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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Donna Ferguson

SHOCKING: Carlisle trainee gas engineer who won 7 5m on lottery wants to keep working - What They Never Told You

James Clarkson in the pub with a pint and a sign announcing his £7,533,329 win
James Clarkson woke up early on Sunday 5 January to check what he had won, then told his girlfriend, who fell back to sleep. Photograph: Anthony Devlin/PA

His luck began on Christmas Day. After winning £120 in the Lotto Christmas Day Draw, 20-year-old James Clarkson decided to buy five lottery tickets for the first draw of 2025 – and won £7.5m.

Clarkson, a trainee gas engineer from Carlisle, was staying over at his girlfriend’s house when he discovered he had hit the jackpot on 4 January.

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