Man wins £2.6M lottery jackpot, but doesn't wake wife

Comment #9

savagegoose — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 08:22:40 GMT

i wouldn't wake the wife either, ....

hopefully ill be out of the state before she wakes up and even realises what has happened

Comment #8

myturn — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 07:16:15 GMT

Congratulations to then!

But I don't understand why they went public about it. The UK lottery gives winners to option a remaining anonymous and the vast majority, very wisely do. They are going to have people pestering them until the money is gone.

Comment #7

maringoman — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 20:17:55 GMT

Ain't that something? The biggest I've ever won is $150 and that was back in 2007. Oh well, I'ma keep playing and we'll see.

Comment #6

ThatScaryChick — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 18:37:59 GMT

Congrats to the Sawyers on their win.

Comment #5

rdgrnr — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 14:34:23 GMT

The headline on this story reminds me of an old joke:

Sometimes I wake up grumpy in the morning.

Sometimes I just let her sleep.

Comment #4

themagician — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 12:21:54 GMT

4$ Millions! Wow, good for this family, congratulations! this is the kind of news I like

Comment #3

HaveABall — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 21:42:05 GMT

Amusing story -- congratulations

Comment #2

rdgrnr — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 18:39:40 GMT

Great story, great family.

I'm very happy for them and wish them the best.

Comment #1

PERDUE — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 18:28:06 GMT

I am sooooo happy for the whole family. What a wonderful way to live in retirement. I pray they all have 10 more healthy decades here among us.

Man wins £2.6M lottery jackpot, but doesn't wake wife

Lottery Post — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 18:19:56 GMT

A British couple had two great reasons to celebrate last week firstly it was their ruby wedding anniversary, marking 40 years of marriage, and secondly they won 2.6 million (US$4 million) on the Lotto.

But after realizing that he had a winning ticket, Philip Sawyer, from Shard End, simply sipped his cup of tea, read his book and didn't wake his wife, Sandra.

The 60-year-old former car salesman was convinced that his wife had played a practical joke on him and made her check the numbers her... [ More ]