Complete the text with the phrases below. Use the past perfect.

When Martyn Tott learned that he 'had won the lottery', he was, of course, delighted. He 'had bought his ticket' months earlier at his local newsagent's. He 'had not checked the numbers' at the time, but he knew he was the winner because he always chose the same six numbers. But there was a problem. He 'had lost his ticket'! Martyn Tott's computer records proved that he was the winner, but the lottery company refused to pay him without a ticket. Two years later, he was almost penniless. He 'had taken the lottery company' to court, but 'lost' the battle. He said he wished he had never played the lottery!