Lotto card win will change Burnley mum's life
8:00pm Wednesday 23rd January 2013 in News
By Chris Gee, Reporter
Katie Bryant celebrates her win
A YOUNG mum who a week ago didn’t have enough money to pay for her shopping has scooped £250,000 on a scratchcard bought from the same store.
Katie Bryant, 21, from Burnley, won the jackpot on the National Lottery Blue Scratchcard and is now looking forward to buying her own home, something she thought she would never be able to afford.
Full-time mum Katie had been shopping in Asda in Canning Street, Burnley, with her mother, Louise Bryant, when she bought two scratchcards. “I scratched the first one and there was nothing on it, she said. “I was standing next to my car as my mum loaded the shopping into the boot and I scratched the second card.
“I just could not believe what I was seeing.
“I turned to my mum and said ‘Is this right?’.
“We just continued to pack the shopping into the car and then thought we better go back into Asda to check. I asked the shop assistant to check the card and I was expecting her to say there was a mistake.
“I just could not believe it. It seemed like a dream.
“I had walked into Asda needing to watch every penny I spent and I walked out having won a quarter of a million pounds – things like this only ever happen to other people.
Katie, mother of Milly, five and Olliver, two, added that a week earlier when she had reached the check out in Asda she had spent £10 more than she had expected and had to go and put several items back on the shelf.
“It is just a wonderful feeling to think I do not have to worry any more. This is what means the most to me. I can pay off my debts and not have the worry of owing anyone anything,” Katie said.
In addition to buying a house with a garden, Katie is planning to learn how to drive and buy a car.
“I never thought I would own my own house. This win will change my life.”
Comments(18)
IdontLIKEliars
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8:10pm Wed 23 Jan 13
But she could still afford to buy 2 £2 scratch cards!!!!!!
Nottokeenonthesmellofvaseline
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8:31pm Wed 23 Jan 13
mark anthony
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8:41pm Wed 23 Jan 13
Nottokeenonthesmellogood luck to here......green eyed monster springs to mind get a life prat
fvaseline wrote:
It'll be gone in a year
mavrick
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8:45pm Wed 23 Jan 13
IdontLIKEliars wrote:what a sad excuse for a bitter twisted human being, get a life saddo.
She said “I had walked into Asda needing to watch every penny I spent"
But she could still afford to buy 2 £2 scratch cards!!!!!!
I am glad someone who needed the money won it.
KBryant
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9:36pm Wed 23 Jan 13
Interocitor
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9:46pm Wed 23 Jan 13
BTW: Ignore the bitter tossers on here.
katey h
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10:25pm Wed 23 Jan 13
IdontLIKEliars
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8:22am Thu 24 Jan 13
mavrick wrote:Not bitter twisted just making a point. £3 that could of gone towards next week shopping! Not that it matters now as she took the risk and it paid off! I'd of spent it by now. Nice house and car plus family all gone!
IdontLIKEliars wrote:what a sad excuse for a bitter twisted human being, get a life saddo.
She said “I had walked into Asda needing to watch every penny I spent"
But she could still afford to buy 2 £2 scratch cards!!!!!!
I am glad someone who needed the money won it.
happycyclist
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9:01am Thu 24 Jan 13
Libra1
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10:10am Thu 24 Jan 13
People are struggling to buy food and pay their bills, jobs are are hard to come by and no signs of real improvement.
I just hope this young lady spends the money wisely and other people don't turn to gambling just to try and realize a dream because that in itself can create major issues.
loobeylu
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10:51am Thu 24 Jan 13
Nottokeenonthesmellofvaseline
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11:50am Thu 24 Jan 13
loobeylu wrote:I go to work for my drinking and gambling money. Bit of a difference.
All you jealous people leave the girl alone and be happy for her, she can spend a £1.00 on whatever she likes, dont tell me any of you have never spent any money on any sort of gambling at anytime, or maybe drink or cigarettes, keep your opinions to yourselves, very green eyed monsters.
loobeylu
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12:52pm Thu 24 Jan 13
NottokeenonthesmelloDo you know the girls circumstances, no, do you know wether she has worked in the past, no, well dont judge people, do you know if you will ever come out of work, no. so dont complain about someone elses happiness, so if you come out of work people will give up smoking drinking or gambling will they NO DIDNT THINK SO. However each individual chooses to spend their money is their business.
fvaseline wrote:
loobeylu wrote:I go to work for my drinking and gambling money. Bit of a difference.
All you jealous people leave the girl alone and be happy for her, she can spend a £1.00 on whatever she likes, dont tell me any of you have never spent any money on any sort of gambling at anytime, or maybe drink or cigarettes, keep your opinions to yourselves, very green eyed monsters.
katy121
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2:40pm Thu 24 Jan 13
hunter3062
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1:14am Fri 25 Jan 13
2 for 5p
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8:05am Fri 25 Jan 13
Kate bit yourself a nice house and get a coal fire and use all the begging letters to keep warm at winter.
Best of luck, ignore all the jealous gits.
DaveBurnley
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2:28pm Fri 25 Jan 13
N4you! says...
8:09pm Wed 23 Jan 13
lol the cards bigger then her