Couple wins lottery 4 times in one day
Published: June 2, 2005
LOTTO millionaires Michelle Turnbull and David Lindsay beat odds of 759,157,346,444,112-1 to scoop FOUR wins in one weekend.
The shellshocked couple netted £450 on a HotPicks entry, prizes of £80 and a tenner on the main draw, then a £4,535,773 jackpot.
As she toasted their amazing good fortune with champagne, catering assistant Michelle, 32, said: ‘This won’t change us as people but it will better our lives and the lives of our families.’
David, a 39-year-old labourer, added: ‘The jackpot sent me into orbit. I was officially retired the moment the sixth ball dropped!’
The couple’s run of luck began when David checked his numbers at their home in Dumfries on Saturday night.
The dad of two won £10 on a Lucky Dip. And another entry, with four of the numbers based on family birthdays,netted him£80. David chose 10 (Michelle’s dad’s birthday), 16 (her son’s birthday), 21 (her mum’s birthday), and 24 (Michelle’s birthday) as well as two random numbers.
All his birthday numbers came up, giving him four numbers. And he also used10, 16 and 21 to win £450 on the three-number HotPicks game.
While David was going with birthdays, Michelle was buying a £1 Lucky Dip ticket at her local Spar in Whitesands, Dumfries.
But by an amazing coincidence, her entry contained all four of Dave’s birthday numbers. And along with 34 and 46, they gave her a half-share of Saturday’s £9,071,546 rollover jackpot.
Michelle has yet to decide whether to quit her job as a cook at Dumfries Royal Infirmary. But David is already looking forward to a life of leisure,with more time to follow his beloved Celtic He said: ‘I’d just seen us win the Scottish Cup when I checked my numbers, so it was already a good night.’
The couple plan to buy a new home, a dream holiday and a BMW. There will be treats for their son John-Paul, 11, and David’s daughter Sara, 18.
Camelot experts came up with the figure of 759,157,346,444,112-1 by combining the odds on Michelle and David winning each of their prizes.
The odds on getting three numbers are one in 57, and matching four is a one in 1033 chance. The odds of a HotPicks top prize are one in 922, a main draw jackpot is a 13,983,816-1 shot.
That gives a combined total of 759trillion, 157billion, 346million, 444,112-1. Lucky or what
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