From Furlough to a near £250,000 EuroMillions Win

Samantha Morton from Benfleet in Essex, England, has had a great end to a difficult year. She won nearly £250,000 in the November 27 EuroMillions draw.Her win had begun working as a Warehouse and Logistics Manger in Dorchester, Dorset. Then in March Samantha was put on furlough as the first lockdown began. Rather than staying in the south of England, the divorcee decided to move to Benfleet to spend life with her boyfriend, Barry Lingard, 26. couple.It was the day after the EuroMillions draw that Samantha discovered her big win.  She’d got up early at 5.15am for work and checked her emails. One was from the National Lottery telling her she’d had a win in the November 27 draw. When logging into her account, Samantha got the shock of her life when discovering she’d won a £242,775.50 EuroMillions prize.

The Best Phone Call Ever

A lot of people might have decided not to go to work after receiving such news. Not Samantha, even though she says, “I was still in a daze.” Her break came at 10am and then she called Camelot from her car. Not surprisingly, she calls that “the best phone call I have ever made.” Now she can turn down requests from her boss to work overtime.The 36-year-old doesn’t play the EuroMillions draw a great deal.  The jackpot in the November 27 draw was £146.7m so she decided to have a go. “I played a Lucky Dip, and it seems the gods were smiling on me that day”

No more debts and a house

The 36-year-old won a total of £242,775.50 and knows exactly how she wants to spend some of her winnings. “This life-changing win means that Barry and I can start looking for a house of our own – it will be amazing,” said the delighted EuroMillions winner.Other spending plans include paying off all that is owed on her hire purchase car as well as other debts. Then, a holiday “somewhere warm” is planned.  “It’s been a tough year, but I couldn’t feel more lucky right now.”Get your EuroMillions tickets online today from Lottery24.