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| Worcester 'Lotto Gran' wanted to end her life | Worcester 'Lotto Gran' wanted to end her life |
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| A woman who became famous by claiming a possible £33m winning lottery ticket was ruined in the wash said the fallout led to her wanting to end her life. | A woman who became famous by claiming a possible £33m winning lottery ticket was ruined in the wash said the fallout led to her wanting to end her life. |
| Susanne Hinte from Worcester believed she had the winning numbers but Camelot confirmed somebody else as the winner. | Susanne Hinte from Worcester believed she had the winning numbers but Camelot confirmed somebody else as the winner. |
| This led to a "life of misery" as Ms Hinte says she was accused of trying to fraudulently claim the money. | This led to a "life of misery" as Ms Hinte says she was accused of trying to fraudulently claim the money. |
| In an exclusive interview with BBC Hereford and Worcester, she said media interest led to her going into hiding. | |
| Nicknamed "Lotto Gran" by the tabloids, Ms Hinte said the media was camping outside her home and "twisting things... the more things got twisted, the worse things became". | Nicknamed "Lotto Gran" by the tabloids, Ms Hinte said the media was camping outside her home and "twisting things... the more things got twisted, the worse things became". |
| 'Hated' | 'Hated' |
| Her story spread across the globe and led her to appointing an agent, Barry Tomes. | |
| He said her daughter took her phone off her so she could not view things on the internet, and a family member took her out of Worcester for a couple of weeks "hoping things would calm down". | |
| Mr Tomes then moved her to a hotel and said he stopped her communicating with anyone for a few days to "control the media output". | |
| "My phone was taken away from me. I wasn't allowed to contact anyone, I wasn't allowed to have contact with my children," recalls Ms Hinte. | "My phone was taken away from me. I wasn't allowed to contact anyone, I wasn't allowed to have contact with my children," recalls Ms Hinte. |
| "I wanted to be dead. I couldn't understand why all of a sudden I was hated by so many people. I didn't do anything wrong." | "I wanted to be dead. I couldn't understand why all of a sudden I was hated by so many people. I didn't do anything wrong." |
| She said the lottery ticket was in her jeans pocket when she washed them. Although she was almost certain it was for a previous draw, doubt began to creep in and she sent the ticket to Camelot. | She said the lottery ticket was in her jeans pocket when she washed them. Although she was almost certain it was for a previous draw, doubt began to creep in and she sent the ticket to Camelot. |
| But when the real winner was announced, Ms Hinte was branded a liar. | But when the real winner was announced, Ms Hinte was branded a liar. |
| The winning numbers for the 9 January draw were 26, 27, 46, 47, 52 and 58 and Camelot said later the same month it received a "valid claim" for the jackpot prize based on a ticket bought at a different shop in Worcester. | |
| "It's only Camelot who know where the winning ticket has been bought. So unless I was psychic, I would've had to know where that shop is." | "It's only Camelot who know where the winning ticket has been bought. So unless I was psychic, I would've had to know where that shop is." |
| Despite the "pain and heartache", she told BBC News she continues to play the lottery. | |
| "I still want to be in with a chance to win," she said. | "I still want to be in with a chance to win," she said. |
| Timeline | Timeline |