Marilyn Fairfull loves to play with scratch cards and calls them a ‘’little treat”. Participating in the National Lottery was just a hobby until she recently won 1 million pounds, which is 1,1 million euros! What are her plans, now that she is a millionaire?

The magical second scratch card

Just a while ago 64-year old Marilyn Fairfull visited an ESSO petrol station and bought a ticket for the National Lottery Scratchard. She had done the same for many times and hoped luck would be at her side. She cashed in a previous winner and bought a couple of scratch cards. With the first one she won 20 pounds. With the second card her dream came true. The two bank symbols on her scratchard matched. It made the married mother of four a millionaire immediately!
‘Surreal’
Of course Marilyn was in total shock. In a statement the press she says it was ‘amazing’ and ‘surreal’. She simply couldn’t believe it when she saw the amount of money on the card: 1 million pounds! Fairfull’s husband says that the big win will not change their lives that much. He describes his family as normal people who never expected such a win would happen to them.

Time for a redecoration and vacation
Marilyn has lots of plans with the money. She wants to use it for a new car and redecorate her home. Besides that, her entire family is planning a vacation trip for the first time in ten years. They also want to buy tickets for Wimbledon and, last not but least, a television to watch the football World Cup during the summer.

Monopoly has been a popular board game for decades. Did you know that in Great Britain you can also play a scratchard version? Recently a very lucky taxi driver became a millionaire because of the Million Monopoly Scratchard game! It’s an amazing story, because the taxi driver didn’t even chose the winning card himself.

Best shop assistant ever
58 year old Alan Phillips should thank the shop assistant of the place where he bought his lucky ticket forever. The assistant of the local store choose the lucky card for Alan, which brought him 1 million pounds. The taxi driver paid only 10 pounds for his ticket, but can now start a new life. At Sunday Alan walked to the local store to buy some papers. He then decided to buy a scratchard, because you never know what life brings. Alan definitely experienced that. Apparently he already had the feeling that the card would bring him luck, because Alan decided to purchase two extra scratch cards. However, he didn’t know which one to choose. This is when the golden shop assistant comes in, because she eventually picked the two scratchcards for 5 pounds each.

Now a millionaire

Alan wasn’t aware of the luck that had befallen him until he returned to his taxi. He couldn’t believe his eyes. The friendly driver had become a millionaire! At first Alan wasn’t really sure, so he went back to the store to check the scratch cards. ‘You’re now a millionaire’ the cashier said to him. A moment the taxi driver will probably never forget.

A new life for the family
Alan is almost 60 and married for 40 years to Caroline. His wife actually didn’t believe him because he cracks jokes all the time. His wife Caroline only believed him when he showed the creditcard. The couple, already grandparents, is definitely planning to spoil their kids and grandkids. In the evening they took the entire family to their local restaurant for a fantastic meal. They want to change the lives of their family members forever. This is why Caroline and Alan will purchase a house for their children.

More time with the grandchildren
Alan is definitely planning to enjoy being a millionaire. First of all he wants to buy a caravan for Caroline and him in North Wales. He had never been able to afford the caravan, which was a big wish of his wife. Now he can give her everything she wants! The couple is planning to retire early and spend a lot of time with their grandchildren. They never thought this would be possible, but things have changed positively now.

Generous millionaire who still works

Alan is a very generous man. He says he will give some money to help the cashier, because without her he wouldn’t be a millionaire. The new millionaire calls it a dream come true. He also says that his big win proves that it can happen to anyone. And the most beautiful thing? Alan still returned to his job at Wrexham Prestige Taxis the next morning. He simply loves his job and doesn’t want to let people down. Besides that, Alan finds it very funny to know that he’s probably the only taxi driver millionaire in the entire country!

Mark Tyson and his fiancée, Jenna O’Hagan, who both work at a holiday park in Cornwall, won the top prize on the Super Cash Bonus Scratchcard, from National Lottery GameStore. And the couple say the win means its full steam ahead for the dream wedding they had been saving for.

The couple has been saving money for their wedding ever since. Both Mark and Jenna do have pretty big families who they really want to invite for the day of their life. Now that they do not have to wory about the cost, they can really start planning their dream wedding.

It turned out to be a doubly lucky day for Mark who had had a successful job interview earlier to join the Police Specials and had purchased the scratchcard to celebrate. However, because the interview was in Exeter and he and Jenna had to rush back to Newquay to meet family, the card remained forgotten in his wallet until later that same night.

Speaking about the moment Mark said; We had so much going on, I just forgot about it”. “When I remembered and discovered that I had won £100,000 I could not believe my eyes. It did not seem real and I actually burst into tears. We’ve always had to work hard and scrimp and save but this win just takes all the pressure off for us. It is completely life changing.”

The couple both work in the Hendra Holiday Park in Newquay, where jenna works in the fis hand chip shop and with Mark being a lifeguard supervisor. As well as paying for their wedding, the couple plan to give away some of their winnings to family and charity and help them buy a home together.

Simon Rustage has scored the top prize of £250,000 every year for the next 15 years on the scratchcard Mega Rich hard on the heels of a syndicate of his co-workers, who scooped a Lotto jackpot in January. Simon will receive a cheque for a cool quarter-of-a-million pounds every October from now until the year 2029. While he has no plans to quit his job as a stock handler, he’s already drawn up a shopping list that includes a new car and a season ticket to see his beloved Rugby League team, Warrington Wolves.

Simon says:’ It is such a lovely way to receive the money , it provides me with security and reassurance.’ It is like having a job with a £250,000 salary but not actually going into work. Wolves fans at Simon’s workplace, Norbert Dentressangle, are now two-thirds of the way to a National Lottery hat trick this year. In January a syndicate of fellow and former workers scooped a £1.7 million Lotto jackpot but it was six weeks before the Part Timers, also keen Warrington Wolves fans, discovered their good fortune after forgetting to check their ticket.

After banking £250,000 on a Scratchcard top prize win, Adam Kelsall from Nottingham and his fiancée have been dancing for pure joy.

Adam was on his way to work when he bought the Scratchcard after filling up with petrol. The split second decision proved to be a good one, he said, “I saw the diamonds and initially thought I’d won £250. I looked again and realised I’d won £250,000. I screamed out for joy in the kiosk and then ran and danced across the forecourt shouting, I’m rich”.

He then quickly called his fiancée to tell her the life-changing news. Jenna, a registered nurse made the nail biting call to Camelot to get confirmation of their win. After the claim was confirmed they both went completely nuts. The couple, who are currently planning their wedding for next year, are still making plans but are discussing cars, holidays and a down payment on a house.