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Isle of Man resident Jimmy Goodwin has become
the National Lottery's first "Manx"
millionaire after matching five main numbers
plus one Lucky Star number in the Euromillions
draw of 20 October to win £1,228,704.80.
The Euromillions jackpot has since rolled over
for an ninth consecutive week, and will be worth
around £88 million on Friday 3 November.
Jimmy is a steel worker at Ronaldsway Aircraft
Company, and it was a colleague there who brought
the win to his attention. "I thought he
was kidding around," he explained. "He
had to get the crumpled up results out of the
bin to show me I really did have the numbers.
Everyone at work was absolutely delighted for
me - they were all shaking my hand".
The celebrations continued when Camelot official
Dot Renshaw flew to Isle of Man of 25 October
to present Jimmy with his mammoth cheque. Although
he looked very relaxed about the win as he posed
with champagne for photographers, he admitted
that the win would have huge impact on his life.
"This kind of win means a huge weight
off my mind in general," he said "especially
with Christmas coming up. And it gives me the
freedom to think about things other than work,
which is wonderful".
These "other things" that Jimmy refers
to include spending more time shooting and fishing
- and he now intends to do the latter from his
very own sea fishing boat. His love of Manchester
United may also inspire a few trips to watch
his favourite team play at home and away.
With an £88 million jackpot up for grabs
in the next Euromillions draw, we think it's
a safe bet that Jimmy will be trying his luck
yet again - as will many more Isle of Man players
who would like to follow in his footsteps!
31 October 2006
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