Sheena Clayton, a mum-of-two, nearly missed out on the National Lottery EuroMillions draw on November 22 as she had just finished a night shift the morning of the draw and was feeling tired
A lucky carer has scooped a whopping £110m EuroMillions jackpot after her son forced to her to buy a ticket – and has no plans to quit her job.
Sheena Clayton nearly missed out on the EuroMillions draw on November 22 as she had just finished a night shift the morning of the draw and was feeling tired.
The 37-year-old mum-of-two, who normally purchases her usual weekly EuroMillions ticket online, said the ticket had completely slipped her mind until her son prompted her.
Sheena, from Northallerton, said: “It was only because one of my sons wanted something from the shop that I ventured out to Tesco and as I was paying thought – ahh I can buy a ticket – and I did! And thank goodness I did – I guess I owe this win to my son! If it wasn’t for him I would not have gone to Tesco and would not have bought a ticket for that evening’s draw! I just didn’t feel like going online after a tiring shift in work!”
Sheena admitted the news is still sinking in after she became a multi-millionaire overnight, she added: “It is just surreal – I feel I am proof that winning The National Lottery does really happen – and happens to ordinary people like me! And this is why I wanted to share my incredible news!”
The carer, who won after matching the numbers: 10, 11, 12, 29, 31 and the Lucky Star, 8, checked her winning EuroMillions Lucky Dip ticket on her phone. “I just could not believe what I was seeing. I thought someone was just playing a joke on me – I went from screaming to crying to just feeling in total shock! It still hasn’t sunk-in yet, and I just feel numb!,” she said.
Sheena, who is married and has two sons, nine and 11, said a caravan is top of the family’s shopping list. “A caravan is something we have always wanted as a family so we can go on lots of adventures with the boys.”, she revealed. “We had been saving up and hoped to be able to afford one next year – now this has all been brought forward and we will be able to buy it straight away – and start these adventures even sooner!
“We are currently drawing up a list of all of the places we would like to visit. It is so exciting – this win has created so many opportunities for us as a family it is just fabulous!” Wales and a tour of the Scottish coastline are already on the travel priority list.
A deposit on a house – as Sheena and her family are currently in rented accommodation – is also high on the wish list, together with the best family Christmas ever – and a new sofa!
The mum, who is a carer in a residential home, says she has no plans to reduce her hours at work – she even went straight into work four hours after discovering she was a EuroMillions winner!
She added, “I love my job and I love everyone I work with so there was no way I wasn’t going into work. People rely on me!”
Sheena bought her winning EuroMillions ticket for the draw on 22 November 2024 at Tesco, on East Road, in Northallerton (DL6 1NP) and the numbers were; 10, 11, 12, 29, 31 and the Lucky Stars were 8 and 11.
