Columnist Carolyn Hitt on the dreams and perils of winning the lottery – and what happened when Aunty Rhona won the Pools in 1978 From kidnapped daughters to criminal skeletons being sprung out of cupboards, nothing but catastrophe has befallen each character since they hit the jackpot. To add to my personal devastation of achieving just two numbers in last Saturday’s draw, Camelot has since announced sweeping changes that will see the odds of winning the lottery lengthen from one in 14,000,000 to one in 45,000,000.