A bloke in redruth about 40 mins from where I live won £450k twice
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Derek Ladner £958,284
A bowling fanatic from Redruth has literally doubled his money after winning two £479,142 shares of the jackpot - £958,284 in total - in the Lotto draw on Wednesday 11th July. This makes him the first ever single publicity jackpot winner to have won twice in the same Lotto draw.
This fantastic double helping of lottery luck happened as a result of a fortuitous mistake, after delivery driver, Derek Ladner, forgot that he already had bought his ticket that week and bought another one using his regular numbers. By another quirk of fate both tickets were bought at Tesco stores, one in Redruth the other in Penzance.
Derek commented: "It has really not sunk in yet. To win the jackpot once is amazing but to win it twice is unbelievable. Especially as I picked up my first prize and had forgotten about the other ticket. It was only a day or two after I remembered I had it."
Derek and his wife, Dawn, who are both avid bowlers and play for Bickford Smiths Bowling Club in Tuckingmill, cannot believe the timing of their windfall as Derek is due to retire on Friday. The couple are now making plans for the future - as well as modernising their house in Redruth, they are planning a luxury holiday to Tenerife. They will also be spending some time enjoying their hobbies of bowling and supporting Redruth Rugby Club.
Derek said: "The two wins could not have come at a better time! We had already made a lot of plans for our retirement together. This win means we can now really enjoy ourselves a lot more and treat our friends and family."