A punter who hit the jackpot on every line of their scratch card was gobsmacked when they realised just how much they'd won. The scratchcard, with a top prize of $100,000, promised players the chance ...

A third of National Lottery scratchcard games currently on sale have already had their top prize won. This is the case for 15 out of the 50 scratchcard games available to buy now in shops or online.

A Durham mum got the 'shock of her life' after winning the £300,000 jackpot on a National Lottery scratchcard.

Winnings as yet unclaimed by thieves in Toulouse who bought scratchcard amid legal debate over who gets payout Two homeless men who bought a winning lottery scratchcard with a stolen credit card have ...

A retired sailor is excited by the opportunity to chart a new course in life after winning £1 million on a National Lottery scratchcard. Alan Wilcock, 75, who often relies on a mobility scooter to get ...

Alan Wilcock says his top priority is a new mobility scooter and a party with friends A retired sailor says he can enjoy his "independence and freedom" after winning £1m on a National Lottery ...

Two men who bought a £4million-winning scratchcard with someone else's debit card details have been jailed for 18 months for fraud. Jon Ross Watson, 34, and Mark Goodram, 38, bought the winning Red ...

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A petrol station customer who decided at the last minute not to buy a lottery scratchcard ended up making an almighty mistake. That's because the lucky customer who walked up to the counter shortly ...

A man who collected almost every National Lottery scratchcard since they first went on sale in 1994 could have missed out on millions of pounds as he refuses to scratch off the silver films to find ...

A WAITRESS received a scratchcard as a tip – then gave it back to the customer after it won a £40,000 jackpot. But her astonishing honesty was greeted with a “slap in the face” by the diner who ...