Bloke didn t realise he d won £22m in lottery after entering wrong phone number
The oblivious winner, from Sydney in Australia, bought the ticket from a newsagents last week and later heard that lottery officials were still trying to get in touch
10:03, 27 APR 2021
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The winner is now looking forward to splashing the cash (Image: AFP/Getty Images)
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Brit scoops £100k on National Lottery days after losing mum to cancer
Simon Wilcock, 44, said the winnings had given him and his family a glimmer of happiness after his mum s battle with cancer. He believes she was looking down on him
12:42, 26 APR 2021
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A signwriter from Helston can now write and sign some big money cheques after a National Lottery windfall in what he calls the worst and best week of my life. Just days earlier Simon Wilcock, known by his nickname ‘Wilf’, had lost his beloved mother to cancer, before going on to scoop a £100,000 Jackpot Yellow Instant Win Game win. Simon, 44, who owns Phoenix Signs in Helston, is now sure his mother Alison played a part in the upturn in his luck, after his win via the National Lottery app on his phone came just the weekend after losing her. The father of two, who was watching television when he decided to try his luck, said: I normally play Instant Win Games on my phone.