Screams of joy as grandma wins big
A Lincolnshire grandma screamed down the phone with delight to her daughters when she shared the news that she had won £300,000 on a Scratchcard.
Elizabeth, 68, a retired housewife, asked husband Bryan, 79, a retired labourer for Anglian Water, to pick up a National Lottery Scratchcard when he went to get the papers. After discovering the win and getting Bryan to check she wasn’t seeing things, Elizabeth called up her daughters.
“I told my daughter Sam, who lives nearby, the news first. And when it came to calling my other daughter Tracy, who lives in Norwich, the first thing she said was ‘shall we scream?’ They did and then just burst into laughter and both of us couldn’t believe what was happening to our family.”
Elizabeth had won the top prize of £300,000 on the National Lottery Bingo White Scratchcard. “I used to say no-one wins big on these Scratchcards and now of course I’ve changed my mind! I have won the odd small amount now and then, but I never thought I would hit the jackpot.”
Celebration
Elizabeth is still deciding what to do with her winnings but would love to take a holiday in Scotland where her father was born. There is also a big family celebration due in July, when Bryan turns 80 and she has three grandchildren to treat too.
“We definitely will go on holiday and I have always wanted to visit Scotland. My dad was born there and I have never been. He was in the Air Force and was posted to nearby RAF Coningsby where he met my mum."
“I have a seven-year-old grandson and my granddaughters are 17 and 20. The girls are both going to university so I will be able to help them out. I’m sure they will all come up with a list for grandma!”
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