{"id":70913,"date":"2023-12-06T17:48:42","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T17:48:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geels.net\/?p=70913"},"modified":"2023-12-06T17:48:42","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T17:48:42","slug":"steam-train-fan-scoops-1million-lottery-win-by-accident-two-days-after-making-key-change-to-his-strategy-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geels.net\/beauty\/steam-train-fan-scoops-1million-lottery-win-by-accident-two-days-after-making-key-change-to-his-strategy-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Steam train fan scoops \u00a31million lottery win &#x27;by accident&#x27; &#8211; two days after making key change to his strategy | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A STEAM engine fan is chuffed to bits after winning \u00a31million on the National Lottery \u201cby accident\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Neil Leighton, 24, plans to spend the money on building a studio to make home movies about his favourite train.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/lotto-luck-steam-train-fan-864464132.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Unmarried Neil struck lucky on a Cash Bolt Christmas Millionaire game two days after downloading the National Lottery app onto his mobile.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cMy love of steam trains started with Thomas the Tank Engine when I was three and I never grew out of it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow, if I\u2019m not visiting a railway, I\u2019m busy writing and filming my own take on Thomas the Tank Engine storylines.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTop of my spending list is buying my own home where I can have a room for making and editing my Thomas films.<\/p>\n<h2>Read More on the Lottery<\/h2>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/lotto-winners.png\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/lotto-winners.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/lotto-winners.png\"><\/picture><span>LOTTO JOY <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>&#x27;Truly magical&#x27; neighbours stunned by \u00a33.2m lottery win weeks before Christmas<\/h3>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/c7b443b2-c9e6-41fa-b0d1-16e0128eddcc.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/c7b443b2-c9e6-41fa-b0d1-16e0128eddcc.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/c7b443b2-c9e6-41fa-b0d1-16e0128eddcc.jpg\"><\/picture><span>AI KNOW! <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>From passing exams to &#x27;lottery win&#x27; &#8211; 6 shocking moments in ChatGPT&#x27;s first year<\/h3>\n<p>\u201dPart-time Assistant General Manager Neil, from Hereford, kept the win a secret from his parents but gave the game away by his beaming smile.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cI walked into the house and my mum and dad both jokingly said I looked far too happy, what had I been buying?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I told them I\u2019d bought something, a National Lottery Instant Win Game and I\u2019d won \u00a31m, mum screamed, used some colourful language and then was convinced it was a scam.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Once Neil had downloaded the app he was aimlessly playing the Cash Bolt Christmas Millionaire game while he was chatting with pals when he got a message he had won the huge sum of money.<\/p>\n<h2>Most read in Money<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/kentucky-fried-chicken-specialises-fried-821769013.jpg\"><\/picture><span>DINNER WINNER <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Fast food chain run by Asda owners SOLD to KFC affecting 218 locations<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cpdrek-20-twenty-pound-notes-791534059.jpg\"><\/picture><span>HELPING HAND <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Thousands of households to get \u00a3125 paid into bank accounts before Christmas<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/newspress-collage-9otjngzdo-1701811550189.jpg\"><\/picture><span>CASH BACK <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Martin Lewis warns MILLIONS could be owed money &#8211; and explains how to reclaim it<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/newspress-collage-lp4exfpqy-1701777460216.jpg\"><\/picture><span>BREW-TIFUL <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Starbucks is giving away free drinks to millions of workers for one day only<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&quot;I said to my friends \u2018I\u2019ve won a million\u2019 and left the chat,&quot; he said.<\/p>\n<p>He tried calling the National Lottery to confirm his big win but the phone lines were not open at that time of night, so he hopped back onto the call with his friends, telling them he thought he had won \u00a31m.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey were so happy for me although there was plenty of joking that only I could have won \u00a31m by accident,&quot; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Neil was presented with this cheque at the Talyllyn Railway in North Wales where he was taken on a celebration train ride.<\/p>\n<p>His dream is to one day have his own Thomas the Tank steam train.<\/p>\n<p>Neil said: \u201cIf someone had told me two weeks ago I would be in a position to own a steam train I\u2019d have laughed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut then if someone had told me I\u2019d be a millionaire I\u2019d also have laughed \u2013 it just goes to show, magic can happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He is not planning to give up his job but wants to travel, take driving lessons and treat his family.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/lotto-luck-steam-train-fan-864464135.jpg\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/money\/24965213\/steam-train-fan-wins-national-lottery-accident-app\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A STEAM engine fan is chuffed to bits after winning \u00a31million on the National Lottery \u201cby accident\u201d. 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