Whats it like to hit the lottery jackpot?

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Elaine Thompson won 2.7m 17 years ago and still has cash left to show for it.

Statistically the North East is the luckiest region in the UK for lottery jackpot wins, based on the number of winners versus the adult population, with one in 14,211 of its residents now a lucky lottery millionaire. 

And our reporter Joel Goldman's spoken to Elaine Thompson, who's happy to be a statistic. Listen to her amazing winning story and find out how being a millionaire also comes with great responsibility!

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