Happy holidays for Yeomans
Folkeston couple deliver the goods with their EuroMillions win of over £300,000. Michael Yeomans, and his wife Sheila, are still reeling from the win although Michael admits that he's always secretly believed a big win was simply a matter of time.
Michael, who's currently working as a delivery driver, bought the life-changing ticket as he finished his job and popped into a local shop for a couple of Lucky Dips®. Putting the ticket in his wallet he thought no more about it.
He said, "I don't tend to check my tickets straight away, I like to keep that 'I could be a winner' excitement going for just a bit longer. On this occasion I waited two days until I checked the numbers on the TV. I quickly saw that my first line was no good but when I was working through the second line I couldn't believe that I'd matched five numbers, and then a Lucky Star. I shouted to Sheila to come and have a look, and when we saw how much it was neither of us believed what we were seeing."
He continued, "We just sat there in shock like lemons. I have to say, we've been a bit like that ever since! We haven't had any celebratory meals or wild parties but we have shared the news with our four children, although our youngest son wouldn’t believe it until he saw the ticket with his own eyes."
"While I'm pretty calm about it all, I get a bit alarmed when I think that for a couple of days I was getting about Folkestone with that ticket, worth more than three hundred thousand, in my wallet!"
With the win all confirmed and the money in the bank, Michael can finally breathe a sigh of relief. Life has been tough for the couple, especially since Michael was made redundant three years ago. He now works as a driver and Sheila is a support worker for children with learning difficulties.
Despite the lucky windfall Michael and Sheila are not making any frivolous purchases. A large proportion of the win has already been allocated to investments to provide peace of mind for the couple for the future, although there may be a few treats.
"I've never been abroad and Sheila has always wanted to visit Canada so we will certainly put that on the list. She also wants to get a dog, so maybe when we come back from the Canada trip we could think about buying a nice little four-legged friend."
Michael concluded, "While I'm really excited about the future, and eternally grateful to lady luck for this whopper of an early Christmas present, I have always worked hard and really know the value of money so I'm not planning on frittering it away. That said, with four children and eleven grandkids, we could get through it pretty quickly if we weren't careful!"
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