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Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!A EuroMillions winner who died last week "chased" family members out of her life despite gifting them £1million each.Margaret Loughrey, later known as Maggie Millions, won just under £27million in November 2013 aged 48. Before that, she was living on £71 a week and had been walking back from the job centre when she spontaneously bought the lucky ticket.

Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!Despite hitting the jackpot and getting rich beyond their wildest dreams, too many lotto winners have suffered horrific tragedies that has garnered the myth of the "lottery curse".These tragic acts range from the breakdown of marriages to losing everything they own - and the tragedy continued this week when EuroMillions winner Margaret Loughrey was found dead at her home.The 56-year-old pocketed the £27million jackpot in 2013 after purchasing a ticket on the way back from the Job Centre.Although the riches made her Northern Ireland's biggest winner at the time, she admitted that the life changing amount of money didn't bring her happiness.She reportedly claimed: "Money has brought me

EuroMillions winner gave each of her relatives £1million each before she tragically died. Margaret Loughrey shot to fame when she won the £27million jackpot eight years ago after buying a ticket while she was living on benefits.

Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!A EuroMillions winner who gave her relatives £1million each and had just finished work on her dream home was tragically found dead on Thursday.The winner, Margaret Loughrey, dubbed "Maggie Millions", bagged the £27million jackpot eight years ago and had previously said the money had sadly "destroyed her".Ms Loughrey, 56, purchased the ticket while she was walking back from the Job Centre to her bungalow in Northern Ireland, where she was living on benefits of just £58-a-week, The Mirror reports.The proud woman was soon able to give her family members £1million each and even give neighbours on her council estate £5,000.

Euromillions winner who scooped up a whopping £27 million jackpot eight years ago has been found dead. Police have confirmed that they are not treating the death of Margaret Loughrey as "suspicious", but a post mortem examination will be carried out to determine the cause.