Housekeeper scoops £10k on Health Lottery

After years of trying, Elizabeth Steele, 63, of Butterwick scooped the amount on the Health Lottery in time for Christmas when one of her tickets came up as a winner.

Mrs Steele hinted that she was planning to spend her small fortune on a new bathroom, but would have to talk it over with her partner first.

“I bought the winning ticket at Butterwick Post Office in November and a week later, I took it back to get it checked.

“The lady at the counter said the prize was too much to pay out there and so I rang the Health Lottery which gave me the pleasant surprise of having won £10,000.

“I couldn’t believe it because I’ve never won anything of that size before and it’s usually been just £20 or £25.”

Mrs Steele, who has no children, revealed that her winning streak started five years ago when she won a ‘nice’ picnic set after entering a magazine competition.

“I usually have two Health Lottery tickets and buy six numbers, three on each one, something I’ve been doing with my partner for a while,” Mrs Steele added.

“I also do the National Lottery now and again, but not very often, so it’s quite exciting to get a win.

“It was a shock at first and I’ve not really told anybody about it, except my partner.

“But then you think ‘I’ve got some extra money in the bank’.”