A Wigan grandad voices delight at winning £10k a month for a year - but he was close to coining 30 times more
A man from Wigan turned a £1 lottery prize into a £120k one when he bought another ticket with his modest winnings
A grandad from Wigan has won £10,000 a month for a year on The National Lottery’s Set For Life after reinvesting a £1 prize from a previous draw.
Now celebrating his life-changing win, he plans to use the money to go on more holidays and to treat his family.
The man, who wishes to remain anonymous, also plans to continue playing the lottery in hopes of winning the big jackpot saying: “Winning £10,000 a month for a year is amazing but I was so close to winning £10,000 a month for 30 years and I just missed it by one number!”
He won £1 on the August 6 Set For Life draw and, instead of pocketing his modest winnings, decided to use it to get another ticket for the August 10 draw. Which is when he won big.
Caroline Talbot, winners' advisor at Allwyn, operator of The National Lottery, said: “Congratulations to our lucky winner on his fantastic Set For Life prize.
“It’s wonderful to see a previous £1 win turn into such a significant prize just three days later.
“We hope the £10,000 a month gives him plenty of opportunities to enjoy time with his family and make some wonderful memories.”
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