EuroMillions Loser Hazel Loveday 'Says She's Had A Week From Hell'

EuroMillions Loser: I've Had A Week From Hell

The mother who missed out a sharing a £38m EuroMillions jackpot win after leaving a bus drivers' syndicate said she would have given them £1m if the situation were reversed.

Speaking to The Sun newspaper, single mother Hazel Loveday, 26, revealed she had been in hospital when she found out her colleagues had won the jackpot - and were each entitled to a £3.1m share.

"They all know that I was in hospital because I was in work when I collapsed but they haven't sent a card or any flowers.

"I don't know why they haven't been in touch yet — they must be caught up with their win."

Loveday, who dropped out of the syndicate six months before they hit the jackpot, said it had been a "week from hell": "If I won I'd definitely give the lads at the depot a million or more.

"I'd have been in touch with them if it was the other way round. We were like one big happy family in work."

Tweeters, however, weren't so sympathetic

Previously the drivers had commented on Loveday saying: “We all feel sorry for Hazel but what can you do? You’ve got to be in it to win it.”

On Wednesday the 12 winners in the syndicate of bus drivers celebrated their EuroMillions jackpot haul of £38m.

But the drivers declined to comment on Loveday, concluding that; "We all like Hazel, she's a good friend."

Chris Smith, who led the dozen-strong syndicate, said: "Times have been very tough for everyone - we were facing up to shifts being cut, which can really hit you in the pocket.

"This win means so much and is life-changing for everybody - people can live their dreams and help out their families."

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