As the slogan goes, ‘you’ve got to be in it, to win it’ – and South Yorkshire has certainly been in the running for some of the biggest-ever lottery prizes.
Sheffield has previously been named as number five on the list of the UK cities which have seen the most lottery winners.
And tomorrow (Friday, April 28, 2023), someone could be made a multi-millionaire in the Euromillions draw, with a massive £113million prize up for grabs.
As we await the next big draw, we have taken a look back over some of the incredible stories of lottery winners in Sheffield and South Yorkshire.
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.
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3. Paul Turton: £1million prize from the Euromillions millionaire raffle in 2011
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