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The Sun
10 hours ago
- Automotive
- The Sun
Motorbike fan quits job after scooping £4m lotto win and reveals dream purchase
A HARLEY-Davidson motorbike fan plans an easy ride into retirement after winning £4million on the National Lottery. Jon Waring, 57, has already handed in his notice as a police radio operator and nurse wife Lucy, 48, is also quitting. 2 The couple, who have a 15-year-old daughter, are set to splash the cash with a Harley trike topping Jon's shopping list, while a hot tub is Lucy's No1 priority. They also aim to buy a new family home in the area and create a music room in the house. Jon said: "This will be the perfect place to display the family's guitar collection - and potentially add to it too. "As a family, we love rock music and now the world really is our oyster - we hope to get the chance to attend gigs up and down the country. " This win will just enable us all to slow down, enjoy life - and of course hit that road on the sunny days ahead on our new trike." They do not have passports but are now looking forward to whichever holidays take their fancy. Reacting to his huge win in the Lotto draw on May 31 Jon said: 'I keep thinking I am going to wake up from a dream. Jon, who also hopes to go on a Lions rugby trip, added: 'It won't change us but it will change what we can do.' I almost died after freak surgery accident AND bus crash, now I've won £65k in lottery win 2
The Independent
20 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Lotto winner sat up all night drinking tea and quit job after £4m jackpot reveal
A Devon couple is set to embark on an early retirement, trading their demanding careers for a life of leisure, after scooping nearly £4 million on the National Lottery. Jon Waring, 57, a radio operator with Devon and Cornwall Police for 16 years, has already handed in his notice. His wife, Lucy, 48, a nurse at Torbay Hospital, is also working her final weeks before leaving her role. The couple, from Paignton, who have a 15-year-old daughter, plan to embrace a more relaxed pace of life thanks to their Lotto jackpot win. Their immediate plans include fulfilling long-held dreams, with Mr Waring, a keen Harley-Davidson enthusiast, eyeing a trike bike, while Mrs Waring's top priority is a new hot tub. The substantial win promises a comfortable and adventurous retirement for the family. A new family home in the Paignton area is also high on the wish list. Mr Waring said his huge win, which saw him match six numbers in the Lotto draw on May 31 still does not feel real. 'I keep thinking I am going to wake up from a dream,' he said. The family are all keen musicians and plan to create a music room in their new home where they can all play as well as listen to their favourite bands. 'This will be the perfect place to display the family's guitar collection – and potentially add to it too,' Mr Waring said. 'As a family, we love rock music and now the world really is our oyster – we hope to get the chance to attend gigs up and down the country. 'This win will just enable us all to slow down, enjoy life – and of course hit that road on the sunny days ahead on our new trike.' Mr Waring woke at 4am to discover he had won the £3,966,543 jackpot. 'Something just made me go to check my emails and I saw an email saying I had won a prize,' he said. 'I went to Google the winning numbers and noticed there was just one winner – and knew it must have been me. 'I couldn't quite believe it – I knew they were my numbers. I turned my tablet off – left it five minutes – and then turned it back on to double and triple check. 'I woke Lucy, and she said, still half asleep, 'Is it April 1?'. I said no, it is June. 'We just could not believe it – there was no way we were getting back to sleep. We just sat and drank tea – we must have had 10 cups between us.' Mr Waring, who is also a keen rugby fan, said a box at Exeter Chiefs and a trip to see the Lions tour are also on his wish list, together with a new car, an Audi Q7. 'It's a complete change of lifestyle – it won't change us, but it will change what we can do. And the pace at which we do it, too.' He said with the nature of his job, and his wife's, it has been hard to get holidays to match up and the couple do not even have current passports. 'As a result of our shift work, we have not had a proper holiday together for a long, long time,' he said. 'We are now really looking forward to booking something and knowing we can just holiday when we choose. Perhaps a trip to New Orleans for the music. 'It's all the things you dream about trying and seeing but know you never will, until something like this happens.' Mr Waring has always played Lotto each week since the game started and now plays online. His winning numbers were: 8, 11, 12, 16, 20 and 33.
The Independent
a day ago
- Automotive
- The Independent
£4m Lotto win puts Harley-Davidson fan on the road to early retirement
A Harley-Davidson lover is planning an easy ride into retirement after winning nearly £4 million on the National Lottery. Jon Waring, 57, has already handed in his notice at Devon and Cornwall Police where he has worked as a radio operator for 16 years. Meanwhile, his wife Lucy, 48, is working her notice as a nurse at Torbay Hospital. The couple, from Paignton in Devon, who have a 15-year-old daughter, are planning to take life at a more relaxed pace thanks to the Lotto jackpot win. They already have their bucket list planned out with a Harley-Davidson trike bike topping the shopping list for Mr Waring, while a hot tub is the number one priority for his wife. A new family home in the Paignton area is also high on the wish list. Mr Waring said his huge win, which saw him match six numbers in the Lotto draw on May 31 still does not feel real. 'I keep thinking I am going to wake up from a dream,' he said. The family are all keen musicians and plan to create a music room in their new home where they can all play as well as listen to their favourite bands. 'This will be the perfect place to display the family's guitar collection – and potentially add to it too,' Mr Waring said. 'As a family, we love rock music and now the world really is our oyster – we hope to get the chance to attend gigs up and down the country. 'This win will just enable us all to slow down, enjoy life – and of course hit that road on the sunny days ahead on our new trike.' Mr Waring woke at 4am to discover he had won the £3,966,543 jackpot. 'Something just made me go to check my emails and I saw an email saying I had won a prize,' he said. 'I went to Google the winning numbers and noticed there was just one winner – and knew it must have been me. 'I couldn't quite believe it – I knew they were my numbers. I turned my tablet off – left it five minutes – and then turned it back on to double and triple check. 'I woke Lucy, and she said, still half asleep, 'Is it April 1?'. I said no, it is June. 'We just could not believe it – there was no way we were getting back to sleep. We just sat and drank tea – we must have had 10 cups between us.' Mr Waring, who is also a keen rugby fan, said a box at Exeter Chiefs and a trip to see the Lions tour are also on his wish list, together with a new car, an Audi Q7. 'It's a complete change of lifestyle – it won't change us, but it will change what we can do. And the pace at which we do it, too.' He said with the nature of his job, and his wife's, it has been hard to get holidays to match up and the couple do not even have current passports. 'As a result of our shift work, we have not had a proper holiday together for a long, long time,' he said. 'We are now really looking forward to booking something and knowing we can just holiday when we choose. Perhaps a trip to New Orleans for the music. 'It's all the things you dream about trying and seeing but know you never will, until something like this happens.' Mr Waring has always played Lotto each week since the game started and now plays online. His winning numbers were: 8, 11, 12, 16, 20 and 33.
BBC News
a day ago
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Devon couple plan to slow down after £3.9m lottery win
A couple who won a £3.97m Lotto jackpot say they are planning to "slow down" and "enjoy life" at a more relaxed Waring, 57, and his wife Lucy, 48, from Paignton, in Devon, said they could not believe they had won. "We just sat and drank tea - we must have had 10 cups between us," Mr Waring said. Mr Waring said he had already handed in his notice at Devon and Cornwall Police, where he worked as a radio operator for 16 years, and Ms Waring was working her notice as a nurse at Torbay Hospital. Mr Waring has played the Lotto every week since the game began and now plays couple, who also have a 15-year-old daughter, have said a Harley-Davidson trike bike and a hot tub are at the top of their wish added a new family home, in the same area where they have lived all their lives, was also high on the list. The family said they were keen musicians and planned to create a music room in their new home. 'Is it 1 April?' Mr Waring added: "As a family, we love rock music and now the world really is our oyster - we hope to get the chance to attend gigs up and down the country. "This win will just enable us all to slow down, enjoy life."Mr Waring said he woke at 04:00 BST on the morning to discover he had won. He said: "Something just made me go to check my emails and I saw an email saying I had won a prize." He said he turned his tablet off and on again to double and triple check."I woke Lucy and she said, still half asleep, is it 1 April? I said no, it is June," he said. Of their future, he added: "It's all the things you dream about trying and seeing but know you never will until something like this happens."
Daily Mail
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Easy riders! Couple who scooped £4m Lotto jackpot quit their jobs to buy Harley-Davidson trike after shock win left them needing 10 cups of tea to calm down
A couple who scooped a £4 million Lotto jackpot have quit their jobs to buy a Harley-Davidson motorbike - after their shock win left them needing 10 cups of tea to calm down. Jon and Lucy Waring, from Paignton in Devon, are now planning an easy ride into retirement after quitting their jobs and drawing up a bucket list for the ultimate golden years shopping spree. Jon, 57 left his role as a radio operator at Devon and Cornwall Police after 16 years, while Lucy, 48 is working her notice period as a nurse at Torbay hospital. The couple, who have a 15-year-old daughter, claimed the £3,966,543 prize from the May 31 draw after learning they were the only winners. Now Jon plans to take a Harley-Davidson trike trip while Lucy wants to invest in a hot tub. They are also planning to purchase a new family home in the same area, where they have both lived for their whole lives. The family are all keen musicians and plan to create a music room in their new home where they can all play as well as listen to their favourite bands. Jon said: 'This will be the perfect place to display the family's guitar collection – and potentially add to it too. 'As a family, we love rock music and now the world really is our oyster – we hope to get the chance to attend gigs up and down the country. This win will just enable us all to slow down, enjoy life – and of course hit that road on the sunny days ahead on our new trike!' Revealing the moment they discovered they had won, Jon told how they were so shocked they needed ten cups of tea to calm their nerves. He woke up at 4am in the morning after the draw and picked up his tablet to check his emails. He said: 'Something just made me go to check my emails and I saw an email saying I had won a prize. I went to Google the winning numbers and noticed there was just one winner – and knew it must have been me. 'I couldn't quite believe it - I knew they were my numbers! I turned my tablet off – left it five minutes – and then turned it back on to double and triple check!' The win was such a shock that Jon woke his wife, who thought he was pulling her leg. Still half asleep, she asked 'Is it 1 April?' and Jon replied 'No, it is June.' He added: 'We just could not believe it – there was no way we were getting back to sleep! We just sat and drank tea – we must have had 10 cups between us!' Jon, who is also a keen rugby fan, said a box at Exeter Chiefs and a trip to see the Lions tour are also on his wish list, together with a new car, an Audi Q7. He added, 'It's a complete change of lifestyle – it won't change us, but it will change what we can do! And the pace at which we do it too.' Jon said with the nature of his job, and Lucy's, it has been hard to get holidays to match up and the pair don't even have valid passports. 'As a result of our shift work, we have not had a proper holiday together for a long, long time. We are now really looking forward to booking something and knowing we can just holiday when we choose! Perhaps a trip to New Orleans for the music. 'It's all the things you dream about trying and seeing but know you never will - until something like this happens!' Jon has always played Lotto each week since the game started and now plays online. His winning Lotto numbers on Wednesday 31 May, 2025, were: 8, 11, 12, 16, 20 and 33.
