Dromore cleaner Helen wins £35,000 Cool FM Downtown Cash Call

Meet our latest Cool FM Downtown Cash Call winner 🎉

Author: Emma DicksonPublished 26th Feb 2021
Last updated 26th Feb 2021

Helen Gill, who has previously only ever won £10 on a scratch card, was still in complete shock this evening when she caught up with Cool’s John Kearns.

Last year was tough on Helen and her family, she's been out of work for most of the pandemic. This incredible cash prize couldn’t have come at a better time.

“I do private house-keeping," shares Helen. "A lot of my clients would be older so they’re obviously shielding. Then others are working from home, a lot are also home-schooling at the minute, so I’ve had very little work this year. I don’t know when I’m going to get back, it has been tough.”

Helen and her husband have three children, a son David and two daughters Lorraine and Jacqueline. She has already started to think of ways to spend and share the cash - she jokes her kids must be on their best behaviour...or else. First job though, is to fix up the garden.

“My youngest daughter Jacqueline just had a wee baby before Christmas, Seth, so we’ll be able to buy him something nice and treat the other grandchildren too. We’d love to spread it around a bit.”

As soon as it’s safe to do so, Jacqueline will be heading to sunnier climates to celebrate. “I’d like to go back to Portugal, we were there twice just before the lockdown. We hadn’t been abroad in quite some time, it was nice to get away, so I’d like to go back.”

A huge congratulations to Helen, we can't wait to see updates on her fancy new garden this summer.

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