Many of us will have indulged in daydreams about what we'd do if we won the lottery, from round-the-world trips to that gorgeous house with the indoor pool on Rightmove. Sadly, for the vast majority of people, such dreams will remain just that, floating about harmlessly enough in some imagined future.
It must be far more painful however to find out you've won a life-changing sum, only to have the money snatched right back due to the strict rules of the game.
One couple has now learned this the hard way, with their initial joy over winning £82,000 ($100,000) on a scratch card having quickly turned to dismay after they realised the card had expired five days before.
