She won the lottery when she was a mere 17-year-old. Now 21 and feeling "empty and isolated," Britain's youngest person to win the Euromillion says the windfall had "ruined" her life.

She said she was planning to take legal action against lottery bosses for negligence.

Jane Park, who won £1m at the age of 17, said winning the windfall had "ruined" her life and she often thought things would have been better if she had never won.

Jane, now 21, argued that someone of her age should not have been allowed to win such a substantial sum of money.

She said 18 should be the minimum age for winning the lottery and suggested the current limit of 16 was too young.

She said she had become bored of relentless consumption and felt like it failed to offer long-term genuine happiness.

"I thought it would make life 10 times better but it's made it 10 times worse.

"I wish I had no money most days. I say to myself, 'My life would be so much easier if I hadn't won'," she told the Sunday People.

"People look at me and think, 'I wish I had her lifestyle, I wish I had her money.' But they don't realise the extent of my stress. I have material things but apart from that, my life is empty.

"What is my purpose in life? I think 18 should be the minimum age for winning the lottery, at the least. The current age of 16 is far too young."

Despite the fact that Camelot, which runs EuroMillions in the UK, appointed an adviser to help Jane deal with her newly accumulated wealth, she said it was family advice that helped her keep her spending in check.

Ms Park said it was unsettling how differently her life had turned out from her friends, making her feel isolated.

"It's scary how different my life is from my friends'. There's no one in the same boat as me, no one who really understands. I feel like I'm a 40-year-old."

While most who play the lottery fantasise about the moment of winning the jackpot, the reality of winning can be more complicated. There are numerous stories of lottery winners who have struggled to get used to quitting their jobs and becoming rich overnight.

Callie Rogers, who was 16 and earning £3.60 an hour when she won a National Lottery jackpot worth £1,875,000 in 2003, struggled to adjust to her newfound wealth. She went on a spending spree and is reported to have tried to kill herself.

Ironically, Rogers has said she is much happier now she has spent her fortune.

“I don’t think of myself as a lottery winner. I try to forget the ups and downs I've been through and just feel like a normal person,” she explained in 2013.

“It was too much money for someone so young. Even if you say your life won't change, it does - and often not for the better.” (Yahoo News)

She bought lottery ticket by herself.
She won.
Now she wants to sue because she found out the hard way that money doesn't buy happiness.
I'd say she's an over pampered little girl.
She should learn to take responsibility for her actions. Not everything is "someone else's fault".

Money doesn't bring happiness, wisdom does. She wasn't wise.

Am so sorry for her.

Next pls

I won't really blame her, no matter who u are overnight riches can really change u.

IBM still remains to be so consistent in all its services and products, as it was all those years ago when the company started. I think the same can also be said about Grand Dragon Lotto, the casino too has remained so consistent across all these years. Both these things just seem so deserving of appreciation, don't they?