BBC NEWS 24 798 17 Sep 13:39/45 ********** ** * * * 3/5 ********** ** ** **** ** *** * *** **** *** **** **** * ** **** *** * * ** ******** **** **** * ** ***** **** ******** **** **** **** *** * ** ** **** *** ********** ** * *** ** OIL PALS STRIKE IT RICH ON THE LOTTERY A 16-strong group of friends has scooped £11m in the UK's largest Lottery syndicate win, each taking £687,500 from the Sept 12 rollover.
The group, friends from their time at a Newcastle oil rig production firm, formed to bet on the pools but switched to the Lottery when it was launched.
Syndicate leader Les Evans was watching "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" when he checked the numbers.
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