The Press and Journal (Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire)
Gran, 64, wins house, car and £20,000 following first-time flutter on raffle
A Keith gran has won a house, car and £20,000 of cash in an online raffle.
Eunice Mckay paid £12 for two entries in the Bounty Competitions draw, which sold out in less than 24 hours.
Eunice, who works at Paterson’s Newsagents, could take the prize package worth £400,000 – or a £240,000 cash alternative.
The 64-year-old chose the three-bedroom house in Oldmeldrum, new VW Golf R car and £20,000 in cash package.
Bounty Competitions also donated £15,000 to Eunice’s chosen charity, Lupus
UK.
Eunice has lived with lupus for more than 30 years.
She said: “I was not at all expecting to win.
“I’ve never won with Bounty and I thought there was no way I ever would, but here we go.
“It’s not sunk in yet, it does not seem real.”
Eunice’s family, including her children Ashley and Marc, are “over the moon” with her win.
She also says she has been congratulated by customers at Paterson’s plus the wider Keith community.
Explaining how she found out she had won, Eunice said: “It was about half 10 on the Friday night.
“My husband, David, had gone to bed and I was just sitting scrolling, as you do, and this competition came up.
“It was £6 for an entry so I bought two and then I was off to bed.” Eunice was at work the following morning and unaware the prize was being drawn. “Leanne (from Bounty Competitions) tried to FaceTime me but I didn’t recognise the number so I didn’t answer,” she said. “Then she called to tell me the news. “My stomach was in a knot, I could not believe it. It’s an amazing prize.”
Turriff couple Leanne and Calvin Davidson, who run the competitions business, met Eunice and her family at the Oldmeldrum house so she could see it in person before deciding whether to take the prize or cash alternative.
“They are lovely,” she added.
“They put no pressure on me whatsoever, they realised it was a big decision.”