A national lottery millionaire vows to keep caravanning after winning a share of a £2 million in a lotto rollover.
Wally Jinks, 51, will share the jackpot with his friend of seventeen years Alan Stringer, 50.
Mr Jinks and his wife Dawn are avid caravanners and regularly tour the Yorkshire coast. When asked what he plans to spend the money on, Wally said he was in no hurry to make any extravagant purchases – but his grand plan was to upgrade his caravan and towcar outfit.
He said: “We’re going to upgrade our caravan – we tour caravans. We’re going to buy a new car as well. Not a brand new one, a Shogun.”
The couple were on holiday in Jersey at the time of the win, but didn’t find out their numbers had come up until eleven days later when they returned home. Ironically, Wally had lost his wallet while they were away and had to borrow some cash from his wife, none the wiser of his new millionaire status.
Wally, a self employed tyre-repair man, won’t quit his day job saying he doesn’t want to let his business partner down. Mr Stringer, an electrician by trade, also has no plans to quit work: “You’ve got to keep your feet on the ground” he said.
The pair, both from Edenthorpe in South Yorkshire, won a total of £2,033,705 after matching six numbers in the lotto rollover. They have been playing the lottery since 1994 entering with three lucky dips.
