Only Fools And Horses: 10 Times Del Boy Was ALMOST A Millionaire
4. The Spanish Lottery
The scheme:
No big scheme from Del on this one ironically. All he did was buy some Spanish lottery tickets for himself, Rodney and his girlfriend Cassandra, while the three are on holiday together in the series six episode 'The Unlucky Winner Is...'. When it's revealed they've got the winning numbers, it looks like dreams are finally coming true for the Trotters.
What went wrong:
It's actually Del's previous actions that led to his downfall on this one. The holiday in question was one Del had won by entering one of Rodney's paintings in an art competition. The catch: it's a competition for teenagers.
In what is possibly the greatest episode of the show (in this author's opinion), Rodney has to spend a week going around pretending he's a 14-year-old, while being a member of the 'Groovy Gang' and acting like his brother's his dad, while his girlfriend's his stepmum.
It then turns out that the winning lottery ticket was in Rodney's name, and because Del doctored his passport, they can't prove Rodney's actually an adult. As a result, the ticket's void.
It's definitely one of the more gut-wrenching moments for the Trotters.