

November 25, 2010 by  
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Nigel Page a 44 year lottery winner from Gloucester who picked up £56 million earlier this year was forced to give a share of his winnings to his ex wife. Nigel was sued by his ex wife even though she left him and ran off with another man back in the year 2000 taking his daughter with her. His ex wife Wendy took Nigel to court and originally wanted an £8 million chunk of his fortune but the Euromillions winner settled out of court agreeing to pay her £2 million. This is the first time a lottery winner in the UK has been successfully sued for a share of their winnings and is sure to send shivers down the spines of divorced winners everywhere.
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Winning ticket purchased at adult book store

November 18, 2010 by  
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It was an exciting time in the states last week as two lottery winners stepped forward to claim massive jackpots worth a combined $269.6 million. The two men both from Michigan picked up their Mega Millions and Powerball winnings during a press conference in Lansing last Friday. You may be wondering why we are telling this but you see this is not the end of the story and we thought it would bring a smile to your face you hear the winning ticket was purchased in an adult book store and everyone was too embarrassed to claim it!
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Euromillions rollover paid out

October 21, 2010 by  
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Last week we bought you details about the mystery surrounding the massive Euromillions rollover that had sat unclaimed since it was won on Friday 8th October despite a Co-Op worker from Sunderland posting a photograph of a supposedly winning ticket on Facebook and claiming to be the lucky winner. It turns out this was just one of many fake claims received by Camelot including over one thousand from players who insisted they had lost the winning ticket but we can now confirm that the real winner has stepped forward and the Euromillions rollover paid out.
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