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Truro great-grandfather Peter Congdon scoops £13.5m | Truro great-grandfather Peter Congdon scoops £13.5m |
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A great-grandfather has scooped more than £13.5m in a lottery rollover. | A great-grandfather has scooped more than £13.5m in a lottery rollover. |
Peter Congdon, 67, a city councillor from Truro, Cornwall, has vowed to buy a new car with some of the winnings. | |
Mr Congdon also plans to take his family on holiday to Butlins at Minehead where he has been going for 40 years. | Mr Congdon also plans to take his family on holiday to Butlins at Minehead where he has been going for 40 years. |
The widower, who has three children, 10 grandchildren and one great grandchild, has previously raised thousands of pounds for community groups. | The widower, who has three children, 10 grandchildren and one great grandchild, has previously raised thousands of pounds for community groups. |
In the run-up to buying the successful ticket on Wednesday, Mr Congdon had won three days in a row on the National Lottery Scratchcards. | In the run-up to buying the successful ticket on Wednesday, Mr Congdon had won three days in a row on the National Lottery Scratchcards. |
He said: "It was definitely my lucky day." | He said: "It was definitely my lucky day." |
Mr Congdon headed straight to the local Land Rover showroom to book a test drive and said he would buy new cars for all of his children. | Mr Congdon headed straight to the local Land Rover showroom to book a test drive and said he would buy new cars for all of his children. |
"As for the family holiday, we've been going to Butlin's for 40 years so this year won't be any different," he said. | "As for the family holiday, we've been going to Butlin's for 40 years so this year won't be any different," he said. |
The winning numbers on Wednesday were 12, 27, 28, 39, 41 and 48. The ticket that won £13,538,113 was purchased at the Trelander Post Office and Premier in the Quadrant, Trelander, Truro. | The winning numbers on Wednesday were 12, 27, 28, 39, 41 and 48. The ticket that won £13,538,113 was purchased at the Trelander Post Office and Premier in the Quadrant, Trelander, Truro. |
Mr Congdon raised funds for the Trelander estate community centre which opened in 2009 and runs bingo sessions there three times a week. | Mr Congdon raised funds for the Trelander estate community centre which opened in 2009 and runs bingo sessions there three times a week. |
Mr Congdon's family was awarded a five-figure sum in compensation from the Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust in 2011 after his wife Rosemary died from Clostridium difficile in 2008. | Mr Congdon's family was awarded a five-figure sum in compensation from the Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust in 2011 after his wife Rosemary died from Clostridium difficile in 2008. |
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