EuroMillions joy for 10-strong bus driver syndicate that scoops £1million prize
A group of 10 lucky Stagecoach bus drivers from Carlisle will each bank £100k after winning the National Lottery s EuroMillions prize draw on April 16 â and have shared their big plans for the cash
Bus drivers from Carlisle won £1,000,000 in UK Millionaire Maker draw. (Image: cogal)
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image captionThe syndicate called themselves Plan B
A group of bus drivers and their company s secretary have won £1m on the EuroMillions lottery.
The group of 10 based at the Stagecoach depot in Carlisle will each get £100,000 after winning the lottery s UK Millionaire Maker.
The winners, who called their group Plan B and are aged from 30 to 65, said they all intended to keep on working.
Syndicate leader Kevin Davidson, 50, said it was a life-changing sum of money and we all have different plans .
Mr Davidson, who plans to treat his three children and four grandchildren, said: Some of the syndicate initially thought they may retire - but then decided against it.
The Carlisle syndicate is celebrating after winning the UK Millionaire Maker. The 10-strong syndicate, Plan B, who all work for Stagecoach, will each bank £100,000 after their ticket matched the EuroMillions UK Millionaire Maker code in the EuroMillions draw on April 16. And they said today although the news is still sinking in, they all have big plans for their winnings, ranging from new cars and paying off mortgages, to treating the family and splashing out on camper vans to make the most of the Great British staycation boom! The syndicate, whose ages range from 30 to 65, are all based at the Stagecoach Carlisle bus depot and include: Kenneth Devlin, Sherry Haughin, Kevin Davidson, David Taylor, Darren Robson, Philip Dunn, Les Kirkaldy, Scott Janczuk, John Nunn and company secretary Susan Kilgour.
Group of Carlisle bus drivers scoop £1 million on Euromillions
Lottery syndicate winners Plan B, a group of Stagecoach employees, celebrate after winning one million pounds on the National Lottery, UK. Picture: Anthony Devlin
A syndicate of Carlisle bus drivers and their company secretary is celebrating today after scooping a £1m UK Millionaire Maker win.
The 10-strong syndicate, Plan B, who all work for Stagecoach, will each bank £100,000 after their ticket matched the EuroMillions UK Millionaire Maker code in the draw on April 16.
And they said today although the news is still sinking in, they all have big plans for their winnings, ranging from new cars and paying off mortgages, to treating the family and splashing out on camper vans to make the most of the Great British staycation boom.