Salisbury woman becomes millionaire after big win on scratchcard
She's promising to spend more time with loved ones
A grandmother from Salisbury has won big on a National Lottery Scratchcard, netting herself £1 million.
58 year old Sandy Doyle popped to the One Stop on Netherhampton Road in Harnham early on Sunday morning to pick up a copy of the paper and treated herself to two Match A Million National Lottery Scratchcards.
One scooped her a £10 win, the other made her a millionaire.
Sandy says that her nearest and dearest will benefit from her big win:
“I’ll be helping out my two daughters and my grandkids too, I think the first treat for us all will be a trip to the beach for Easter holidays where we can have fun and take some time to plan the future.
“Once home I popped the kettle on for a cup of coffee and decided to scratch my Scratchcards. When I revealed the £1MIL sign on the first Match A Million, I didn’t believe it so I put it to one side, and played the other. I saw I had won £10 on that Scratchcard which I did believe!
“I then looked back at the other one, rubbed my eyes and signed the back just in-case. I’m an early riser so it was nerve-wracking waiting for the National Lottery phone lines to open at 9am. I called one of my daughters who didn’t believe me - to be fair, I’m not sure I did either.”
Once it was all confirmed, Sandy's first plan of action was to retire from her job as a warehouse operative:
“I didn’t retire to swan about living the millionaire life. I help care for my father, and that was always a juggle with work, now thanks to this amazing win I will have more time to cherish precious moments with him.”
While she isn’t planning on changing much in the short-term, and her loved ones are the priority, a house, trips to sporting events and dream holidays are on the cards for Sandy.
“I’m okay where I am currently, but in the future I’d like to buy a bungalow. I have a cousin in Atlanta, Georgia who I haven’t been able to visit in the last two years so a holiday over there, and a road trip to Las Vegas are definitely on the cards.
“I’m also a big rugby fan and have only been able to watch England at Twickenham once so there will certainly be more trips to watch them, as well as watching the Rugby World Cup in France next year.”