July 24th 2024.
It's not every day that you hear about someone being called the "unluckiest lottery player." But that's exactly what happened to Mark Fletcher, a 49-year-old man from Ashton-in-Makerfield, a town in Wigan. And it all started with a string of numbers on a lottery ticket that he didn't even buy.
Mark had been checking the National Lottery results on his phone when he noticed that the numbers on the ticket he had "bought" matched perfectly with those posted on the Lotto app. He couldn't believe his luck - he had just won a whopping £11million! But his excitement quickly turned into confusion when he realized that he was actually looking at the results checker, not his ticket.
As it turns out, Mark had never even bought a ticket to begin with. He only found out when he called Lotto's customer service to confirm his winnings. The person on the other end of the line told him that he had indeed matched all six numbers, but unfortunately, he was not a winner. Mark was shocked and couldn't understand what was happening. He felt like he was being interrogated and kept insisting that he had bought the ticket.
To make matters worse, Mark had to find out that he wasn't a millionaire over the phone. He was devastated and felt like he had been treated unfairly. He couldn't believe that a trusted service like the National Lottery could make such a mistake. It left him with a lot of "what ifs" and sleepless nights.
Mark's frustration only grew when he reached out to the National Lottery's operator, Allwyn. They showed no empathy towards him and simply stated that he had not played the numbers in question. According to them, players can save a set of numbers on the app to check with any draws, regardless of whether they actually played those numbers or not.
Mark was left feeling disappointed and let down by the National Lottery. He had put his trust in them and was now questioning their reliability. Winning zero pounds was bad enough, but the way he was treated made it even worse. He couldn't help but think about how differently things would have turned out if he had actually won the jackpot.
It just goes to show that luck is a fickle thing, and sometimes, even the unluckiest players can get their hopes up for a brief moment. But in the end, it's important to remember that the lottery is just a game of chance, and sometimes, things don't always go as planned.
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