Fifteen nurses celebrate winning £1m jackpot in EuroMillions draw
NURSES from a local hospital are celebrating after scooping £1million in the lottery.
The syndicate of 15 nurses from Cleland Hospital in Motherwell pocketed more than £66,666 by paying in just 50p in the EuroMillions Millionaire Maker draw on Friday April 20.
The group have been playing together for three years and the £1m windfall tops their previous biggest win to date – £12.
The 13 members of The Winning Nurses syndicate that opted to share their news include: Tracey Buckmaster, 29, Catherine Fisher, 54, June Fraser, 58, Helen Gibson, 73, Carol Hamlyn, 59, Gail Harvie, 52, Margaret Hendry, 59, Ravi Joseph, 55, Rosemary McFarlane, 48, Maureen McGarry, 61, Anne McQueen, 57, Grace McSeveney, 62, and Marion Ritchie, 61.
June Fraser was in charge of checking the tickets each week: “I checked the tickets using the National Lottery app on Saturday morning.
“I scanned the first one and it wasn’t a winner – I actually thought that was the ticket for Friday night’s draw and very nearly didn’t scan the second one as I thought it was for a future draw.
“When I did and it told me that we’d won £1m I thought the app must be broken – I couldn’t believe it!”
“My first phone call was to my ward where I managed to get hold of two of the other members who were working.
“I phoned a few other members but I was just too hyper to call everyone at that point. I still went into work later that afternoon though.”
When June went to work she made sure the lucky ticket came with her by pinning it to the inside of her nurse’s uniform. Back home on Sunday she hid it under her cutlery drawer to make sure it stayed safe.
The win means the syndicate members will be able to splash out on everything from trips to Canada, Sri Lanka, cars and even a motorbike.