Brian and Ann put their Hearts into £2m win
THERE were no Budget blues yesterday as Brian and Ann Shap celebrated a £2million Lottery win.
As the rest of the country tightened its belt, the Hearts fans were getting used to becoming millionaires after scoring on all seven lines of their lucky ticket.
The couple of Musselburgh, near Edinburgh, now plan to move house, take a holiday and buy Tynecastle season tickets for their friends.
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Mrs Sharp, an administrative assistant, phoned her electrician husband at work to break the news after she saw their numbers appear on television.
They had placed seven lines using a combination of the same seven numbers, meaning they won each time – a total of £2,046,689. One line matched six numbers, earning them a £2,033,705 share of the £8.1million jackpot.
Other lines matched five numbers, winning the couple £2,164 each time. Speaking at Tynecastle stadium, Mrs Sharp said: “I kept pinching myself because I thought I was dreaming.”
Mr Sharp, who works at the Royal Bank of Scotland HQ, in Edinburgh, said: “I finished my shift early and went home to see Ann because she sounded as if she was in deep shock.”
The lifelong Hearts supporter is now looking forward to free Saturdays for Hearts matches.
The Sharps, who have a son and two daughters, celebrate their silver wedding later this year and hope to buy a new house and a holiday to Australia or America.
A Yorkshire couple also won just over £2million with the numbers 34, 37, 39, 41, 42 and 47, with the bonus number 45.