A COUPLE who thought they had won the £182 million EuroMillions jackpot have now received an angry message from the lottery.
Students Rachel Kennedy and Liam McCrohan have already started planning how to spend their windfall in 2021.
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Rachel and Liam thought they had won the £182m EuroMillions jackpot Credit: Instagram/Rachel Kennedy
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Liam then took to Twitter to share his angerCredit: Twitter/Mccrohan
They even received a message on the UK National Lottery app saying they had a “winning match”.
But they were left “absolutely heartbroken” when they called to claim the pot and were told their direct debit payment had been declined.
Rachel, who was studying business at Brighton University at the time, did not have enough cash in her bank account to pay the £2.50 fee.
Now Camelot has wished the Hertfordshire couple “all the best in their future draws”, according to the Mirror.
A spokesman for the company said: “We are aware of Rachel’s story and hope she will come early to buy a ticket for the next big draw.”
Rachel previously told the Sun: “I rang the number thinking I’d won £182million and they said, ‘Yes, you’ve got the right numbers but you didn’t have the funds in your account to pay the ticket so it didn’t go through’.”
Liam, who studied economics at the University of Hertfordshire, added: “I’ve already envisioned our dream house and dream car.
“It broke my heart to hear that we didn’t actually buy a ticket.”
The pair played the numbers 6, 12, 22, 29, 33 and lucky stars 6 and 11 for five weeks before all seven appeared in the €210m draw.
Rachel added: “We’re not going to keep those numbers now, I’ve already changed them.
“I’ve never won anything before. We’ve just had the worst luck when it comes to things like this.”
Other families struggled with the consequences of winning the lottery.
The former chef felt he had to flee the UK after being bombarded with requests for help after grabbing £6million.
Another man was left devastated after his ex won £14.5m and was immediately told he wouldn’t see a penny.
A family won £61m in the EuroMillions draw – but their parents’ daughter’s ex-boyfriend narrowly missed out on claiming any share.
More tragically, the former baker said his £9million lottery win ruined his life – before drinking himself to death.
And another EuroMillions winner subsequently pocketed £6.5million by divorcing his wife, crashing his Ferrari, being banned from driving and being forced to sell his dream home.
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Liam said he had already envisioned their dream house and car before noticing Rachel’s mistake Credit: Instagram/Rachel Kennedy
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