The Courier & Advertiser (Perth and Perthshire Edition)
Forfar man rumoured to have won £10m
Resident at centre of speculation has not been seen since the weekend
Forfar has been gripped by lottery fever amid rumours of a £10 million town winner.
Speculation has swept through the Angus town that Saturday’s £10,317,199 jackpot was scooped by a local man, but so far the potential multi-millionaire is staying well out of the spotlight. Lottery chiefs have confirmed that a valid claim has been lodged for the massive weekend prize but said they could neither confirm nor deny if the winner comes from the Angus area.
The Courier understands the man at the centre of the speculation is well-known in the town and that he has not been seen since the weekend.
Attempts to contact the man have so far proved unsuccessful, but one Forfar newsagent said the town was buzzing with news of a possible jackpot winner.
Adrian White, of Richardson’s on West High Street, said the name circulating the town was a regular customer in the shop, who buys both lucky dip and syndicate lottery tickets.
“I’ve no idea if the rumours are correct but everyone has been talking about it. We wouldn’t be told by the lottery if we had sold the winning ticket,” he said.
A Camelot spokeswoman said that Saturday’s main prize for matching all six numbers in the draw had been the subject of a valid claim by a single ticket but could not say whether that ticket was an individual or a syndicate.
She was able to confirm that at this stage there were no big prize winners in the Angus area who had agreed to publicity.
If the rumour mill is true, it would be the second time in just a few years that a Forfar resident has won a jackpot. In September 2013, shop assistant Janette Robertson became a EuroMillions Millionaire Raffle winner after buying a ticket at the newsagent where she had worked for almost 20 years.
...Everyone has been talking about it. We wouldn’t be told by the lottery if we had sold the winning ticket. ADRIAN WHITE RICHARDSON’S NEWSAGENTS