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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Sami Quadri

Woman becomes 'world's richest person' after coffee shop gift card glitch shows £63 quadrillion balance

A Midlands woman briefly became "the richest in the world" after a gift card glitch at a Nottingham coffee shop left her with an eye-watering £63 quadrillion balance.

Sophie Downing simply wanted to buy a matcha latte when she visited her local cafe, 200 Degrees in Nottingham, armed with a £10 gift card.

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