By David Young-
A darts player from Corwall plans to buy his first ever home, after winning £300,000 top prize win on a National Lottery Scratchcard.
He also wants to take a trip to London for the PDC World Darts Championship at the Alexandra Palace.
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Clive said: “Knowing that I can finally own a small slice of Cornwall means the world to me.
“It’s something I could only have dreamt of previously having given up my printing career to care for my beloved partner of 38 years who is sadly unwell.
“To know my future is financially secure is a huge weight off my mind.
“And, as a keen darts player – I have played at county level and in numerous exhibition matches against some of the world’s best, and coming from a long line of keen darts players – being able to attend the World Championships is another dream come true. I guess you could say I am feeling pretty chuffed!”
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Clive’s win came after a quick trip to the local Tesco supermarket for a few bits.
He decided to cash in a previous £15 win and treated himself to a few of the Sapphire Multiplier Scratchcards.
Clive said: “I played the Scratchcards while I was in the shop, idly chatting to the retailer.
“I showed it to the retailer, saying ‘this can’t be right’ whereupon she whooped and cheered on my behalf which pretty much confirmed it was!”
Craig put the winning Scratchcard safely in his wallet and headed for home, but decided to take a detour to his local Spar to double-check on their terminal it was a winner.
Clive has always hoped he would win and, having previously won £5,250 on Lotto which enabled him to attend a friend’s wedding in Las Vegas, he always knew it was possible.
He joked: “When I called The National Lottery to make the claim I was very calm, and to be honest that’s how I have been throughout, except perhaps for the night I shouted a round of drinks for my mates to celebrate then they all insisted on buying me one back, that wasn’t quite as calm!
“This is my second big win, who knows, maybe I can make a hat trick of big wins and there’s one more to come!
“But if not, I am more than happy with my lot”
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