A shopkeeper has shared their disbelief over a customer's 'life changing' £300,000 lottery win. Karen Parkin, 51, won £300,000 on a National Lottery scratch card which she picked up while shopping at Sonia's Stores on Park Lane, Basford.
Before her win, Karen said she "couldn't justify" buying a new hosepipe after finding hers had a leak, but she has now purchased one for £52 following her lottery win. Since Karen's win, she has already bought a new campervan and is planning a trip to Cairo with her mum.
Shopkeeper Nayan Lad, whose wife sold the winning scratch card to Karen a few weeks ago, said the money was 'life changing' to his customer. "It happened a couple of weeks ago, my wife was the one who sold her the scratch card. It's a nice feeling - for such a good thing to happen to a regular customer," Mr Lad said.
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"You maybe expect a couple of quid and that is it, not to win the jackpot. Every little helps but that is a life changing amount of money.
"It is the first winner we have had in the six years we have been here. We know her quite well, she told us how she couldn't believe it when she came back into the shop - and we couldn't either.
"It's good for the shop as well. It might in bring extra people in to try their luck."
As well as the Egypt trip, The Maldives is also on the cards and Karen is also hoping to buy a new house in the near future. Karen also says that she wants to treat her two Bull Mastiff pets, Elvis and Vogue.
Speaking about the moment that she discovered her win on October 18, Karen said: "I scratched the first one and saw that I'd won and just sat there. I can't even remember if I scratched the second one, it's all a bit of a blur.
"I remember calling my friend Tony and asking him to pop round to help me check it. He said it looked like I was a winner, so I called the National Lottery line to claim.
"The lady on the phone confirmed that I was indeed a winner, and that someone would call me back shortly to guide me through the process. I then called my sister Rachael, asked her if she was sitting down and then told her my incredible news. I then called my Mum who thought something was wrong as I also asked if she was sitting down before telling her that I had some news.
"I wrapped [the scratch card] it in some tea towels and placed it in a drawer. It's safe to say I didn't sleep a wink that night."
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