Hilsea Couple Have ‘Lotto’ To Celebrate After Double Win On Saturday
08 Aug 2006

A lucky couple from Hilsea, Portsmouth, have double the reasons to celebrate after winning twice in last Saturday’s Lotto draw (5 August 2006) – as well as an amazing £2,254,572 share of the Rollover jackpot, the winning pair scooped a further £33 for matching four numbers.

Pat and John Davies, who are both retired, discovered that they had won on Saturday evening. Pat explained: “It’s funny because we never usually check our ticket until Sunday morning – but on this occasion I said to John that we should look on the internet. We were really happy because we checked the first line and we had four numbers. Then we checked our second line and we had all six – we couldn’t believe that we could be lucky twice!

“We didn’t know what to do, and we were sure it must be wrong, so we phoned our daughter Jane who then checked the numbers on the television. She thought we must have made a mistake too, but we hadn’t. I was so worried about losing the winning ticket but I didn’t know where to hide it. I thought about keeping it under the clock or under the mattress, but eventually I just put it in my purse because I was worried I would forget where I had hidden it. We didn’t sleep at all that night.”

Pat continued: “Luck was definitely on our side on Saturday. We bought the ticket at Tesco in Cosham High Street – which is where my daughter, Sue, and my grand-daughter, Victoria, both work – and the winning numbers were made up of the ages of my daughters and grandchildren. So we have a lot to thank our family for.”

“We are still absolutely in shock but very excited. The first thing on the shopping list is a new laptop for my husband John and a relaxing holiday. We have a very large family, which includes five grandchildren and five great grandchildren, so we are looking forward to enjoying our win with them and making sure our family is looked after.”

The winning Lotto ticket was purchased from Tesco in Cosham High Street, Portsmouth. The winning Lotto numbers for the 5 August 2006 draw were 3, 11, 13, 18, 26, and 31 – and the bonus ball was 35.

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