Young couple hit the jackpot in £45m Euromillions win

Published on Thursday 9 February 2012 11:13

A YOUNG couple will finally be able to replace their broken washing machine after they won more than £45 million on the lottery.

Cassey Carrington and Matt Topham, both 22, had a run of bad luck before scooping the win in the EuroMillions draw on Tuesday.

When they spoke to a press conference yesterday, their damp washing was still stuck inside their machine, which had stopped working on the morning of their win, along with their computer.

The pair said there must be a “lucky vibe” in Nottinghamshire after they became the second couple from the county to bank the prize in less than a month.

Their win of £45,160,170.50 follows that of Mansfield husband and wife Gareth and Catherine Bull, who won £40,627,241 on the EuroMillions draw on 20 January.

Miss Carrington told a press conference at a hotel in South Normanton yesterday: “I do think there is some sort of luck in Nottingham. I think we’ve got some lucky vibe going at the minute.”

Like Mr and Mrs Bull, Miss Carrington and Mr Topham, from Stapleford in Nottingham, won their millions with a random Lucky Dip ticket.

The day of their win started out with bad luck when their washing machine and computer broke within minutes of each other, they said.

They have been together around three-and-a-half years and have been saving for their wedding in September after they got engaged in June last year.

Miss Carrington and Mr Topham, who works as a painter and decorator in the business run by his father, had to ring a friend in Stafford to read out the numbers for them so they could make sure it was not a joke.

However, their first thought was not what they could spend on themselves, but how they could help their loved ones.

Mr Topham said he would be going back to work to help finish jobs and would like to see his father finally taking a rest.

“My dad’s always been in work,” he said. “He’s still got a mortgage now and he’s 67 and it’d be so nice to get him out of work and pay off his mortgage, and let him relax.”

Miss Carrington said she would like to buy her parents a house because they have always rented. “I told them last night I was going to buy them a house, and my dad just went completely silent, and didn’t even dream that I’d spend any money on them but that was one of my first things.”

Their wedding will now be the best it can, they said, but Miss Carrington said she would not be changing her engagement ring or her dress because they are so close to her heart.

And wasting the money was not a worry because they had worked hard for every penny so far and had to borrow money from Mr Topham’s father to afford the deposit for their home.

Miss Carrington put their win – which makes them seventh in the list of the largest jackpots yet to be won in the UK – down to the good luck she felt after staff at the Iceland store in Eastwood, where she works as a supervisor, won a £10,000 prize to share.

The couple would like to splash out on an Aston Martin car for Miss Carrington and as she had wanted to be an architect as a child, she would like to build her own home.

Mr Topham said he might go on an electrician’s course now he can afford it just in case he “gets bored one day” and might also fulfil his childhood dream of becoming a pilot (he used to be in the Air Training Corps).

However, top of the list for now, the couple said, was a new computer and a new washing machine as their old one still has their damp clothes stuck inside.

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Hector the Lessor

Friday, February 10, 2012 at 08:05 AM

Ok, I am old and crabbit, however I would point out two areas of conflict. The guy wants to be an electrician, not a bad choice, painters tend to be affected by inhaling their solvents. The girl wants an Aston Martin, no argument with that, a nice car. At the risk of being classed as a killjoy, why does he not give the lassy half the amount and tell her to p*ss off. Pretty much guaranteed he would have a far happier life.

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antiparasite

Friday, February 10, 2012 at 03:28 AM

That'll get them 3 loafs and a bottle of water in a few years in england.....

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aberdingdong

Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 12:53 PM

Best of luck to both of them. It's good to see a young couple get a chance at getting off the hamster wheel. Well done guys...keep it real

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HighwayChode

Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 11:26 AM

I wonder if Salmon will send them a begging letter too?

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