Woman narrowly misses out on £3.6million National Lottery jackpot after each of her numbers falls just one away from the winning one
An incredibly unlucky woman missed out on a £3.6million lottery win after all her numbers were just one away from winning.
Nicole Makrigannis, 23, from Liverpool, took part in the Set For Life draw, which would have given her £10,000 a month for 30 years.
The total prize amounts to a huge £3.6 million over the next three decades.
The make-up artist chose numbers 3, 12, 20, 39, 44 and 6 in the Set For Life lottery.
But the balls drawn were 2, 11, 19, 38, 43 and 6 – just one number short of the numbers she had chosen – in an almost unbelievable stroke of luck.
Nicole Makrigannis (pictured) from Liverpool couldn’t believe her own misfortune as she narrowly missed out on winning the Lottery’s Set For Life prize
Nicole was devastated when the drawing took place and she noticed her hilarious misadventure.
She wrote on X, formerly Twitter: ‘Oh my God. Why do bad things always happen to me?
“It wasn’t in the universe’s plan to let me live my life.”
To make matters worse, Nicole had chosen the correct number for the life ball (6), which is required to win the top prize of £10,000 per month.
Nicole took part in the Set For Life lottery draw – part of the main National Lottery – on Monday 18 March.
Others on social media were also in disbelief at poor Nicole’s accident.
Friend Adam from Sheffield said: ‘This would be my thirteenth reason why.’
Another said: ‘It’s called ‘one-off’. Usually this means that you are very close to the big win. The universe is just testing how you will respond.”
All of Nicole’s numbers were just one below the winning numbers
Nicole wrote on X, formerly Twitter, that the “universe” seemed to be against her
Others on social media were also in disbelief at poor Nicole’s accident
Haleigh Bailey said, “No, this wouldn’t make my villain era lie.”
Another added: “Just the words ‘set for life’ after seeing those numbers would have left me rocking back and forth in the corner sobbing.”
It comes after carer Joanne Jobson, 51, from Hartlepool, claimed the Set For Life prize in a draw on February 22.
Joanne showed what can happen if you manage to select all the lucky numbers and plan to use the money to buy her own house, book a world cruise and attend an ABBA tribute concert.
She said: ‘I’m so excited to be able to buy my own house and I’ve already started house hunting.
‘I lived with my mother and tried to save for my own house, but I was still far from realizing that step. It’s amazing that I can now make that dream a reality. I still can’t believe I won, it’s absolutely life-changing for me.’