Two grandparents from Newcastle in the UK will finally be able to retire after each taking home a share of the £1 million jackpot in the same draw on Saturday.
British Tony Headley (68 years old) told the PA news agency last Saturday: “It was surreal, it was as if a burden had been lifted from my shoulders.”
The lorry driver from Newcastle was forced to pull over to the side of the road when his wife Christine called him to tell him they had just won a £1 million lottery game based on postcodes, according to British media.
The couple, who each registered separately, split the total with four other self-employed neighbors in the same postcode, winning £166,666, the equivalent of more than $280,000 each, for a total of more than $565,000. American dollar.
Without a second of waiting, the truck driver, who had worked behind the wheel for 42 years, called his employer to announce his immediate resignation.
“I got back to base, unloaded the trailer and my boss said, ‘You're lucky,' and he shook my hand and wished me all the best. I've been working my whole life and I thought it was time to take a break.” […] He continued, according to the British newspaper: “It was surreal.”
For the couple who find it difficult to believe that they are not “in a dream” and who this year will celebrate their 45th wedding anniversary, the amount will allow them to finally relax and enjoy life, as well as make some renovations and help their two children, four grandchildren and their next great-grandchild.
