Lots of Lottery Success in Leeds

The city of Leeds and its neighbouring areas in Yorkshire, England, has enjoyed a great deal of lottery success over the years. Let's look at how some of the winners spent their windfalls with some good advice given along the way.

It's 20 years since Sarah and Aldan Ibbetson won a £3.013 million lottery jackpot. At first Sarah (who was on maternity leave at the time after giving birth to their daughter) thought only five numbers had been matched. The couple were "in disbelief" when realizing they had won the Lotto top prize.

No spending sprees

Susan Bradley won £99,074 seven years ago. The Leeds grandmother advises all winners to not rush into shopping sprees. Her view is it's best to carefully consider where to invest any lottery winnings.

The lottery win meant everything to her and her husband. "This win means my husband and I will never have to worry about money ever again." A new car was purchased, and her four children and four grandchildren received lots of treats.

2018 saw Arron Walshaw and Ceri Hall from Wakefield win £1 million. At the time, he was struggling to save up £50 for a camping trip. The win nearly didn't happen as there were only minutes left before the lottery ticket deadline. A customer let Arron go ahead of them in the queue and the rest is history. The couple used some of their winnings on a dream wedding.

New career

Also winning a £1 million lottery prize that year was Alex Best. He used his winnings in several ways. His student loan was paid off, a new house bought and a car too. Alex also used his lottery win to help him achieve his aim of becoming part of the music industry. He was able to start his own business working as a sound engineer.

Lewis Gill was given a scratchcard by his boss seven years ago. It was part of a workplace incentive scheme and it won £100,000. Some of his winnings were spent on a holiday to the Amazon rainforest.

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