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Golf fan scoops £4.7m in Lottery | Golf fan scoops £4.7m in Lottery |
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A golfing enthusiast from Dundee is celebrating after winning almost £5m on the National Lottery. | A golfing enthusiast from Dundee is celebrating after winning almost £5m on the National Lottery. |
Mark Page said he intends to spend his winnings on improving his golf handicap and taking his family on a dream holiday to the Bahamas and Hawaii. | Mark Page said he intends to spend his winnings on improving his golf handicap and taking his family on a dream holiday to the Bahamas and Hawaii. |
The 37-year-old had the sole winning ticket in Saturday's Lotto draw to scoop the entire £4,771,402 jackpot. | The 37-year-old had the sole winning ticket in Saturday's Lotto draw to scoop the entire £4,771,402 jackpot. |
He works as a radio technician and lives in Dundee with his partner and their two teenage children. | He works as a radio technician and lives in Dundee with his partner and their two teenage children. |
Mr Page said he was "still in shock" after his numbers came up in Saturday's draw. | |
He plans to spend more time on the fairway, and splash out on a turbo-charged Audi RF4. | |
I couldn't believe it. To be honest, I am still in shock Mark Page | |
He and his partner Carol, 44, and their children Lisa, 19, and Graham, 16, celebrated their win with champagne at the Old Course Hotel in St Andrews. | |
Mr Page told how he had to double check the winning numbers before he claimed the jackpot. | |
He said: "We were watching TV on Saturday night when the adverts came on, so I decided to check my numbers. | |
"I took my ticket and checked the numbers on Teletext. | |
"When I saw that we had all six, I didn't know what to do so I looked at them again on Ceefax too. | |
"I couldn't believe it. To be honest, I am still in shock. | |
"I can't wait to start my new life on the fairways and become a scratch golfer." | |
The windfall makes Mr Page Dundee's second biggest Lotto winner to date. Elizabeth Harrop won £8.9m in October 2002. | The windfall makes Mr Page Dundee's second biggest Lotto winner to date. Elizabeth Harrop won £8.9m in October 2002. |