Life changing

Young Swansea man reveals £100Thousand

A 25-year-old man from Swansea has pocketed £100Thousand after a last-minute change of plan prompted him to buy a winning scratchcard.

Bingo!

David Godfrey, 25, had planned to go to bingo, but when a couple of people cancelled, David and a friend decided to go for a walk on Swansea seafront instead.

On a whim, David, an Operations Manager at Argos in Swansea, treated himself to a £100,000 Magenta Scratchcard. After leaving the shop, David and his friend sat on a bench overlooking Swansea Marina while he scratched the card.

When he revealed the third ‘£100,000’ winning prize symbol he thought he must be dreaming and he still can’t quite believe that his win is real.

“I’ve been on cloud nine since I won. Everywhere I go, I have the biggest smile on my face, even in work.

“This win changes everything for me, it will give me a massive head start in life and I can’t really get my head around the fact that it is actually happening.”

Dream Home

Now David can’t wait to put a deposit down on a new home and kit out his new pad.

“I’ve always wanted to own my own home but without any savings that felt like a distant dream. Now though, I can buy my dream home and more than that, I can make it exactly how I want it to be. This is the first time in my life I’ve looked forward to shopping.”

The Big Apple

David also plans to clear his debts and splash out on a trip to New York for him and his Mum.

“Even though I work full-time, I’ve been living with my Mum while I try and save for a house. Now though, I can get a place of my own and treat my Mum to a holiday to say a massive ‘thank you’.”

“It’s still a bit too much to take in at the moment. I regularly work long hours but with this win, life will certainly be easier from here on out.”

9 August 2018

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