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A man who forgot to cancel his lottery direct debit When his fiancée asked him to save money for their wedding he won £125,000.
James Adams was asked by his bride-to-be Ruhanna Coulthard to cancel his event postcode lottery Entry three months ago – but thankfully, the urge to save money was put out of his mind.
The 31-year-old motion graphic designer said: “I was going to stop doing this three months ago, then forgot. Thank God for being lazy and really stupid. Incompetence pays!”
Rohana, who started screaming when the check appeared, said: “James never told me he signed up and when I saw him go out I asked him to cancel the direct debit because we were saving for the wedding.
“Thank God he didn’t do that. I wouldn’t have been able to perform very well and.” [would] Probably not very good.”
She laughed: “But here we are. I forgive him.”
The pair shared the £1million cash with seven other neighbors in Kingswood, near Bristol, after winning the postcode. lotteryWeekly Millionaire Street Awards.
Four further winning locations are to be announced, with local charities in each winning area also receiving a total of £1 million.
One of his neighbors, bride-to-be Gemma Marson-May, had a premonition that he would receive an award that summer.
“I had a strong feeling I was going to win, so I signed up in August,” she said.
“I felt like the postcode would win in September. I’m only really a week out, so it’s worked out great.
“It sounds like bullshit, but something told me I’d be stupid if I didn’t sign up. When I went to join, I thought about quitting, but I thought I’d be kicking myself if I didn’t.”
Another winner said that the win has brought a smile back on his face after years of tough health battles.
Steve Hooper underwent a triple bypass nine years ago and is currently being monitored after treatment for bladder cancer.
The motor insurance claims handler said: “I have been living with cancer for the last four years. It could kill me, but I’m still smiling.”
“I go for check-ups every three months. I also had a triple bypass. But this has brought a big smile to my face and it will bring smiles to the faces of many other people I know.”