Carer wins £110k EuroMillions jackpot after going to Tesco for her son

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A fortunate carer from Northallerton has hit the jackpot, winning an eye-watering £110k in the EuroMillions, all thanks to her son's nudge to purchase a ticket. Sheena Clayton, 37, almost missed the chance to enter the draw on November 22 as she had just come off a night shift and was feeling exhausted.

The mother of two, who usually buys her EuroMillions ticket online, had forgotten about it until her son reminded her. Recounting the lucky turn of events, Sheena said: "It was only because one of my sons wanted something from the shop that I ventured out to Tesco and as I was paying thought – ahh I can buy a ticket – and I did! And thank goodness I did – I guess I owe this win to my son! If it wasn't for him I would not have gone to Tesco and would not have bought a ticket for that evening's draw! I just didn't feel like going online after a tiring shift in work."

Despite the life-changing win, Sheena has no intention of leaving her job. Still coming to terms with her new millionaire status, she expressed: "It is just surreal – I feel I am proof that winning The National Lottery does really happen – and happens to ordinary people like me! And this is why I wanted to share my incredible news."

The carer, who scooped the jackpot after matching the numbers: 10, 11, 12, 29, 31 and the Lucky Star, 8, checked her winning EuroMillions Lucky Dip ticket on her phone. "I just could not believe what I was seeing. I thought someone was just playing a joke on me – I went from screaming to crying to just feeling in total shock! It still hasn't sunk-in yet, and I just feel numb! ," she exclaimed.

Sheena, a married mother of two boys aged nine and 11, revealed that a caravan is at the top of the family's shopping list. "A caravan is something we have always wanted as a family so we can go on lots of adventures with the boys", reports the Mirror.

She said: "We had been saving up and hoped to be able to afford one next year – now this has all been brought forward and we will be able to buy it straight away – and start these adventures even sooner.

"We are currently drawing up a list of all of the places we would like to visit. It is so exciting – this win has created so many opportunities for us as a family it is just fabulous.

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"Wales and a tour of the Scottish coastline are already on the travel priority list. A deposit on a house – as Sheena and her family are currently in rented accommodation - is also high on the wish list, together with the best family Christmas ever – and a new sofa!

"The mum, who works as a carer in a residential home, says she has no plans to reduce her hours at work – she even went straight into work four hours after discovering she was a EuroMillions winner!"

Sheena, who struck lucky in the EuroMillions draw on 22 November 2024, expressed her dedication to her job despite the win: "I love my job and I love everyone I work with so there was no way I wasn't going into work. People rely on me! " She purchased her winning ticket at Tesco on East Road in Northallerton (DL6 1NP), with the numbers 10, 11, 12, 29, 31 and Lucky Stars 8 and 11 sealing her fortune.

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