Life changing

Ian and Debbie have some big plans for their EuroMillions win

“WE NEED TO TALK” Ian texted his wife of 18 years. After a moment of reflection he followed with a second message: “NOTHING BAD!” And indeed, this news was the best kind – the couple had won £1Million on EuroMillions.

Ian had decided to buy a couple of Lucky Dips after noticing a poster for the £96M EuroMillions jackpot. Little did he realise the impact this spur-of-the-moment decision would have on him and his family.

The next day he sat down for a cup of tea with The National Lottery app on his phone and some tickets in his hand. His first ticket, from an earlier draw, didn’t win, but when he picked up the second he was shocked to see the app explode into life with news of his enormous prize.

Ian, in a panic and assuming a gremlin in the system, immediately deleted the app before reinstalling it again. Scanning a second time revealed the same result. It really was a winning ticket and after calling in to triple check he started texting his wife, Debbie, who was at work.

During her lunch break she nervously called back, only to hear him say, “We’ve just won £1Million!”

Dropping her sandwich, phone still in hand, Debbie ran to the lounge at the residential care home where she works whooping with joy and repeating the news she’d just been given.

The win gives Ian the freedom to retrain as an electrician. He said, “I’ve been wanting a fresh challenge for a while but, with a family to support, this just wasn’t an option in the foreseeable future. Now, thanks to that quick purchase, I can follow a different path and our family can be financially secure all in one go. It’s flipping magic!”

Debbie loves her job so she’s not planning any major changes, but she is going to cut back her hours to spend time with her family and to enjoy the new home the couple plan to buy together.

They have two kids and their demands were beautifully simple. Their daughter didn’t want to move away from her friends and their son wanted a hamster. Ian said, “I think we can stretch to that!”

1st August 2019

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