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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. | 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 high-powered Audi RS4. | |
| 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. | 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. |
| I couldn't believe it. To be honest, I am still in shock Mark Page | |
| Mr Page told how he had to double check the winning numbers before he claimed the jackpot. | 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. | 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. | "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. | "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 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." | "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. |