A young couple are planning their dream, no expense-spared, wedding after winning more than £240,000 in the Euromillions, after playing it on a whim.
Billy Baldrey matched the five main numbers and a Lucky Star during the draw on Tuesday (October 21). He played the game online while partner Sarah, who has already taken his surname, was out for the evening with their two boys, aged two and seven months.
The 23-year-old was prompted to play the Lucky Dip after chatting about the gigantic £120m jackpot with his work colleagues. The next day he was emailed about a win but wasn't able to access his account.
But he learned of his £241,508.90 win after meeting Sarah at her mother's house the next day and managed to successfully log on to his account.
Billy said: "As soon as I saw the size of the win on the screen I let out the biggest yell and then couldn't stop leaping about the room and whooping with joy.
"In fact I was screaming so loudly both boys burst into tears, I told Sarah what had happened but she didn't believe me and calmly took the boys upstairs for their bedtime bath.
"We've been through some tough times so I think it was Sarah's way of coping. In fact, she wouldn't believe it really was true until the winners advisor visited us and finally confirmed we were £241,508.90 richer."
Billy also revealed how the win will be life changing for the pair of them.
He said: "Although I work full time money has often been tight and there hasn't always been enough to cover the monthly expenses let alone a wedding.
"We got engaged just before we found out Sarah was pregnant with our first son. Since then every time we started planning the wedding some other expense came up and it went on the back burner. At last I will be able to give Sarah the wedding she has always wanted."
He added: "Of course the wedding will be amazing but the thought that we will then be coming home to our own house, in our own car, knowing that there is money in the bank for the boys future is the stuff of magic.
It means I will no longer have to work silly hours and we can really enjoy being a family rather than just getting by. I never dreamt for one moment that our life could be like that."
