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'I lost it all after £1.8million lottery win - our mansion burned down and my husband walked out'
Lara Griffiths and her ex-husband Roger won the National Lottery in 2005 but their lives were turned upside down by a house fire and divorce - and in the end there was no money left
She and her then-husband Roger were living a normal life in West Yorkshire when they scooped up a whopping £1.8 million, but their joy soon turned to despair as they faced a devastating house fire and a heart-wrenching divorce, ultimately spending all their winnings. They made history as the first winners to buy their ticket online, and the life-changing email arrived in the dead of night, announcing "exciting news" about their lottery entry. They were living the high life, splashing cash on trips to Dubai, Florida and France, snapping up a beauty salon for £150,000, and settling into a swanky £450,000 barn conversion.
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