A Wright piece of lotto luck!A FAMILY are celebrating their good fortune after a lottery win last week. Steve and Dawn Wright, from Heckmondwike, matched five numbers and the bonus ball to scoop pounds 104,577. Steve, 49, told the Examiner he was checking his emails around midnight when he got a message saying he had won. He said: "I couldn't believe my luck, so I called Dawn and my son Dalton to the computer to check I wasn't seeing things Seeing Things may refer to:
"There wasn't time to celebrate so I tried to sleep, but my mind was racing about buying a new Ford Focus Cabriolet and paying for our holiday." Steve has already ordered the new family car and paid off their summer holiday to Turkey. Son Dalton, 13, has drawn up a list of what he wants which includes a new guitar. The Wright family have played the lotto since 2001. They choose their numbers with a combination of family birthdays and Lucky Dips and buy their ticket online. Steve, an electronics technician The United States Navy occupational rating of Electronics Technician (abbreviated as ET) is a designation given by the Bureau of Naval Personnel (BUPERS) to enlisted members who satisfactorily complete initial Electronics Technician "A" school training. , said: "I'm not usually a lucky person, I've won a few 10 pounds here and there. "But this is definitely the most I've ever won, I was absolutely delighted. The previous week, Steve won pounds 10 with a lucky dip lucky dip Noun Brit, Austral, & NZ a box filled with sawdust containing small prizes for which children search Noun 1. lucky dip - a game in which prizes (e.g. . CAPTION(S): BIG WIN: Dawn and Steve Wright, of Heckmondwike, celebrate with a glass of champagne |
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