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The 2,000th person to become a millionaire
thanks to the UK National Lottery is grandmother
Stephanie Spindler from Lowestoft. Stephanie,
who is 51, has two adult daughters, a teenage
son and three grandchildren. We reported that
the Lotto game had created its 2,000th millionaire
a while ago, but the identity of the winner
was only revealed last week.
Stephanie described the moments when she discovered
her £2,192,219 win: "I was watching
the lottery draw on television and casually
checking my numbers. First, one number came
up, and then another until I had arrived at
six. I was simply stunned and shouted for my
daughter Teri who was in the kitchen so that
she could come and check them for me. Of course
at first she didn't believe me - it was a case
of 'here goes mum again' - but then we confirmed
the numbers and became unbelievably excited.
It's like one enormous Christmas present I can
share with my whole family".
A win this close to Christmas is good news
in itself, but for Stephanie the money really
will be life-enhancing. "I have Multiple
Sclerosis and have been in a wheelchair for
two years, so I live with my daughter Teri,"
Stephanie said. "I would really like to
build two houses side by side, together with
an indoor swimming pool and a gym so that everyone
can enjoy their leisure time and keep fit. It
would also be lovely for the grandchildren to
have plenty of space to run around."
Sadly, Stephanie's husband Stephen died two
years ago, so he is not around to share in her
happiness. "I know he would be absolutely
ecstatic and would want us to book a flight
to Las Vegas straight away," she said.
"I have promised myself that I will do
the trip anyway in his honour."
We wish Stephanie the trip of a lifetime, as
well as a very merry Christmas - her first as
a UK Lotto millionaire!
21 December 2006
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