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We're millionaires after scoring HUGE lotto jackpot but we WON'T quit our jobs

02 June 2024 , 20:00
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Couple have no plans to retire just yet despite mega win
Couple have no plans to retire just yet despite mega win

A COUPLE who are now millionaires after scoring a massive lottery jackpot have said they won't be quitting their day jobs.

Graeme and Katherine White have told their superiors they remain committed to the police service after their EuroMillions win.

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Graeme and Katherine are not ready to pack in their jobs just yetCredit: PA
They think its important that the kids see them working
They think its important that the kids see them workingCredit: PA
But reduced hours will help them achieve a better work life balance
But reduced hours will help them achieve a better work life balanceCredit: PA

The Cambridgeshire couple, who have two kids, were out shopping when a phone call broke the big win to them.

But Graeme and Katherine have now plans to turn in their badges just yet.

Graeme told the BBC: "I also think it's important for the children to see us working to instil a good work ethic."

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However the couple do plan to reduce their hours so they can enjoy a better work-life balance.

They now plan to move to the country and enjoy a trip to Disneyland.

Graeme said: "We always wanted to live somewhere rural with plenty of outdoor space for the children - and so we could keep some chickens and goats."

Graeme explained that as coppers, the couple were initially suspicious that the win might not be true.

He said: "With us both being police officers we see lots of scams so we were a touch suspicious."

Meanwhile winner Toni Henderson, 32, said that she initially thought she'd won only a tiny fraction of the cash after merely scanning her eyes over her ticket.

But even when she saw the seven-figure sum on her screen - and reality sunk in - the mum-of-one went back to work.

The County Durham woman said: “There are no words to express how you feel. I had this excited butterfly feeling having the win officially confirmed and then seeing all of the zeros in my bank account.

"You sit and think about what you’d do all the time if you won, but then, when it happens, you don’t know what to do."

The mum plans to keep working at her payments assistant job as she wants her son to understand the importance of making your own money.

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