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I screamed and cried when told we won £1MILLION on lottery, I thought it was a wind up
A LUCKY couple have recalled the moment they won £1million on the lottery – having first thought it was a wind up.
Theresa Picton-Clark, 70, said she still has to pinch herself after taking home the massive win with her husband John, 68, in January last year.
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A jubilant phone call captured the life-changing moment the pair found out they were millionaires.
Theresa - a champion ballroom dancer - and John celebrated by enjoying five bottles of champagne and a Waltz around the living room.
Recalling the special phone call a year later, the couple still can’t quite believe it.
"Even after a year I still have to pinch myself. I remember asking the lady on the phone at The National Lottery if it was a wind up," Theresa said.
"My head was spinning, I was crying, I felt free.
"In fact, listening back to the recording I did say I was going to liberate a bottle of champagne – and we ended up liberating a fair few more."
The pair revealed they picked up the winning ticket at a petrol station on the way to a hardware shop.
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They wasted no time in sharing their winnings and have bought laptops for friends and family who were home-schooling during lockdown.
The generous couple also purchased devices for their local school, bought a washing machine for a friend and even purchased Theresa’s dream car – a Fiat 500 Abarth.
Theresa added: "For me, the win means I am able to get back onto the dancefloor and lose myself in the freedom of ballroom dancing."
For those looking to emulate the same slice of luck, a £20million "must-be-won" jackpot is up for grabs in the National Lottery draw on Saturday.
Saturday's jackpot will either be scooped by one ticket-holder who matches all numbers or it will be shared between runners up.
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