Record lottery jackpot

Title

Record lottery jackpot

Genre

Interview

TX Date

7 Jan 1996

Year of production

1996

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Duration

00:00:17

Description

Three people are to share this week’s bumper lottery jackpot of over 42 million pounds. Each one receives over 14 million, but the size of the payout has come in for criticism from church groups. The Bishop of Hull, the Right Reverend James Jones says the cash windfall is obscene.

Contributors

James Jones

Keywords

Wealth; National lotteries; Prize money

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