Mr Feeney was retired after a career in the navy and another 29 years working for a coffee company. So far, the year had been a very good one. Things were going well, he was happily retired, everyone was in good health.

And then things got even better.

Mr Feeney found out one afternoon that he had purchased the winning ticket for a $12million jackpot.

“2007 has already been a good year for us and our family,” said John, who purchased the winning ticket, “And when Linda and I checked the tickets, well, let’s just say that 2007 has become a VERY good year for us.”

“Linda checked the lottery numbers against our tickets in the morning when she arrived at work and called me right away - she said she thought we had won. I told her to come home; in the meantime, I checked the numbers again,” said John. “I called Linda back on her cell phone; she pulled to the side of the road and I told her we really did have the winning ticket.”

Mrs. Feeney also explained her feelings at the news, saying, “After I drove home-VERY carefully-we signed the ticket and put it into a safe place and started thinking about the future. Well, we started focusing on the future as much as you can after you’ve just found out that you now have $7 million more than you had budgeted for your golden years. It took us both a while just to let the fact that we won sink in-in some ways, I think, it’s still sinking in.”

Acting Executive Director Jourdain added, “John and Linda did everything right that you could ask of a winner of a jackpot of this size-they signed their ticket, put it in a safe place, and then took the time to think about what they want to do with their money in the future, and the steps they need to take to get there. We love to see our winners do all that before they come forward.”

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Mark Weird cashed in a ticket worth more than $4.5 million after his quick pick ticket won him the big jackpot.

After years of pitching in a few bucks towards a lottery pool at work and not winning much, he’s not planning on giving any of his cash away. In fact, he literally told his former lottery pool winners, “You won’t get a penny”!

“I paid into a lottery pool at the factory for years and never won anything to shout about. But the Quick Pick has got me the jackpot.”

He and his wife Julie plan on going on a shopping spree, buying some new fishing gear and getting a new car, at least once they figure out which one they like best.

“I’d like a new car but now I can afford a dream model, I don’t know what to buy.”

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The teenage student from Cumbria “couldn’t stop screaming” when she won more than €14 million on the EuroMillions lottery.

Ianthe Fullgar, 18, from Ravenglass said: “At first I thought I had matched three numbers, so I couldn’t believe it when I realised I had the five main numbers plus one Lucky Star.

“I checked the back of the ticket and saw that the average win for those numbers was £280,000 and couldn’t stop screaming. My mum called the National Lottery Line and it was only then that I realised I had won a share of the jackpot.

“We were both screaming so loudly that my dog, Brock, didn’t know what was happening and bit me on the bottom.”

It was only the second time the young lady had played the EuroMillions lottery. She decided to play in this round because the jackpot was just so huge.

She plans to spend some time relaxing in a resort in Egypt, buying a new Ford KA and sharing most of the money with her family and friends. She still plans on attending Law School which begins for her in 2009.

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