Life changing

Beginner’s luck leads to travelling adventures

Sam Lawton from Leamington Spa is celebrating after scooping the amazing prize of £10,000 every month for a year on Set For Life…it was the first time he’d ever played the game.

Data Analyst Sam was inspired to play Set For Life after watching the news about recent winner Dean Weymes who won the top prize of £10Thousand a month for the next 30 years at the beginning of August. Little did he know that just two weeks later he’d be sharing that winning feeling.

All whilst having a bath

Having downloaded the National Lottery app and bought his first Lucky Dip, all whilst having a bath, Sam was starting to dream about what might be on his bucket list. The excitement and anticipation got the better of him so just 90 minutes later he decided to check the results and discovered he’d won.

Sam and his partner Connie, who is also a National Lottery novice, couldn’t believe their eyes when the app told them they had won £10,000 a month for a year. Having verified the win with Camelot, Sam started to think about how he would enjoy his win. First up: a trip to New York to see the sights and meet up with some friends.

Then there’s the plans for the future for him, Connie and their one year old son. A deposit for a home is high on the priority list as well as an intensive driving course.

Sam said, “I haven’t passed my test and with a small family I need wheels, maybe a BMW 1 series. The win will allow me to learn to drive and get a car straight away – which is amazing.”

Given the speed at which he won, we think that Sam might not take too long to get on the road and enjoy his new found freedom.

20th August 2019

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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