The big house jackpot

A DECADE ago this newspaper carried a regular slot called The Lotto House – looking at that week’s dream offering you could possibly buy with a £1 million National Lottery win.

The slot sort of ran its course around the same time that a single Lotto Jackpot often wasn’t even enough to buy that dream country pile or city pad.

Now, with country estates down 50% in value, a decent Euromillions win might just buy a small Irish county.