Lee Kuchczynski, 52, and his wife, Helen, 58, won the lottery, celebrated and bought a somewhat disconcerting first gift.
Euromillions is a lottery that is played in several countries of Europe and has huge prizes. Stories of the winners are always sought after by everyone to know how the lucky ones can change their lives when suddenly they receive mountains of money. That’s why they were a truck driver Lee Kuchczynski52 years old and his wife Elena58 years old, after becoming a millionaire was somewhat disconcerting.
After receiving a case award £ 3.7 million (about $ 4,400,000), Lee did what he always wanted: first he quit working.
Later, when asked about his first purchase after hearing he was a EuroMillions winner, Lee said: “I bought a new scratches for the back because I broke the other one at work so I bought an expensive £ 17 instead of what I had which was £ 8.
Lee Kuchczynski, 52, and his wife Helen, 58, ticket in hand, celebrated on a beach in the north of England.
Kuchczynski was behind the wheel of his truck in Yorkshire when Helen called to tell him they had become millionaires after match five numbers and one lucky star.
Helen added: “My first millionaire purchase was two bags of cat litter, while Lee has invested in a new back scratcher, I’m not sure if that means living a worldly life! “he laughed.
Then yes, the couple from Cumbria in the north of England took the time to find a home they’ve always dreamed of moving to. “It has wonderful electric gates“Said the excited woman.
The woman said her husband Lee quit his job almost immediately: “He was discharged from the army in 1995 and has been driving trucks ever since. It’s hard work and long hours, and his health is not the best, so when I have shared our amazing news, his first words were: ‘It means I can go home and I can stop working and retire? ‘… When he realized that yes, it was possible, he did his last job that afternoon and handed over the keys to his truck for the last time.
Lee Kuchczynski and his wife Helen, happy with the award ticket received.
Despite Lee’s retirement, Helen for now – “just for now”, she clarifies – has decided to continue working as a financial manager but you could reduce your hours.
10 days ago Helen bought a “Lucky Dip” for the EuroMillions draw after she decided to play the lottery more than once a week. And an email from the National Lottery warned him of her jackpot, but the woman was confused.
“I logged into my account on the laptop but was disappointed to see that the balance was the same as always, 40p, that’s the value of the game. Then I logged in with my app to see if it showed something different and they were still walking those 40p Suddenly I saw the mail and walked in: there it was said that we had won 3,665.079 million pounds “, recalled the excited woman.
Helen and Lee’s winning numbers were 14, 18, 24, 25, 50, with one lucky star, 6. The other “lucky star” in the draw was 11.
Won in a draw where the EuroMillions jackpot was limited and cannot grow any further. With the limited jackpot, the money that would have been used to increase the jackpot is shared among the players to the next tier of prizes. The estimated prize for matching five main numbers and one lucky star is usually £ 130,554.30but Helen’s premium was increased to 3,600,000 on Tuesday.
Source: Clarin
