10-02-2018 08:00 via theguardian.com

National Lottery: on some scratchcards it’s impossible to win top prizes

Lottery allowed to carry on selling scratchcards even when all jackpots have been wonThe National Lottery’s blue “Millionaire 7s” scratchcard game, which costs £5 a go, boasts of “six top prizes of £1m”. But if you go and buy one today, the shopkeeper probably won’t tell you that all six £1m jackpots have already been snapped up.Meanwhile, the Camelot-owned lottery’s £250,000 Gold game, which costs £2, tells buyers there are
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