Cornwall mother wins £300,000 after changing lunch plans

Business · First reported 2 Nov, 09:22 · Updated 10:28

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Janice Beare, from Redruth, Cornwall, won £300,000 on a National Lottery scratchcard after changing her plans while looking for lunch. She says she has used some of the money to help her family and buy a new car.

Janice Beare won the £300,000 top prize on a Tinsel Trail Scratchcard after deciding to buy one while paying for lunch at a Co-op.
She said she helped her eldest daughter replace a washing machine that had broken down and caught fire, and replaced her 20-year-old Vauxhall Corsa with a new car.
The Irish News snippet also reports that Beare was looking for her favourite lunch when a change of plan led her to buy a winning scratchcard.

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Key facts

Winner: Janice Beare, a mother of five from Redruth, Cornwall.
Prize: £300,000 on a Tinsel Trail Scratchcard.
Purchase setting: A local Co-op, where she bought the scratchcard while paying for lunch.
Reported uses: Help for her daughter to replace a washing machine and a new car for Beare.