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A syndicate of seventeen, with several members
working at Bradford University and College's
Inprint and Design, has won the 21 October Lotto
jackpot worth a whopping £5,229,849. The
syndicate have been playing the lottery for
the last four years, led by the organiser Barry
Waterhouse.
It wasn't Barry who discovered the win, but
he did find out about in on the night of the
draw, as he explains: "One of the syndicate
members, David Firth, called me to break the
good news but I didn't really believe it so
my wife called her brother-in-law who writes
the numbers down every week. As he was reading
the numbers to her, David called me back and
read the numbers out again. I started reading
out loud the numbers from the ticket as my wife
was repeating the winning numbers to me and
it was then that I realised we had won!"
At that point, it was Barry's responsibility
to let the other members know about their good
fortune. "I called the rest of the syndicate
to let them know, and then celebrated at home
until the small hours of Sunday morning,"
Barry said. The syndicate members were worried
I hadn't actually bought the ticket that week,
but I assured them I had."
He also kept the ticket safe. Not in his wallet,
but in a metal tin which he kept beside his
bed! "Someone told me to do that, because
if there was a fire, the ticket wouldn't get
burnt!" he explained.
The seventeen syndicate members are now creating
their shopping lists, which include houses and
holidays among the more expensive items. "We
are all over the moon about the win," Barry
said. "It will mean greater financial security
for us all, and I'm really looking forward to
having a great Christmas with my family."
26 October 2006
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