Lottery pool loses $36 million jackpot; wrong tickets bought
Members of a Belgian lottery pool who thought they had won 27 million euros (US$35.8 million) were devastated when they found the wrong numbers had been entered ):. 
The group of 30 from Mouscron, south-west of Brussels, had been using the same numbers to enter the Euro Millions jackpot for weeks. Members of the syndicate started to celebrate when their numbers came up in Friday’s draw, reports the BBC. However, the person in charge of buying the ticket had allowed the machine to choose Quick Picks (random numbers) instead. Local cafe owner Christiane Farvacque said, “One of us came into the cafe after the draw on Friday and said we had won 27m euros. We were all celebrating. Everyone was calling family and friends.” When she phoned lottery organizers, she was told there had been no winning entry. “We knew something was wrong,” she added. “We spent all night trying to find out what had happened.” After tracking down the person who bought the ticket — the local bookshop owner, they realized their normal numbers had not been entered. 
“We were all bitterly disappointed. You think you are the only winners in Europe, but you end up with nothing.” Mrs Farvacque said she cannot forgive her friend for the mistake. “Even in 20 years’ time, my hair will stand up on end whenever I see her.”