80-Year-Old Grandpa Won 15 Lottery “Suits” For Forgetting His Glasses And Not Playing The Usual Numbers | the Chronicle

An 80-year-old grandfather won a prize of 116,124 pounds (around 15 million pesos) after playing the virtual lottery of “Euromillions”. The British octogenarian forgot his glasses at home, couldn’t pick the usual numbers and took a fortune.

Denis fawsitt he played the numbers corresponding to the birthdays of close members of his family. On this last occasion, because of his forgetfulness, he decided to “Lucky dip”, bet in which the ticket numbers are randomly generated by the lottery machine at the time of purchase.

“It turned out to be one of my best decisions”Said Fawsitt. “After what happened at the newsstand, I had the strange feeling that we were going to win.”he added in an interview.

The next morning, and now wearing his glasses, the retiree couldn’t believe the result and returned to the newsstand, where they confirmed his success. Fawsitt and his wife Ann they plan to devote a portion of the profits to renovating their garden and renovating their home. In addition, they want to organize a family reunion, once the coronavirus pandemic is over.