A LUCKY woman who won £10,000 a month for life thought something was desperately wrong when she heard the news.
Sally Briggs, from Walsall, was left in shock when she scooped the eye-watering sum on Set For Life.
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Sally’s life changed forever when she hit the jackpot on The National Lottery draw on August 3.
But an alarming message from her husband left the lucky winner in full panic mode.
She didn’t know why her husband wanted to speak to her, and feared the worst.
The fleet scheduler said: “I thought there was a problem. I couldn’t think of anything else until I got home.
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“Then James told me, and I just kept on repeating, ‘you what?’, I was in total disbelief.”
The couple almost missed the whopping win after missing the message announcing they had bagged the cash.
James ignored four emails trying to tell him he was the winner of the Camelot’s draw.
In shock, he rushed to contact the agency who confirmed he had banked a whopping £10,000 every month for one year.
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He said: “I called the following morning, still wondering whether it was real but, after chatting to various people and seeing everything on the app it finally dawned on me that it could actually be true.
“Having had the confirmation call with The National Lottery, I messaged Sally at work and said I had some news for her when she got back home.”
The ecstatic lovebirds are now able to pay off their debt and treat themselves.
After splashing the first instalment on their car loan, they have decided to spend some of the cash on a new front door and a “she shed” for Sally.
She said: “I love arts and crafts. I attend a weekly craft club and all my materials are littered across the house.
“If I could have a room to myself, life would be so much easier, and I could be more creative.
“A special place for crafting would be a dream come true. Men have man caves, I want a ‘she shed’!”
James has also treated himself and he bought a new watch, a laptop and plans to take his wife to Vancouver.
The Senior Implementation Specialist said: “I play Lotto and EuroMillions when there’s a big rollover, but I like Set For Life because I feel there’s always a good chance of winning, and I’m now winning proof of that!”
It comes as a man who led a non-stop lifestyle after winning £7.5million on the lottery confessed his ex-wife took thousands and the house after they split.
Roy Gibney, now 69, struck it rich in July 1998 and it changed his life, allowing him to indulge in some flashy living.
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Elsewhere, a great grandmother who won £333,000 on People’s Postcode Lottery will only take home a third thanks to an age-old pact.
Thelma Lewis, 81, signed up for the lottery scheme after her two daughters and one of their sisters-in-law started playing four years ago.
