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A four-man syndicate from King's Lynn is celebrating
after winning the £4,206,341 jackpot in
the Lotto draw held on Wednesday 14 March. The
men, who all work for a road maintenance company,
had been told they would be made redundant a
few weeks ago, so the fact that that each of
them now has a just over a million pounds in
the bank is something of a relief.
David Brock, who leads the syndicate, explained
how the men had gone from being sad to glad
thanks to their winning lottery ticket: "We
were obviously very sad about losing our jobs
through redundancy, especially as the company
is well respected by the guys and we enjoy working
together. But suddenly our future has completely
changed with the win and we are all on a high."
The syndicate win, which came thanks to numbers
picked at random via the Lucky Dip system, was
discovered by Trevor Kimber as he read his morning
newspaper. "I was reading the Daily Mirror
at work and I thought the numbers looked familiar,"
Trevor said. "The truth is, that I've got
it wrong many times before so I didn't believe
it. I got the ticket out of the van and said
to David, 'you'd better check this and get a
copy of the winning numbers'.David went into
the local supermarket and when he came out said,
'well it's right, we've got every one'. It was
a fantastic moment and we're very, very happy
of course."
For the four millionaires, redundancy is no
longer anything to be concerned about. In fact
their only concern is how they will spend their
new wealth. Syndicate leader David wants to
buy a new car, a house and visit relatives in
Australasia. Trevor is planning to buy a new
Volkswagen in the first instance and makes more
plans later. The other two members are keeping
their cards close to their chests.
"This win changes everything," David
said. "It's the opportunity of a lifetime
and I really am going to enjoy it."
28 March, 2007
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