Dean Smethurst had his national lotto card checked in Tesco and was told by the woman on the checkout he had won on the Saturday game.
A man who thought he had scooped £50,000 on the National Lottery called everyone he knew to tell them before realising he had actually won £6.
As reported by the Mirror, Dean never thought to check his numbers against the draw. However, when the lottery phone lines opened again the next morning, he was given the devastating news that his luck was out. His win actually turned out to be three lucky dips on a future game - worth just £2 each. Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today.All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and you're in!His roller-coaster ride to riches and back began on May 8 when he had his lotto card checked at the Farnworth Tesco store, near Manchester - a store where he worked earlier in his career.
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