[Grammar] on the lottery

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Will17

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Hello!!

Is this sentence correct?



-If you won €1m on the lottery, what would you change in your life?


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It´s correct except for the preposition on. ( "....in the lottery......")
 

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I'd use in the lottery, but I think on is OK too- you win money on the horses, etc, in the UK at least.
 

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I'd use in the lottery, but I think on is OK too- you win money on the horses, etc, in the UK at least.
I'd say "on the lottery".
 

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In the US, you can win on the horses, at the racetrack, in the lottery, on the Yankees, etc.
 

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Not a teacher only a native.

I would say 'I have won £1 million on the lottery.' I'm from the UK so maybe it is different in the US or other countries.
 
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