I thought I had just won a fiver on the EuroMillions – it wasn’t until hours later I realised how much I had won
A COUPLE had thought they’d just won just £5 on the EuroMillions lottery but hours later they realised they’d bagged a cool £77,000.
Oliver Price, 34, and his partner Chloe White, 20, from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, said the reality of their major win hadn’t quite sunk in yet.
The couple, both casino workers, originally thought they’d pocketed an insignificant £5 before it dawned on them on the sizeable sum heading their way.
Oliver said: “I remember checking my emails and seeing a message from The National Lottery to say I was a winner but, to be honest, I thought it would be about a fiver.
“I had to wait until the morning to find out exactly how much we had won and when the amount came up in front of me, I couldn’t believe it.”
The lucky Brit then added: “We feel very, very lucky.”
Oliver managed to bag his win by playing his EuroMillions online and choosing a Lucky Dip.
The pair managed to match the five main numbers and one Lucky Star number in the June 14 draw.
The winning numbers were 2, 13, 16, 24, 32 and the Lucky Stars numbers were 1 and 7.
Chloe and Oliver now have their hearts set on dream holidays to Florida and Bali but also have other exotic destinations on their wish list.
Oliver said: “I have always wanted to go to America and have actually had trips booked several times before but, each time, they have been cancelled for various reasons.
“Both Chloe and I have Disney World Florida at the top of our wish list so that will be the first to be ticked off.
“We’d also really love to go to Bali and explore different parts of the world together, something we never thought we would be able to do just yet.”
They are also on the look-out for a new, larger home but a ren’t in any great rush to move just yet.
Oliver said: “We’re considering our options to move house – we certainly want to upsize, so we’re just taking a little bit of time to think about exactly what we want and where we want it to be.
“While we had intended to move at some point in the future, this win means that we’ll be able to find our dream home much sooner than expected.”
How to play the EuroMillions
- Pick five numbers from 1-50 and two Lucky Stars from 1-12, or try a Lucky Dip for randomly selected numbers.
- Choose to play on a Tuesday or Friday – or both, then the number of weeks you’d like to play.
- You can play up to seven lines of numbers and buy up to 10 play slips at a time.
- You’re good to go.
You can buy EuroMillions tickets online every day from 6am until 11pm.
But remember, to play on a draw day, you’ll need to buy your ticket before.
Your winnings should not be taxed but when they are considered as income or you start making income through interest, then these might be taxed.
The EuroMillions website says: “While there is no tax on the initial sum paid into your account, it may be that the win starts to produce an income through interest.
“This will then be taxed as part of your normal income tax.”
