#Lifechanging

Billy Baldrey and fiancee Sarah

Wedding bells ring for Billy Baldrey

A last minute decision to go online and grab a EuroMillions ticket means this young couple from Colchester can now plan a future they never dreamed of. After winning, Billy immediately promised his finacée 'the wedding she has always wanted,' and to plan a bright future for their two young boys.

With the jackpot over £100M Billy bought a ticket online mere minutes before the draw closed. After the lucky balls had been drawn an email was sent with news of his win, but Billy didn't see it the next morning and went off to work.

It wasn't until after work that he finally discovered his win. He said, "As soon as I saw the size of the win on the screen I let out the biggest yell and then couldn't stop leaping about the room and whooping with joy. I told Sarah what had happened but she didn't believe me. She wouldn't believe it really was true until the Winners' Advisor visited us and finally confirmed we were £241,508.90 richer!"

The win means the dream of a wedding can finally come true for the young couple. Billy said, "Every time we started planning the wedding some other expense came up and it went on the back burner. At last I will be able to give Sarah the wedding she has always wanted."

The life-changing impact of the win will carry on after the ceremony, Billy continued, "Of course the wedding will be amazing but the thought that we will then be coming home to our own house, in our own car, knowing that there is money in the bank for the boys' future is the stuff of magic. It means I will no longer have to work silly hours and we can really enjoy being a family rather than just getting by. I never dreamt for one moment that our life could be like that.”

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