One of the United Kingdom's best-known psychics has packed away her crystal ball after winning a lotto jackpot.
Beti Schulz, 71, landed £2.2 million (US$3.5 million) when her numbers came up in the UK National Lottery.
Now, the clairvoyant has decided to retire after spending almost 40 years predicting the future.
A pal said, "Beti had a lot of fans and they are very disappointed that she is calling it a day. But they are also delighted for her because she has been so good to them."
Pals say Beti banked around £730,000 (US$1.2 million) after her three-person lottery pool celebrated a £2.2 million bonanza earlier this year.
She told the local media, "I've not won millions — the money was split three ways. But there's enough for me to retire and buy a house.
"I know I'm quite well-known but people will just have to go elsewhere. I'm finished with work. I'm tired of it."
Gran Beti, who only ever gave readings for women, charged her customers £30 per session and told them their fortune from a small room in her home in Glasgow's west end.
She decided to turn away male customers years ago after being spooked by a gangster who once visited her for a reading.
Beti has now sold her flat and splashed out on a detached home in Bearsden on the outskirts of the city after finally striking it lucky.
One source said, "Beti has been getting asked for the winning lottery numbers for years. She is thrilled that she has won the money and is able to retire after all these years. But she knows folk will think she has used her psychic powers to get the numbers right."
Beti once said in an interview, "Do I have psychic ability? Well, I just read the cards and pass on any other things that come into my head.
"I don't go into trances or anything like that. I use my insight as well as reading Tarot cards. I don't call it anything other than that."
Thanks to myturn for the tip.
As to using her "psychic" ability to snag this win? She didn't say yes and she didn't deny it outright.
Psychic or not, a woman always retain some air of mystique. Yout gotta love 'em!
Congratulations and enjoy your retirement!
I psychically predict it was a QP.
"Psychic quits job after winning the lottery"
I knew that would happen.
Well I guess it beats a " Psyhic gets run down by bus " headline.
Good for her..... I like the idea of splitting a jackpot 3 ways.
It would be like the opposite of the stingy EV plan, where strategy for NOT sharing is applied.
It dosnt sound like she used special powers to win, just that her work was that of a Psychic......
Well in that case I'd be glad to accept a third of your winnings anytime at all.
Now theres an idea I had not thought of. lol.
It sounds like they had some regular numbers that they played every draw. Don't say how many?
I think 5 lines would be a good amount to play each draw........
Good for her.... wonder why it took song long for her to win.....
Congrats to the lucky winner, I hope she enjoys her retirement.
She is predicting blue skies and sunshine..................
I can't help wondering,why,if she is so good at predicting,did she predict the numbers of such a small jackpot.Why didn't she predict the numbers of one those HUGE jackpots that are fairly common in jackpot games these days?
I can't believe I know this, but I do.... psychics - real psychics - can not predict lottery numbers. They can help with receiving messages from the departed or let you know some general idea of what's in the future for you and probably more stuff, but they can not predict numbers. Otherwise, they and their families would all be rich. It's blocked from them.
Of which I am thankful for - I want to win sometime too!
Well, Cletu$2, perhaps this, possibly very psychic and intuitive, lottery player knew that things would be best if she won her net multi-millions lottery jackpot split evenly with two additional people. Further, perhaps she knew that net $3.5 million was enough, for her solo possessions, ambitions, and moderate investment talents level, to live well/very comfortably and more secluded until a ripe old age of 100.
There are real psychics.
But most of the people who call themselves psychics - aren't.
I agree. Don't some psychics claim that can't do predictions where they profit financially personally.
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Yeah, I've heard that too.
And it's good cover for the fakes.
Whoops, I meant to type apx. $1.2 million! [Personally, this net wouldn't be enough for me to attain 'peace-of-brain' state, since I would probably be living longer than she.]
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