I scooped £2million lotto jackpot but still scrimp and save – I do my shopping at Poundland

A LUCKY couple who scooped an eye-watering £2million lottery jackpot still shop at Poundland.

Marie Kibler and husband Paul, from Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, were stunned to discover the massive win – but still admit to watching the pennies.

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While the pair did enjoy sporting new luxury watches and were relieved to pay off their £50,000 mortgage, Marie and Paul were not “reckless” with the life-changing windfall.

Marie, 72, told Birmingham Live: “I have always loved Poundland and I always will. I sometimes pop in there two or three times a week.

“I may have won the lottery but one thing will never change and that is my love for a bargain.

“I will go in there and I will stock up on toiletries, batteries and cleaning materials.”

The winner revealed how the jackpot, bagged in 2012, allowed her to shop in bulk from discount stores instead of nabbing the occasional item.

“That’s the difference but I will always shop in Poundland,” Marie continued.

She said she “will always be down to earth”, despite becoming a multimillionaire.

“I don’t think we will ever lose that. When you have been careful with your money it is difficult to go and be reckless.” she added.

The couple admit their whopping winnings were life-changing, but with both now retired they “can’t go out and be totally reckless”.

Paul, 59, even continued running his gardening business four years after they scooped the huge prize.

Marie added: “The proudest thing I have done with the money is to buy my grandson’s school a defibrillator.”

Paul added: “It is a special school and we were over the moon to give them that.”

The pair are avid volunteers in their free time and have raised a lot of funds for various charities.

They helped gather a considerable donation for Cancer Research after their daughter was diagnosed with ovarian cancer.

Paul also volunteers looking after Lichfield War Memorial.

This comes as another lucky couple thought they’d only bagged £2.60 on the lottery – but soon discovered they had scooped the £61million jackpot.

Richard and Debbie Nuttall, both 54, from Colne, Lancashire, took home the life-changing sum in the EuroMillions draw on Tuesday, 30 January 2024.

But now, Debbie has been embroiled in a long-standing family dispute with her estranged brother Glen – who claims he hasn’t seen a penny.

The 53-year-old revealed how he found out about her staggering winnings through a newspaper article.

He told The Mirror: “My son messaged me and said, ‘Dad, I know you don’t want to know, but look at this’ and he sent me a snippet from the paper.”

Glen is currently living in a temporary accommodation with his autistic son while on benefits, he claimed.

But he doesn’t expect a penny from his older sister’s huge windfall.

He fumed: “Hang out a begging bowl? Absolutely no way.”

Elsewhere in the country, a lottery winner has hit back after being accused of pocketing a £1million jackpot after splitting from her boyfriend.

Charlotte Cox, 37, has slammed her ex-partner, Michael Cartlidge’s “rubbish” claims that he is entitled to half the massive win.

The ex-couple, from Spalding, Lincs, have been embroiled in a nasty war over who deserves the life-changing £1million pay out.

This post first appeared on thesun.co.uk