The "winner" of the £195m Euromillions has appeared to have come forward.
On July 20 a record £195m was claimed by one lucky ticket holder in the UK, just the day after the numbers were drawn. Immediately after the winnings were claimed, one Merseyside town was gripped by a rumour that had spread like wildfire.
People in Formby found themselves involved in a rumour that had most shopkeepers and employees on their toes as they had all been told the same thing - that the winning ticket was bought in a shop in the town. One person was even certain that she was the one that had sold the multi-million-pound ticket.
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The shopworker at Bargain Booze told the ECHO the week after the winnings were claimed: "I'm sure I sold [the winning ticket]. I remember serving one lad, I looked at the ticket and the numbers just looked right.
"Our boss is on holiday and we haven't heard anything from Camelot about whether we were the ones to sell it."
Since the chat with the ECHO, the shop has had a handwritten anonymous letter sent to it, with one person claiming to have pocketed the jackpot with a ticket bought in Scotland rather than Merseyside. The letter said: "Dear Bargain Booze,
"I don't know where you got the idea that the Euromillions ticket was bought in your shop. I am that winner and bought the ticket in Paisley.
"Just for the record! Mr J.U."
Camelot told the ECHO that the company could neither confirm nor deny the location of where the jackpot winning ticket was bought.
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