Danielle scoops £100k Lotto scratchard win

FLAT-HUNTING and driving lessons are on the horizon for a young woman from Yeovil after she scooped the top prize on the National Lottery £100,000 Turquoise Scratchcard.

Danielle Salway, 20, a former bar manager, bought the life-changing Scratchcard while in Yeovil town centre on Wednesday, January 25.

She knew she had won the top prize almost immediately, when she scratched the card outside the shop.

Speaking about the moment she realised she was £100,000 richer, Danielle said: “I couldn’t believe my eyes. I rang my mum there and then – we were both so excited. It’s taken a while for it to sink in.

“I used to buy Scratchcards quite regularly, but I hadn’t bought one for ages. I bought one on Wednesday because it caught my eye and it was only £1.”

Danielle, who lives with her grandmother, Jan, has been looking for a new job since the pub she worked in closed down six months ago.

She said: “It is very hard looking for work at the moment, there aren’t many jobs around.

“This money has come at just the right time for me. I plan to put the majority of the money towards buying a flat of my own, but I would also like to spend some on having some driving lessons and buying a car, which will help me when applying for jobs.

“I haven’t even thought about what sort of car or flat I might want as I didn’t ever think something like this would happen. I think I will probably stay in Yeovil, near to my family. The money has given me freedom, I couldn’t be happier.”

Danielle’s winning Scratchcard was bought at WH Smith on Middle Street in Yeovil