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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Rod Minchin

Lotto winner sat up all night drinking tea and quit job after £4m jackpot reveal

A Devon couple is set to embark on an early retirement, trading their demanding careers for a life of leisure, after scooping nearly £4 million on the National Lottery.

Jon Waring, 57, a radio operator with Devon and Cornwall Police for 16 years, has already handed in his notice. His wife, Lucy, 48, a nurse at Torbay Hospital, is also working her final weeks before leaving her role.

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