Hundreds of Britons have attempted to claim a £33 million pound (43 million euro, $47 million) lottery payout, saying their tickets have been damaged or lost including one woman who said she put hers in the washing machine.
More than a fortnight after the winning numbers of the January 9 National Lottery draw were announced, the enduring mystery was headline news on Tuesday in the British tabloids, which have homed in on 48-year-old grandmother Suzanne Hinte.
The woman said the bar code, serial number and part of the date on the ticket were smudged away because it was in the pocket of a pair of jeans she washed.
"I wouldn't make it up, why would I?" she was quoted as saying, claiming her right to half of the £66 million jackpot -- the biggest in the history of the National Lottery.
Well. of course you wouldn't! How would you like the check-excuse me, the cheque- made out?
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