A National Lottery winner has claimed his £1,500 EuroMillions HotPicks prize was stolen after the winnings were mysteriously deposited into a stranger's bank account. Andros Kyriacou, 62, matched three numbers in the draw on October 4,

Andros Kyriacou, 62, won a prize back in October after matching three numbers playing EuroMillions HotPicks. But he's still waiting to be paid the winnings two months later

Andros Kyriacou, 62, claims the lottery's first ever "inside job" has taken place - as his winning prize was "stolen" and is yet to be paid out to him

A UK ticket-holder is set to become the third-biggest National Lottery winner of all time after claiming a £177m jackpot from Tuesday’s EuroMillions draw. Ticket-holders were urged to check their numbers from the draw a second time after an error led to the publication of the wrong winning numbers online.

The furious player has spoken out, saying this is the lottery's "first time" where a winning prize has been nicked - and the player reckons it has "got to be an inside job".

A claim has been staked for a £177 million EuroMillions jackpot won by a UK ticket-holder, the National Lottery has said. Lottery players had previously been urged to check their tickets after incorrect winning numbers were initially distributed following Tuesday night's draw.