WW2 veteran, 98, wins £700k lottery jackpot and reveals super-charged special plans for his new cash
A WW2 veteran has revealed special plans for his cash after nabbing an eye-popping £700,000 in the lotto jackpot.
Bernard Botting, from Burnham-On-Sea, Somerset, scooped the hefty sum in the People’s Postcode Lottery’s monthly Millions draw.
The veteran, 98, also became the oldest ever winner or a lottery prize when he pocketed a total of £685,713.
Widower Bernard originally took home a still very respectable £228,571, but tripled his winnings because he plays with three tickets.
“I never thought I’d win…I just hoped,” Bernard said as three generations of his family proudly watched him receive his cheque.
He continued: “I never thought I’d win…I just hoped.
“Now that I’ve seen it – fantastic! The family are all going to get something.”
Bernard started playing Postcode Lottery with his late wife, Doris, who sadly passed away in 2017.
Bernard said: “When we started the lottery, my wife and I said that if we ever won, we must share it with family.
“Unfortunately, she’s not here anymore.
“My daughter will get the most because she has been fantastic. She took over from my wife when she died and looked after me every day.”
“It amazed me when you gave me the first cheque, then I got two other envelopes with the same amount in all three.
“My wife would be thrilled.”
Son-in-law Alan Marshall, 83, quipped: “You can retire now, dad.”
Daughter Marie Marshall, 82, added: “He can get a super-charged scooter.”
It comes after one couple revealed how they won their share of £1million in the People’s Postcode lottery despite moving house.
Luke Silver, 34, and wife Kayleigh won a life-changing £100,000 alongside the neighbours they hadn’t lived near for three years.