Luke Feely from Doncaster has been finding life a struggle lately, unemployed with four kids money has been tight. But after an impulse scratchcard purchase he and his family are celebrating a £100,000 scratchcard win!
Luke was doing the family shop and had popped into the local B&M Bargains store in Doncaster. On impulse he bought 10 scratchcards from the National Lottery. As he was busy with his hands full he popped the ticket in his pocket, remembering it later on. When he scratched it off later with a 20p piece, he realised he was a £100,000 winner!
The win came at a great time for the family, Luke has been unemployed since an injury during his time as a rail engineer and money has been tight. The couple say they are still in shock regarding the win and it hasn’t quite sunk in.
The couple have a son and three daughters, one of which has Down Syndrome and this money will make all the difference. The family is now planning a dream holiday to Majorca, which will be their first abroad as a family and they have plenty more plans too. The family currently lives in council housing but this win will allow them to buy the property and even splash out on a new car for the family.
While it’s not quite a lottery jackpot win, a £100,000 scratchcard win is still a life changing sum for this family, and all won in an instant! Since the Lotto launched scratchcards in 1995 the popularity of the cards has increased with new cards and bigger prizes year on year. There are even £1,000,000 scratchcards now available in the UK too and these can be bought online or at the game stations in store.