A group of Royal Bank of Scotland workers are in the money - after their syndicate won big in the EuroMillions draw.
The group of 17 office workers, who work in the bank's mortgage centre in Greenock, won £1,140,402.60 in the EuroMillions Mega Friday draw on January 30 - with equal shares totaling £67,082.50 per person.
The RBS office has been buzzing ever since the news broke as 'MC EuroMillions' syndicate leader Margaret Kane (46), explains: "The atmosphere in the office has been amazing ever since we realised we had won and no-one can believe it's so much! It's funny because one of the girls who was going to be off for a few days said to me to call her if we win any millions over the weekend, and we did. She didn't believe me when I called her.
"We started playing EuroMillions as a group back in 2009 just for a laugh and planned to share any winnings out each Christmas. However, we definitely won't be waiting until Christmas this year!"
But it took Margaret and the rest of group a whole week after the original draw before they learnt they were holding onto a massive winning ticket.
She said: "Every Friday I take our tickets to the shop and get the assistant to check them on the machine. It was only when she said that I had to contact Camelot that I knew we'd won something big. She made sure I signed the back of the ticket before I left the shop which was clever thinking because my mind was spinning by then.
"As soon as I got back to my desk I called The National Lottery and the girl told me how much we'd won. News of our win spread through the office like wildfire! A lot of the girls on our team have been saving to buy their first homes, and now they have enough to put down a sizeable lump sum - how ironic when we all work in a mortgage advice centre! The members of our syndicate range in ages from 29-59. This money will literally change the lives of 17 families in Greenock. It really is amazing."
In the EuroMillions Mega Friday draw on January 30, 10 players won a guaranteed £1m prize and a first class trip around the world. Every Mega Friday winner has the choice of either taking the once in a life time prize, or a cash alternative. The MC EuroMillions Syndicate chose to take the cash alternative, bringing their total win to £1,140,402.60.
The winning ticket was bought from Spar, 59 Princes Street, Port Glasgow, Inverclyde. Their winning EuroMillions Millionaire Maker code from the Mega Friday draw on 30 January 2015 was QKW360920.
Eight of the 17 members of the MC EuroMillions Syndicate opted to take publicity: Margaret Kane (46), Norma Clarke (59), Kelly McGloin (35), Sandra Wilson (57), Jan Gault (29), Morag Douglas (55), Barry Speirs (39) and Stephen McCauley (45).
The National Lottery changes the lives of winners like the MC Syndicate as well as helping communities across the UK - players raise, on average, over £33m every week for National Lottery-funded projects.
In the Inverclyde area alone there have been 647 individual National Lottery grants made to date, funding projects across the arts, sports, heritage, health, education, environment, charity and voluntary sectors.
In their own back yard in Greenock, National Lottery funding is helping:
• 70th Greenock and District Scout Group which will use the money to carry out renovation work to their scout hall.
• The Greenock Sea Cadets Unite No 161 TS Gold River, which will purchase equipment and furniture for its new training facility at the Great Harbour in Greenock.
For more information on National Lottery funding please visit www.lotterygoodcauses.org.uk.
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