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Sam Russell

It was fate, says £500,000 lottery winner who bought ticket after shift swap

Jeff Etherington and Kim Read toast their £500,000 windfall (National Lottery/PA)

A worker scooped £500,000 on the lottery after swapping to an early shift so he could attend a hospital appointment.

Jeff Etherington, who works as a machine setter for the automotive industry, said he “can’t help thinking it’s fate”.

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