If you're one of the nine million people who won the tax-version of the national lottery and received your own self-assessment pack from Hector (or his replacement, Mrs Doyle), you'll be wondering what to do with your prize.

BBC: Self assessment basics

If the winnings from a lottery in the US are taxable, then obviously the purchase of tickets is tax deductible, right?

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But fears the lottery would encourage gambling, reduce donations to charity, and tax the poor to fund the pleasures of the rich were unfounded, it concluded.

BBC: For every ?1 spent, 28p goes to good causes