£7.6 million UK Lotto Winners Gave Away Most Their Windfall

Ray and Barbara Wragg from Sheffield, England  won a £7.6 million UK Lotto jackpot in  January 2000. Despite being a millionaire, Mr Wragg admits he still looks at the price of any socks he buys.

It was on a Saturday night when their fantastic UK Lotto jackpot was won. Barbara was watching the draw live on television and couldn’t believe it as one-by-one their numbers matched those being drawn.

Her husband couldn’t believe what his wife was telling him and declared but it was all true. Not knowing what to do next, Ray says they “were just flabbergasted.”

Who wants to be a millionaire?

He opened a can of Guinness, while his wife celebrated with a glass of wine. Then they started singing ‘Who wants to be a millionaire?’ before calling their three children to tell them the amazing news.

Despite becoming a millionaire, Ray (who celebrates his 87th birthday today) continued his roofing job and travelled 1,000 miles a week. In time though, he and his wife who worked night shifts at a local hospital decided it was time to retire.  Elaine Thompson won a £2.7 million UK Lotto jackpot  but still worked as a shelf stacker.

Their first purchase with their UK Lotto winnings was a £52,000 Range Rover. The generous couple also helped their children and other family members. However, those weren’t the only ones to be helped by the UK Lotto winners.

“Too much for two people”

Most of their winnings were given away and that didn’t please their financial advisor. The couple said the amount they had won was “too much for two people” and they have “made a lot of people happy.”

Donations were made to local hospitals and to World War Two veterans. In 2002, they received a special trophy from the then lottery organisers Camelot. There have also been invitations to the Pride of Britain awards and Buckingham Palace.

Ray says that their UK Lotto win “changed our lives but not us as persons.” Sadly, his wife passed away in 2018 aged 77.

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