2000th National Lottery Millionaire created

The 2000th Millionaire to be created by the UK’s National lottery since the first draw on 19/11/1994 comes from Lowestoft and is a 51year old grandmother.

Stephanie Spindler won the jackpot on 9 December by picking the numbers 5,8,10,18,20, 46 on a ticket bought at Lowestoft’s town-centre Tesco. She was watching the draw live on TV and could not believe it as she ticked off each number. By the time she had all six she was screaming for her daughter to come out of the kitchen and check them for her. The numbers are well known to Stephanie as they are made up from family birthdays and were chosen by her late husband.

As a sufferer from Multiple Sclerosis, Stephanie is confined to a wheelchair and lives with her daughter, but now she plans to buy a plot of land and build two family homes, plus an indoor pool and gym so that all the family can live close together but have plenty of space. Sadly Stephanie’s husband Stephen died two years ago from a heart attack, but if he’d been around to share in the joy of their win he would have had them booking a trip to Las Vegas straight away. So, she thinks the family will make the trip anyway, in his memory.

- 21/12/06