EuroMillions winner, 71, forced to eat ‘out of food banks’ after not being paid
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA man says he is yet to receive more than £500 in lottery winnings and has to live “out of food banks” while he waits for the money.
Pete Daly said he won £582.20 on the EuroMillions in July but is yet to receive his winnings. The 71-year-old said that he won on the EuroMillions 34 days ago and when he rang up and put his claim in he was told the money would be paid to him within 10 days, he told the Liverpool Echo.
It has now been 33 days since he put the claim in and there is no sign of the money, with the lottery's operators telling the ECHO they were sorry and had contacted Pete with an update.
Pete said: "Every time I ring up I get a different story to why it hasn’t been paid." Pete, from Pensby, Wirral, claims he paid for his car insurance renewal out of his monthly budget, leaving him with no money in the bank until the winnings from the lottery came in.
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