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A man is now both a cancer survivor and a millionaire after winning the National Lottery EuroMillions drawing
Paul Harvey’s plans include saving for his kids’ future, buying his daughter her first car, and taking a family vacation to Greece
“Life hasn’t always been easy, but the kids mean the world to me, and they always come first,” he said
One English man is now both a cancer survivor and a millionaire.
Paul Harvey, a 51-year-old single father from Attleborough, England, recently won a life-changing lottery prize, according to BBC, The Independent and the Eastern Daily Press. He checked his National Lottery account on July 4, as per usual, and found he won £5 plus a free Lucky Dip ticket — but when the National Lottery contacted him a week later, he realized he’d actually scored much bigger that day.
Harvey discovered he’d won the EuroMillions Millionaire Maker game, which boasted a top prize of £1 million ($1.3 million).
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Paul Harvey.
Temporarily swallowing his excitement, Harvey waited until his children got home so he could tell them in person. He set up a camera in his kitchen, and when his son walked through the door, the pair laughed and jumped up and down as the news set in.
“I wanted to tell the kids in person, so when my son got home, I set up my phone to record it. It felt like forever waiting for the kids to get home from school so I could break the news,” he said, the Eastern Daily Press reported. “Their reactions were hilarious and heart-warming. We all feel ridiculously excited and relieved in equal measure. It just doesn’t seem real!”
Harvey recently battled bowel cancer, for which he received two years of treatment. Now, both a survivor and a millionaire, Harvey intends on saving for his kids’ education and providing for them — including getting his daughter her first car, a Fiat 500 — as well as celebrating with their first international trip, he said, according to the BBC.
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Paul Harvey.
“Life hasn’t always been easy, but the kids mean the world to me, and they always come first,” he said.
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Having lived in Cypress for over a decade in his youth, Harvey knew he wanted to bring his family to that area of the world with some of his winnings. The father and his children chose Greece for their vacation and plan to make the trip as soon as they get their passports in order.
The National Lottery congratulated Harvey on Aug. 7, writing in a post on X, “Meet Paul, who recently won £1M on EuroMillions. After a difficult couple of years following bowel cancer, Paul is looking ahead to brighter moments. Starting with a family trip to Greece with his two children (passports pending!).”
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