A “football widow” who bought a National Lottery ticket to alleviate the boredom during the European Championship is celebrating after scooping £1 million. Sammantha Young decided to buy the ticket while her husband Paul was watching the latest of many Euro 2020 matches on July 2. The 33-year-old won her prize in the EuroMillions UK Millionaire Maker draw after also winning £20 on the Instant Win game on the National Lottery app that night. “I won £20, which I then used to buy a couple of Lucky Dip tickets for that night’s EuroMillions draw. Mrs Young was one of 20 players to win £1 million in the EuroMillions UK Millionaire Maker draw on July 2.

Source: Express July 13, 2021 11:26 UTC