Happy days for Sean Lloyd (Picture: Gareth Jones Photography/Camelot/PA Wire)
‘Find a penny, pick it up, and you’ll win the lottery.’
That isn’t quite how the saying goes, but it worked for taxi driver Sean Lloyd, who won £1.8 million after picking up a shiny coin.
The 48-year-old believes his luck came from the penny he found moments before buying the jackpot ticket.
In total he won £1,804,955 on a Lotto quadruple rollover.
The witty Sean immediately called up his colleague and said: ‘Can you cover my shifts – for the rest of my life.’
‘Find a penny, pick it up, and you’ll win the lottery.’
That isn’t quite how the saying goes, but it worked for taxi driver Sean Lloyd, who won £1.8 million after picking up a shiny coin.
The 48-year-old believes his luck came from the penny he found moments before buying the jackpot ticket.
In total he won £1,804,955 on a Lotto quadruple rollover.
The witty Sean immediately called up his colleague and said: ‘Can you cover my shifts – for the rest of my life.’
Sean’s wishing well comes complete with a fountain and a replica of his lucky penny (Picture: Ross Parry)
Having been able to buy his dream home in Ashton, near Manchester with his wife, Sean now hopes his lucky penny will bring good fortune to his friends and family as well.
But he is doing more than that to help them – he has built a ‘wishing well’ in the garden of his new
‘Since finding the penny, and the lottery win, I have kept the penny safe in my wallet and often rub it on other lottery tickets I’ve bought as well as lending it to friends,’ he said.
‘It is still proving to be lucky – I’ve had lots more smaller wins since the big one earlier this year.’
The dad-of-three, who also has five grandchildren, treated his large family as well after the win, by taking them all on a ‘holiday of a lifetime’.
Having been able to buy his dream home in Ashton, near Manchester with his wife, Sean now hopes his lucky penny will bring good fortune to his friends and family as well.
But he is doing more than that to help them – he has built a ‘wishing well’ in the garden of his new
‘Since finding the penny, and the lottery win, I have kept the penny safe in my wallet and often rub it on other lottery tickets I’ve bought as well as lending it to friends,’ he said.
‘It is still proving to be lucky – I’ve had lots more smaller wins since the big one earlier this year.’
The dad-of-three, who also has five grandchildren, treated his large family as well after the win, by taking them all on a ‘holiday of a lifetime’.
Metro
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