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Pensioner George Sturt, who still drives cabs for a living at the age of 76, along with his family of builders, have been named as the winners of a £26.1 million EuroMillions jackpot.
Hailing from Dorking in the UK, the widower plans to give the majority of his fortune away to charity and cancer research after the death of his wife to cancer six months ago.
Mr Sturt, who has eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren, is to share the win with three other members of his family syndicate – his daughter Teresa, 44, and sons Colin, 53, and Gary, 51.
After learning the news of his windfall, Mr Sturt walked into the offices of his local newspaper at lunchtime on Monday, announcing he had won the lottery.
“I couldn’t believe it when I found out,” Mr Sturt said.
“I don’t care about having a lot of money – I am just glad that my children will be looked after.”
The former builder said the jackpot, believed to be the fourth-biggest Euromillions won by a British ticketholder, would not translate into his retirement because he enjoyed driving cabs so much.
“I wouldn’t give it up,” he told the Dorking Advertiser.
“I have met too many nice people through it.”
His son Colin said to The Sun: “We had a bit of a drink-up to celebrate but the big knees up will come when the cheque is in the bank.”
“I am honestly still in a state of shock.
“This sort of thing happens to other people and not people like us – it is absolutely crazy.
“We put £4 each into a syndicate each week, but you don’t in your wildest dreams ever think you are going to hit it big like this. I mean it is over six million quid each.”
He continued: “It will be difficult to go back to building houses when you can afford to buy any house that you want.”
The winning ticket included the numbers 11, 26, 29, 49, and 50, with the lucky star numbers 4 and 7.
Mr Sturt was described as a “lovely bloke” and that he lived a humble life working as a taxi driver to make ends meet on his pensioner’s income.
by Lana Galea January 21, 2010
Tags: EuroMillions, George Sturt, lottery winner
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A 41-year-old mother of two, from the Western suburbs of Sydney, Australia, no longer has to worry about money troubles and plans to indulge in a little luxury after winning AUD$15.63 million in Powerball.
The self-employed winner, who wants to remain anonymous, paid just $11.55 for the winning ticket in yesterday’s draw.
“We’re struggling at the moment, don’t worry about that,” she said to a NSW Lotteries official. “This is going to make a big difference to our lives.
“I’ll use the money to pay off our mortgage and help family and friends. I’d also like to help some charities.
“There are lots of things that we couldn’t do before that we can do now.”
The still sceptical winner said she is also dreaming of spending her windfall on luxury cars, overseas holidays and special Christmas presents for her two teenage boys.
“Until I’ve seen the cheque I won’t believe it 100 per cent,” she said.
“I’m still not sure if it’s really true, but if I could have my dream car it would be a Range Rover Sport.
“We had looked at buying a new car recently, just normal family cars, but they seemed so overpriced. Now I don’t have to worry how much I pay. “I’d also like to take the family on a holiday to Europe and the UK. This Christmas is looking a lot brighter, the kids will be getting something better under the tree this year than they would have before,” she joked.
The winning numbers in last night’s Powerball draw were 9, 14, 18, 36, and 45, with Powerball number 43. The winner had been playing the same numbers every week since Powerball started in 1996, before trying her luck with randomly selected autopick numbers a few years ago.
The move certainly paid off for the lucky winner.
by Alex Newman October 16, 2009
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The winner of Europe’s largest-ever lottery prize won by a single ticket holder, an unnamed 25-year-old Spanish woman, was finally found yesterday after realising she had won the 126 million euro jackpot.
Lottery officials across Europe had been searching since last Friday’s EuroMillions draw for the winner, who was unaware of her record windfall because she was struck down with the flu.
The woman, from Majorca, only discovered she had become a multi-millionaire when she returned to work on Monday.
Still ill with the flu, the winner returned to work after fearing she might lose her job because of the recession, only to switch on her mobile phone and receive a phone call informing her she won the jackpot.
Since the record jackpot win was revealed on Friday, Spain has been abuzz trying to discover the identity of the lucky winner, who is travelling to Madrid today to collect her winnings.
The winning seven-number combination in Friday’s EuroMillions draw was 4, 23, 24, 29, 31 and Lucky Stars 9 and 8.
The previous biggest EuroMillions winner was Dolores McNamara, from Ireland, who scooped €115 million in 2005.
EuroMillions tickets are sold in the UK, Ireland, France, Spain, Portugal, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium and Luxembourg.
by Alex Newman September 20, 2009
Tags: EuroMillions, lottery, lottery winner
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UK motoring television show, Fifth Gear, helps a national lottery winner decide on which supercar to splurge his winnings on: the impeccable Aston Martin V8 Vantage or the state-of-the-art Ferrari F430. Which would you choose?
by Alex Newman September 10, 2009
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Irish mother-of-six, Dolores McNamara, became the biggest individual winner in EuroMillions history when she won her €115 million jackpot prize on July 31.
McNamara, 46, went into hiding at a hotel in Cork for four days before claiming her prize cheque at the Irish National Lottery’s Dublin offices.
The surprise windfall came as a welcome stroke of luck for struggling mother McNamara, who works part-time as a cleaner while her husband Adrian recovers from coronary artery bypass surgery.
After claiming her prize, McNamara issued a statement through her solicitor, David Sweeney, saying: “Dolores is absolutely thrilled with her win but realises that it will take some time for the implications of her win to sink in.
“Up to now, Dolores has lived a very happy and contented life among her family, friends and neighbours and it is her sincere desire that she and her family will return to normality as soon as possible.”
He added: “She is absolutely determined that her feet and the feet of her family will remain firmly on the ground.”
McNamara also appealed to the media to afford her “space and privacy to get her life back to normal.”
McNamara’s €2 quick-pick ticket, purchased at a convenience store near her home in the Limerick suburb of Garryowen, matched the EuroMillion draw’s five winning numbers 3, 19, 26, 49, and 50, as well as the two “lucky stars” 4 and 5.
by Alex Newman August 4, 2005
Tags: Dolores McNamara, EuroMillions, lottery winner
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