UK Lottery winner 'saw it in tarot'
Posted: 5/18/2005 9:52:00 AM
A woman who won more than £5 million (US$9.2 million) playing UK Lotto says she saw her win predicted in a tarot reading.
Deborah Mather, 47, from Chorley, Lancashire, bought a ticket for Saturday's Lotto draw after dealing herself the wheel of fortune card.
The mother-of-one thought she might have a £10 win, but instead scooped the £5,150,514 jackpot.
"The cards told me there was a windfall to come - but I didn't think it was going to be this big," she said.
Mrs. Mather left her home town of Liverpool at the age of 18 to live in Wigan, Greater Manchester.
The former bookkeeper had to give up work after falling down a flight of stairs three years ago. She moved to Chorley at around the same time.
"I had an accident and broke a lot of bones and could not work so decided to take up a hobby and the hobby was tarot card reading," Mather said.
She is now thinking of using some of her millions for a dream move - also predicted in the cards - by going back to live in Wigan.
"The cards never tell you anything that is not going to happen but I never thought in my wildest dreams it was going to be this."
'Dream car'
Mrs. Mather bought the Lucky Dip ticket with the winning numbers - 12, 18, 22, 33, 43 and 48 - at a Spar shop in Wigan.
"I am afraid I was shaking and jumping up and down and shouting 'I've won it, I've won it'.
"It was absolutely fantastic, I have not slept for the last three days. I am really thrilled."
Mrs Mather also plans to go on a cruise and will buy her "dream car" - a Citroen C2 - as she does not want anything "too flash".
Source: BBC
