Costcutter Lucky Dip

Not many of us can claim to be Lottery Jackpot millionaires, and even fewer of us work in the shop where we bought our winning ticket! But lucky Neil Murray from Banchory, Aberdeen is such a person.

He works at the Costcutter store in Cults, Aberdeen and for the Wednesday 6 June draw he bought himself a Lucky Dip ticket. During a quiet time in the shop on the Thursday he printed off the winning numbers to check his ticket. When he realised he’d checked off all six numbers he could not believe it and had to ask his boss to check for him. But the numbers 7,21,22,28,37 and 40 on the Lucky Dip ticket were correct and as a result, Neil aged 27 and wife Jennifer aged 24 are £4,018,314 richer after two tickets won the jackpot pot of over £8million that night.

Even though the money is in the bank, Neil is still in shock. But the couple do have some plans. Like a new house and space for his wife’s passion, horses. And maybe a trip to America or Australia, and a new car. And then maybe they will start a family. But all these decisions are made a lot easier when you’ve a million or four in the bank!

- 18/6/07