Dundee winner takes two minutes to retire after hitting the EuroMillions Mega Friday jackpot
A lorry driver from Dundee admits he barely thought twice about retiring after becoming a millionaire.
Raymond Storey had planned to retire in August 2015, but his plans changed when he became a EuroMillions Mega Friday winner.
Raymond checked his number over his breakfast cuppa. He said: “I am usually up early to start work at 4am, but as it was a Saturday I had a bit of a lie-in. I was in the kitchen making myself a cup of tea and I thought I would turn on the laptop in the kitchen to check my numbers. I found out I was a millionaire at 6am and I decided to retire two minutes later.”
He continued: “I’m a lucky man. It’s wonderful to know that I can enjoy my retirement secure with the freedom to do what I want. I’ve not decided to buy anything in particular – I’m just looking forward to living my life as I please. I’ll keep playing the Lottery though; it has been good to me so I’ll keep giving something back.”
In the EuroMillions Mega Friday draw on 28th November, 10 players won a guaranteed £1M and a trip of a lifetime to Australia, Peru or Brazil. Every Mega Friday winner has the choice of either taking the once in a life time prize or a cash alternative. Raymond chose to take the cash alternative, bringing his total win to £1,050,000.
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