They thought their lucky ticket would change everything — and it did, just not how they hoped.
Michael Cartlidge and Charlotte Cox from Spalding, U.K., celebrated after winning £1 million ($1.3 million) on a Lotto scratch card. But only weeks later, their whirlwind romance — and their happiness — came crashing down. Charlotte ended their three-month relationship… and the fight over who truly owned the winning ticket began.
Charlotte insists she paid for and scratched the card herself. “I bought it, I scratched it — the win is mine,” says a source close to her. But Michael argues he suggested the purchase and even tried to transfer her the money for it. “We wouldn’t have got that ticket without each other,” he told The Sun. “Morally, it should be 50-50.”
Lottery officials, however, ruled in Charlotte’s favor. The rules are clear — only the name on the ticket counts. Now, Michael is considering legal action, while friends say the million-pound win has “brought nothing but misery.”
🎲 Love, luck, and money — a dangerous mix. In the end, some wins cost more than they’re worth. What would you have done?
