A resident of the English city of Coventry, County West Millands, bought a winning lottery ticket after a voice in his head advised him to do so. This is reported by the Daily Mail.
On May 19, 31-year-old electrician Simon Waddup went shopping. He claims that a voice in his head advised him to buy a lottery ticket and take part in the drawing. The Briton purchased two lottery tickets online for 2.5 pounds sterling (215 rubles). Before that, he had never participated in major draws and was limited to buying instant lottery tickets.
On the morning of May 20, he checked his phone and saw that he had received a message from the National Lottery. It turned out that he hit the jackpot of a million pounds (86.3 million rubles). To make sure the winnings were valid, Waddup called the hotline.
“The first person I told about the win was my ten year old daughter. She asked if she could now get a passport, bearing in mind that she had never been abroad. Then I called my mother and sister, and they did not believe me,”said the winner.
Waddup hopes the prize will allow him to fulfill his childhood dream and become a remodeler of old houses - buying old real estate, renovating it and selling it. He spent years working on construction sites and studying various industries.
With the money won, the man bought himself and his daughter new clothes and bought a coffee machine. He plans to spend some of the money on his family. “I will make my daughter a passport, and when we can, we will go abroad - she has already told me that she wants to go to Spain,” he said.