A couple have told of their joy after landing £10,000 every month for 30 years on the National Lottery. Laura Hoyle, 40, and Kirk Stevens, 38, say they are "so chilled" after matching five main numbers and the Life ball.
During a phone call to Camelot, who runs the game, Laura said: "I'm just checking that's right before I, um, quit my job". A year on from their 'Set for Life' triumph, the couple revealed the money has helped them continue their passion for ghost hunting.
Manufacturing engineer Kirk has also used the money to pay for his Masters degree and buy a house together, NottinghamshireLive reports. "It still hasn’t really sunk in," Laura, of Nottingham, said.
She added: "I say that, yet I immediately quit my job and I’m doing stuff I normally wouldn’t have been able to do. I guess it’s all still surreal.
“I am so chilled about everything now, very relaxed and that is what the win has done for me. We are moving into a new house this month and it’s so stress free because I don't work now.
"We’ve been fortunate during Covid to go away, and once Kirk has finished his Masters degree in the Summer we are off to Disneyland Paris and lots of other exciting places.
Kirk added: "I’m in my last year of my Masters degree in mechanical engineering. It’s been really hard at times to distance learn during Covid and it’s an expensive qualification and before the win I did, at times, question the investment.
"As Laura said, the win has enabled us to relax about bills. I have used the winnings to pay for the course. I want to continue working and progress which was the reason for the Masters.
"Kirk and I are participating in lots more paranormal activities and I’m editing the videos we take which I absolutely love doing. I’m getting better and better at editing and the other month one of our videos was voted by a top ghost hunting YouTuber, one of his videos of the week. It’s as if I’m getting paid to video edit, for the next 30 years."
Once their winnings were confirmed by Camelot, the couple celebrated in style with four bottles of Prosecco.
