Family Luck

When Pat and John Davies decided to use the ages of their daughters and granddaughters to pick their lottery numbers, they had no idea how lucky that decision would be. Not only did they get four numbers correct on one line, they got all six and the jackpot with their second line. The ticket, bought at Tesco where a daughter and granddaughter work, won £2,254,572 on 5 August 2006.

Both John and Pat are retired but decided to check their lottery ticket against the results posted on the Internet on the Saturday night, instead of waiting for Sunday’s paper. Realising they were winners, they could not believe it. So they checked, checked again, called their daughters and then had a sleepless night. Like many winners their first dilemma was where to keep the ticket safe. Should it be under the mattress, on the mantelpiece? Pat decided that her purse was the best bet, as at least there she’d not forget where she’s put it!

The first purchase the couple plan to make is a laptop computer, and then they are off on a holiday. Once back there will be no shortage of people to spend the money on as they have a large family including five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. The couple’s winning numbers were 3,11,13,18,26,31 (bonus ball 35), and the ticket was bought at Tesco in Cosham High Street, Portsmouth.

- 21/8/06