Someone's knocking on the door...Lucky Rugby neighbours win big on Postcode Lottery
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Classic car fan Adrian Platt, 61, is planning a dream trip round Britain in a vintage Volkswagen camper van after scooping £333,332.
Thrilled Adrian Platt, 61, said his life is going to change completely after the win.
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Hide AdThe stunned civil servant threw a hand over his mouth after being presented with a cheque for £166,666 – then bent double with shock when he was handed a second cheque for the same amount because he plays with two tickets.


Adrian Platt said: “The dream does come true!
“I love classic cars. Maybe I could go round and say ‘that would be a nice project’ and do something with a classic car.
“The dream would be having a 1963 Split Screen Volkswagen camper van. I could spend a bit of time doing that up and driving round the UK with my wife and the grandchildren.
“We’d take in all the sites and villages in the UK. We can take our time and look round this beautiful country.”
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Hide AdAdrian and four other neighbours had a ball after sharing £1 million when CV21 3SY landed Postcode Lottery’s weekly Millionaire Street prize. Every ticket was worth £166,666, but Adrian doubled his winnings with two tickets.
Adrian said: “We had a yearly plan and now that has completely blown it. The sun’s out, it’s a beautiful day and you have just made my day completely. I can’t put it into words. It’s a shock to the system. My life is going to change completely.
“When I got the phone call to say that I’d won at least £1,000, I thought I would have been happy with £500. I never dreamed of a figure like the one that I’m holding in my hand right now. I’ll need to sit down and have a cup of tea or something stronger. I haven’t slept properly since getting the phone call to say I’d won.
“I never thought I’d see the day when someone would give me a cheque for that amount. I thought one day it might be me; it is today, and it is me. Now there will be a lot of happy days going forward on that type of money. Me and my wife can start enjoying ourselves now.”
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Hide AdAdrian later called retired wife Jacqueline, 64, to break the news of their win as she babysat their two grandchildren – and she broke down.
He said: “The kids were asking why she was crying, and she said it was happy tears. It’s time to do things that we want to do, we’re not getting any younger.”
Kind-hearted Adrian also said he wants to spread his joy by helping friends and family.
He said: “I’ll sort my twin brother out and other family and friends that I haven’t seen for a while. Just to help people out. I like to share.”
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Hide AdAcross the road, great gran Gill English is planning a slap-up carvery dinner for her big family after scooping £166,666 - and will also buy her hubby a new pair of shoes.
The retired carer said: “Oh my God! Flippin’ heck! I’ll take the family to a carvery. I also said I’d buy Kev a new pair of shoes. He’ll have the begging letter written!”
Gill and husband Kev are both recovering from cancer. Kev had melanoma and Gill is still receiving treatment after having part of her right lung removed.
But Gill said they are more interested in helping family - including her three sons, eight grandchildren and nine great grandchildren - than treating themselves.
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Hide AdNext door neighbour Pauline Walker, 74, hugged Gill after being presented with her cheque for £166,666.
Pauline and retired hubby Charlie, 75, will now take time to think how to spend their windfall as she recovers from shoulder surgery after being injured when she tripped in a pothole outside her home.
Pauline, who still works as a school cleaner, said: “It is a shock. I just expected a small amount. Even a small amount is a bonus.
“We’ll help family out, spend some on the house and have a holiday – and still have a bit in the bank.
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Hide Ad“I quite like Dublin. Me and my daughter go to Liverpool every year when it’s her birthday. But I need to think about what we’re going to do.”
She added: “Five neighbours winning…that’s nice. We’ll need to have a big party or something. We’ll have a few celebrations.”
The neighbours’ Millionaire Street prize means that local charities have also benefitted from a funding boost thanks to Postcode Lottery players.
As double winner Adrian said: “Charities around Rugby are crying out for money coming in. This is fantastic news for charities, too. It makes lives much easier, and for the people that work for them.”
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Hide AdAnd one organisation, the local Air Ambulance Service has been awarded £80,000 by Postcode Community Trust.
The money will be used to pay for more than 30 potentially life-saving missions.
Last year the charity celebrated 20 years of serving the county, with more than 50,000 missions completed to date, averaging five flights every day to critically injured patients.
Dad-of-two Guy Watt told how fresh funding is vital for the service which saved his life 10 years ago after he suffered critical injuries in an horrific car crash.
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Hide AdGuy, 54, of Rugby, said: “In 2014 I was involved in a terrible accident after aquaplaning and flipping my car.
“The doctors didn’t think I would survive 24 hours. I had three bleeds on the brain, had lost a lot of blood and had broken most of the bones on the right-hand side of my body.
“The Air Ambulance team arrived within seven minutes and the treatment their doctors gave me at the scene means I’m still here today and able to watch my kids grow up.”
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