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| Chelmsford woman wins £1m lottery after 'misunderstanding' | Chelmsford woman wins £1m lottery after 'misunderstanding' |
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| A woman believes a shopkeeper's mistake landed her with a £1m lottery win. | A woman believes a shopkeeper's mistake landed her with a £1m lottery win. |
| Care worker Lynne Groves, 58, from Chelmsford, asked for her usual lucky dip Lotto tickets but was accidentally given EuroMillions tickets. | Care worker Lynne Groves, 58, from Chelmsford, asked for her usual lucky dip Lotto tickets but was accidentally given EuroMillions tickets. |
| She handed them back and the shopkeeper then printed her Lotto tickets. | She handed them back and the shopkeeper then printed her Lotto tickets. |
| She said the "precious moments" lost reprinting the tickets resulted in the winning numbers being generated. She plans to thank the shopkeeper with a holiday to Australia. | |
| Video: Watch Lynne Groves celebrate her £1m lottery win | Video: Watch Lynne Groves celebrate her £1m lottery win |
| The mother of three and grandmother to eight is convinced the numbers would have been different had the tickets been issued immediately. | |
| She said she only netted the £1m prize thanks to the shopkeeper's "misunderstanding". | She said she only netted the £1m prize thanks to the shopkeeper's "misunderstanding". |
| 'Nearest and dearest' | 'Nearest and dearest' |
| As well as retiring she plans to buy her children and partner new cars, send her grandchildren to Disneyland and set up a "little nest-egg" for them. | As well as retiring she plans to buy her children and partner new cars, send her grandchildren to Disneyland and set up a "little nest-egg" for them. |
| She also plans to "keep her side of the deal" and send the shopkeeper on a break to Australia after regularly joking about paying for his holiday if she won. | She also plans to "keep her side of the deal" and send the shopkeeper on a break to Australia after regularly joking about paying for his holiday if she won. |
| "Winning means I can look after my nearest and dearest. This will give me more joy and happiness than any flash car or exotic holiday," Ms Groves added. |