All’s fair in love and war and lottery wins

ALL’S FAIR IN LOVE AND WAR AND LOTTERY WINS

Swansea seems to be in the spotlight when it comes to lottery stories. We recently reported on an unclaimed EuroMillions fortune worth £1m, and now we have a syndicate arguing over their lotto winnings.According to both The Sun and the Daily Mail, a 16-strong syndicate of DVLA staff are in dispute over a £1 million EuroMillions lottery win. Apparently three members didn’t make a monetary contribution to the winning ticket, and therefore their entitlement to a share of the winnings is in question. Each syndicate member stands to receive £62,500, however if the syndicate decide not to share the lotto win with the said three, they will increase their share by another £14,423 each.An anonymous staff member told the newspapers: “There is an office syndicate who group together and buy tickets - no one could believe it when they won. The win has gone a bit sour, as there are three who the others say did not pay for their tickets. It’s all a bit awkward, and there’s a bad atmosphere. It’s terrible how people can turn so nasty when a bit of money is involved. It’s like something out of that TV show, I can’t believe the way they are acting.”They are of course referring to the BBC TV show The Syndicate, which has a similar storyline.Apparently the row has escalated to such a degree that DVLA management and Camelot, the National Lottery operator, have been called in to mediate.So if you’re waiting for your driving licence to be renewed, you could have to wait until the argument is resolved! (Only joking).The National Lottery advise all syndicates to draw up a group agreement to prevent this kind of situation arising. Templates are available on their website to help syndicates establish guidelines regarding members who fail to contribute.Now you can purchase your EuroMillions lottery tickets online at Lottery24.com.