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A prison officer from Brechin in Angus has won the biggest Football Pools prize of all-time after scooping a record jackpot of £3,001,511
A prison officer from Brechin in Angus has won the biggest Football Pools prize of all-time after scooping a record jackpot of £3,001,511.
The match that sealed the win for Elliot was Clitheroe's draw with Fylde in England's Evo Stik Premier League.
"I cannot believe it; it is a dream come true," said 56-year-old Elliot who is originally from Canterbury in Kent.
"To say this is a life-changing experience would be the understatement of the year.
"I have played the Pools for many years and have won three times before, although my biggest previous win was £32.
"We are still in a state of shock and it's going to take a little time before everything finally sinks in."
Elliot served in the Forces for 20 years before acting as a warder at Noranside open prison, near Forfar for the last 13 years.
He has now quit his job after picking up the Pools prize.
His 34-year-old partner Kirstina Fairweather told the Scottish News of the World: "The mortgage payments on our home were so high that we feared we might have to sell it. Now our money worries are over - and I am going to be planning a wedding."
"During the summer I asked Michael if we could really afford the £2 a week cost of playing the Pools. I'm glad he kept playing it - that's why I love him."
Officials said it is the first time in the 87-year history of the Pools that a single winner has scooped a record payout in excess of £3 million.
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A prison officer from Brechin in Angus has won the biggest Football Pools prize of all-time after scooping a record jackpot of £3,001,511.
The match that sealed the win for Elliot was Clitheroe's draw with Fylde in England's Evo Stik Premier League.
"I cannot believe it; it is a dream come true," said 56-year-old Elliot who is originally from Canterbury in Kent.
"To say this is a life-changing experience would be the understatement of the year.
"I have played the Pools for many years and have won three times before, although my biggest previous win was £32.
"We are still in a state of shock and it's going to take a little time before everything finally sinks in."
Elliot served in the Forces for 20 years before acting as a warder at Noranside open prison, near Forfar for the last 13 years.
He has now quit his job after picking up the Pools prize.
His 34-year-old partner Kirstina Fairweather told the Scottish News of the World: "The mortgage payments on our home were so high that we feared we might have to sell it. Now our money worries are over - and I am going to be planning a wedding."
"During the summer I asked Michael if we could really afford the £2 a week cost of playing the Pools. I'm glad he kept playing it - that's why I love him."
Officials said it is the first time in the 87-year history of the Pools that a single winner has scooped a record payout in excess of £3 million.
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