MIND OF MY OWN

The Woman's Own columnist has her say on the lottery, Gen Z and clumsy husbands

- DAWN NEESOM

We’ve all fantasised about winning, but what real lottery winners spend the cash on may surprise you.

Can’t quite believe that the National Lottery is 30 years old this year. And thanks to the huge amounts of cash that I just can’t stop winning, this column is coming to you from a sun-drenched Caribbean beach…

Oh, wait. Sorry, no. Those two free Lucky Dips I’ve managed to scrape together in all that time means it’s still costa del Thames in not so sunny London for me. Obviously, there have been folk far luckier than me - since 1994, the National Lottery has made 7,000 people millionaires, as well as raising £48 billion for good causes, with over £4 million being raised every day. Some 40% of funds went to health, education, environment and charitable causes in the year ending 31 March 2023.