Three years ago, Sheffield was named as number five on the list of the UK cities which have seen the most lottery winners.
The National Lottery was launched in 1994. According to the lottery website, there have been more than 6,300 new millionaires created and £30 million raised for good causes every week.
9. Sheffield is one of the luckiest places in Britain for National Lottery winners.
Sheffield is said to be one of the luckiest places in Britain for National Lottery winners Photo: National Lottery
10. Spreading the love
Sheffield United fans Ray and Barbara Wragg celebrate winning a £7,649,520 jackpot from the National Lottery at Bramall Lane football ground on January 25, 2000. They became renowned for giving away much of their fortune to many good causes. Barbara died in 2018, aged 77 Photo: PA
11. Double delight
Barnsley lottery winners Eric Roberts of Hoyland and Geraldine Rushford of Monk Bretton who received their cheques for £65,016 in January 2005 Photo: Dennis Lound
12. Written in the stars
Amateur astronomer Paul Turton of Sheffield won £1 million on the Euromillions millionaire raffle in November 2011.The supermarket worker who lived with his mum kept his win secret from all his friends and colleagues and intended to buy a new home and visit his sister in Australia Photo: Paul Macnamara Ross Parry Agency