Camelot receive hundreds of claims of lost tickets in hunt for £33m winner

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Lotto organisers, Camelot, says it has the discretion to pay prizes in respect of stolen, lost or damaged tickets if enough evidence is produced

One grandmother says she put a ticket bearing 9 January’s winning Lotto numbers through the wash. Photograph


Lottery bosses hunting the winner of a £33m jackpot have received hundreds of claims of lost, damaged or stolen tickets.

Camelot refused to comment directly on any of the unverified claims, including one from a grandmother said to have put a ticket bearing the winning numbers through the wash.


Camelot receive hundreds of claims of lost tickets in hunt for £33m winner

 

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