{"id":39182,"date":"2023-10-19T09:50:16","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T09:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/miamiheatnation.com\/?p=39182"},"modified":"2023-10-19T09:50:16","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T09:50:16","slug":"couple-who-won-lottery-prize-didnt-know-for-weeks-as-they-forgot-to-read-emails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miamiheatnation.com\/world-news\/couple-who-won-lottery-prize-didnt-know-for-weeks-as-they-forgot-to-read-emails\/","title":{"rendered":"Couple who won lottery prize didn’t know for weeks as they forgot to read emails"},"content":{"rendered":"
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    A couple were left gobsmacked after learning they had bagged \u00a310,000 a month for the next year from the National Lottery \u2013 a month after the draw.<\/p>\n

    James Briggs and his wife Sally, from Walsall, West Midlands, ignored four emails from Camelot before finally checking their inbox \u2013 and finding out about the impressive win. James, 42, admitted: "I received an email about the draw on August 3 but ignored it as there was so much going on."<\/p>\n

    He added it was only as he was going through his messages after the couple returned from holiday he actually got around to reading the emails. The lucky pair now plan to fork out a portion of their \u00a3120,000 winnings on a "she shed" for Sally, a holiday, a laptop \u2013 and a new front door.<\/p>\n

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    They said they were still in shock after matching the five main numbers from the Set For Life draw. James added he learned of the win while he was watching TV.<\/p>\n

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    "I didn't say anything to Sally but decided I'd ring the National Lottery line the next day and see if all these emails were true," he recalled. "I rang the following morning, still wondering whether it was real but, after chatting to various people and seeing everything on the app it finally dawned on me that it could actually be true.<\/p>\n

    "Having had the confirmation call with The National Lottery, I messaged Sally at work and said I had some news for her when she got back home."<\/p>\n

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