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16/11/2017
NI Couple Scoop £1m On Second Lottery Win
A couple from Co L'Derry have struck lucky on the lottery for the second time.
Catherine and Ciaran Kidd from Draperstown won £1 million on the EuroMillions UK Millionaire Maker - two years after winning £20,000 on the Lotto Millionaire Raffle.
The couple said the news hadn't sunk in yet.
Mother of four Catherine said: "I assumed that we'd won a free lucky dip as that is the most regular outcome, but I wasn't able to check on my computer at work so I phoned Ciaran and asked him to check at home - as I couldn't settle with the suspense until I found out.
"After a few minutes, he called me back and said I must have given him the wrong details as the system was showing that we’d won a million pounds on the EuroMillions Millionaire Maker."
She also said the pair have no big plans on what to spend the money on.
She continued: "Obviously there are lots of things we might consider buying like a new car or a nice family holiday, but really the freedom to spend more quality time together as a family is priceless and we are so lucky and so grateful that The National Lottery has made this possible for us."
(CD)
Catherine and Ciaran Kidd from Draperstown won £1 million on the EuroMillions UK Millionaire Maker - two years after winning £20,000 on the Lotto Millionaire Raffle.
The couple said the news hadn't sunk in yet.
Mother of four Catherine said: "I assumed that we'd won a free lucky dip as that is the most regular outcome, but I wasn't able to check on my computer at work so I phoned Ciaran and asked him to check at home - as I couldn't settle with the suspense until I found out.
"After a few minutes, he called me back and said I must have given him the wrong details as the system was showing that we’d won a million pounds on the EuroMillions Millionaire Maker."
She also said the pair have no big plans on what to spend the money on.
She continued: "Obviously there are lots of things we might consider buying like a new car or a nice family holiday, but really the freedom to spend more quality time together as a family is priceless and we are so lucky and so grateful that The National Lottery has made this possible for us."
(CD)
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