A man who won big in the National Lottery got a scare when the ticket machine made a strange noise. At that time he felt that he would have nothing left. After winning more than Rs 1 crore per month for 30 years in Set for Life draws, John Stembridge, a plasterer by profession, is able to live the life of his dreams.
The 51-year-old man, from Trowbridge, Wiltshire, bought the ticket on May 18, 2023, but did not check it until weeks later. He said he was sitting in his van drinking coffee after completing a day of plastering when he noticed the ticket behind the balcony. It was close to a shop so he thought he’d go in and get the tickets checked, in the hope that something might happen!
When the store assistant put it in the machine to check, the machine made a really strange sound, something he had never heard before. The assistant then told her that she had to call the number on the ticket because it was a winning ticket but she could not pay him.
This person will get one crore rupees every month for 30 years. (Symbolic photo: Shutterstock)
John thought that perhaps he had won only ten thousand rupees, and when he realized that he had won much more than that, he had tears in his eyes. Back in my van, at that very moment an advertisement for the National Lottery came on the radio, playing a telephone call from a winner. And indeed his call was answered. The woman on the end of the phone said to John, ‘Are you seated?’ Then she confirmed that she had won the top prize.
John was tired of working long hours, being covered in dust and worrying about bills. Now plans to pursue his hobbies of fishing and photography and hopes to build a lakeside house and go fishing. He is also planning a fishing vacation across Europe.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: April 28, 2024, 07:51 IST