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A Lotto player in Wales is celebrating after
winning a £1,173,269 share of the 27 January
national lottery jackpot. Celestina Setterlund,
from Newport in Wales, has a part time job stacking
shelves for her local Sainsbury's store, but
her sudden millionaire status means that she
can now start stacking up a whole new life for
herself.
Celestina, who lives with her partner Carl
and three children, was at home when she discovered
the lucky hand that fate had dealt her. Carl,
however, was working the night shift for his
job as a mill operator, so she had to call him
to share the good news.
"I rang Carl straight away and said he
had to come home because I'd got all six numbers
on the lottery," Celestina explained. "He
came back at about half nine, but then had to
go back to work because he'd left all the machines
on!"
With her partner fully informed, Celestina
called her other close relatives, and because
they live nearby they enjoyed an impromptu champagne
celebration which lasted until 5:30 the following
morning. This gave new millionaires plenty of
time to think about how she might spend her
fortune.
"I buy a lottery ticket every week,"
she said, "and every week I tell my sister
Angie that we will go on a shopping trip to
New York if I win, so that is exactly what we
are going to do! Carl and I are also planning
on buying a new car, probably Land Rover, and
of course we will treat the kids. So far, Mia
has asked to give up school and have a pony
- and we've said no to both!"
Overall, Celestina's win is going to have a
major impact on her life. As she says in her
own words, "The win means we can treat
ourselves to things we never thought we could
afford, and have financial security as a family.
I'm just overwhelmed by it all."
6 February, 2007
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