Life changing
Lotto winner Malcolm Waites with wife Nadine and oversized cheque sitting on their farm

"I always knew I'd win" – Sussex farmer sees his dream come true

A retired farmer from Billingshurst, who always believed he was going to win the lottery, finally saw his dream come true. Malcolm Waites and his wife Nadine are now celebrating with £169,826 in the bank.

The life-changing win was the third Lotto win in as many draws for online player Malcolm. He said, "I was on a winning streak so I thought I'd banked another small win. When I logged on and saw the amount of the win I knew it wasn't just a winning streak, it was one hell of a lucky streak! I was always telling Nadine that I'd win the lottery, and she'd always tell me to shut up, she may believe me a bit more in future!"

The first step on the couple's new life is a new motorhome for them and their three dogs. Malcom said, "We compete in dog obedience classes which means we travel all over the country every weekend to competitions, spending half the year living in our motorhome. We are planning to upgrade to something a little newer, larger and possibly more luxurious – we are lottery winners after all!"

The rest of the win will be invested for Malcolm and Nadine's retirement. He said, "I've been lucky in life but not necessarily in the traditional sense, until now. I worked on the family farm from 16 but farming is a tough industry and in 2009, with mounting debt, I finally had to give up the farm in Yorkshire. When I came down to East Sussex to manage a herd of dairy cows for a week I was pretty low but luck was smiling because I met Nadine, we fell in love and I never left! Now, just as we are tightening the purse strings for retirement, Lady Luck has struck again."

The National Lottery has been changing the lives of winners and supporting good causes across the UK since 1994. In that time, there have been more than 7,000 new millionaires created and by playing The National Lottery you raise over £4 million for Good Causes every dayΔ.

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