Student Rachel Kennedy, 19, thought she'd won the cash when her number came up but she didn't realize there wasn't enough cash in her account to pay for the £2.50 ticket
National Lottery Responds To Couple Who Missed Out On £182 Million Jackpot
By
Zainab Pervez in
News
On 8th March 2021
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The National Lottery has responded after a teenage student lost out on a £182m jackpot because of a failed payment. Rachel Kennedy, 19, is studying business at Brighton University and matched all seven EuroMillions numbers in February.
Unfortunately for her and 21-year-old boyfriend Liam McCrohan the payment hadn't been made for the ticket, because she didn't have enough cash in her bank account to pay the £2.50 charge.
Camelot, which has run the state-franchised lottery since 1994, sent the Hertfordshire couple a "good luck" message for future draws this week.
The spokesperson added: "We're aware of Rachel's story and hope she gets in early to buy a ticket for the next big draw."
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'I logged onto the app cause I saw that man who called up and didn't realise he had won money but won millions, so I thought, 'f*** it I'll do the same'.
"It said 'Winning match on the 27th Feb'. I called up and the woman said, 'Yeah they're the right numbers, but you didn't put any numbers on this week'. Rachel added.
"I use those exact numbers every time, but this week I was stressed with uni work so completely forgot to buy a ticket. I think I'd probably kick myself so hard I'd break my foot, but thankfully, Rachel has a good attitude about her near-win and hasn't let herself get too upset about it".
"I was on top of the world when I thought I had won but when I found out I hadn’t, Liam was actually more upset than I was."
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Economics student Liam said: "(Rachel) was quite relaxed about it but I had kind of spent it in my head already. I was absolutely heartbroken when we heard the man on the phone say we hadn’t actually bought the ticket. I was already picturing our dream house and the dream car, I think I was getting a bit carried away to be fair."
"Everything happens for a reason though. We're no richer or poorer than we were this morning. Hopefully it goes to someone who is in desperate need for it. Although it's sad, I think we'll get over it pretty quickly - not that he [Liam] was getting any of it anyway!