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'I won £2.7m on the National Lottery - but it wasn't the dream life I thought it would be'
EXCLUSIVE: Elaine Thompson, 68, won £2.7 million on the National Lottery in December 1995 and it transformed her life forever - but not in the way you might expect
Elaine says she was "hooked" on the National Lottery as soon as it started (Image: Anthony Devlin)Watching Blind Date with our kids Karen, now 39, and Gary, 34, I saw the numbers flash up on the screen. Instead, we used the money to buy a rundown BandB in Lyme Regis, Dorset, which we poured our hearts into, turning it into five-star holiday cottages. Derek and Elaine continued to work despite their huge win (Image: Anthony Devlin) We owned horses for a while, although that turned out to be an expensive hobby.
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