A DARTS player who won a lottery prize for the second time has said he is now going for a hat trick.
Clive Bray, 58, from St Austell, Cornwall, hit the bullseye with a £300,000 top prize win on a National Lottery Scratchcard.
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And the full-time carer has revealed top of his list is to buy a first-ever home with the cash.
He also wants to take a trip to London for the PDC World Darts Championship at the Alexandra Palace.
Clive said: “Knowing that I can finally own a small slice of Cornwall means the world to me.
“It’s something I could only have dreamt of previously having given up my printing career to care for my beloved partner of 38 years who is sadly unwell.
“To know my future is financially secure is a huge weight off my mind.”
Clive’s winning adventure all started with a quick trip to the local Tesco supermarket for a few bits.
He decided to cash in a previous £15 win and treated himself to a few of the Sapphire Multiplier Scratchcards.
Clive said: “I played the Scratchcards while I was in the shop, idly chatting to the retailer.
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“The first one was a £6 win, then another £6 win and just as I was thinking, ‘hat tricks don’t happen’, I revealed the £300K win.
“I showed it to the retailer, saying ‘this can’t be right’ whereupon she whooped and cheered on my behalf which pretty much confirmed it was!”
Craig put the winning Scratchcard safely in his wallet and headed for home, but decided to take a detour to his local Spar to double-check on their terminal it was a winner.
Clive has always hoped he would win and, having previously won £5,250 on Lotto which enabled him to attend a friend’s wedding in Las Vegas, he always knew it was possible.
He joked: “When I called The National Lottery to make the claim I was very calm, and to be honest that’s how I have been throughout, except perhaps for the night I shouted a round of drinks for my mates to celebrate then they all insisted on buying me one back, that wasn’t quite as calm!
“This is my second big win, who knows, maybe I can make a hat trick of big wins and there’s one more to come!
“But if not, I am more than happy with my lot.”
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