EuroMillions winners ‘kept lotto ticket in an unlikely place’ – January 17th 2012

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The pressure to keep a winning lottery ticket safe must be unbearable for those lucky enough to choose the correct numbers, but oneYorkshire family knew exactly where to put their slip for safekeeping.

Judy and Frank Whitmore from Tockwith in the UK landed a €1.2 million cash prize playing EuroMillions just before Christmas last month and decided that they would stow their lottery ticket safely away in an antique teapot before taking it to the lottery headquarters to collect their payout.

Ms Whitmore explained that the hiding place has sentimental value because it belonged to her husband’s great-great-grandmother.

She noted that the teapot is kept on the kitchen shelf and she knew it would be a safer place than the windowsill or her purse – where she usually keeps her lottery tickets.

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The couple realised their luck had come through when they checked their EuroMillions numbers on Christmas Eve.

Ms Whitmore said she was so excited that she had to ask her son to check the numbers and call the lottery for her, because neither she nor her husband could speak.

When it dawned on them, the couple – who are in their 60s – admitted they screamed with excitement.

After the realisation they had won a fortune began to sink in, the family went for a stroll to regain a sense of normality.

“We just wandered down the river with great big smiles on our faces and occasionally laughing,” Ms Whitmore said.

The pair did not reveal the happy news to their other two children until they were all together on Christmas Day – with the lottery win coming in as a late yuletide gift for the whole family.

But what will the Whitmores be spending their newfound EuroMillions wealth on? The couple have revealed they want to enjoy themselves and said they will buy a new car – perhaps a Nissan Rav4 – and plan some walking holidays across the UK.

Lotto fans who want a taste of the lifestyle this family can now enjoy may wish to play EuroMillions in time for tomorrow’s (January 17th) draw, which promises a jackpot worth around €35 million following numerous rollovers.