Nurse Barbara Wragg and roofer Ray Wragg won a life-changing sum in the National Lottery and decided to retire. They enjoyed a luxurious new life with a Range Rover and a cruise.
Winning a life-changing amount of money is a dream harboured by many, but what is life like when that actually happens?Sat at home on a Saturday night, nurse Barbara Wragg had switched on the TV to get the National Lottery results. Giving a running commentary to her husband Ray, those three matching numbers on the couple's ticket quickly became 'four', then 'five' and then astoundingly, the magic 'six'.
Recalling that moment almost a quarter of a century on, Ray remembers: 'I said 'you're kidding me?!'Ray Wragg and wife Barbara received a special trophy from lottery organisers for their philanthropy Ray, who turns 87 on New Year's Day, cracked open a can of Guinness, while Barbara had a glass of wine. The pair sang 'Who wants to be a millionaire' as they called their three children to tell them the news.The next call roofer Ray, from Sheffield, would make was to his boss, Dave, the following morning. He was due to be back at work on a building site in south Wales at 08:00 GMT on the Monday, which would have required the then 62-year-old to leave home for a four-hour drive in the early hours of a dark winter morning. When Ray told him he had decided to retire, a surprised Dave responded by asking him tongue-in-cheek, 'have you won the lottery?!''I retired that Saturday night in some respects,' Ray says, recalling that weekend in January 2000. 'I didn't know what to say but I'd never have said 'stuff your job' or anything like that. I'm not that kind of person.' Although the construction industry eventually became 'tiring' and involved him travelling up to 1,000 miles each week to all four corners of the UK, Ray says he enjoyed work. But the chance of retirement for him and for Barbara, who had worked night shifts at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital for 22 years, was too good to miss. The first thing Ray did with the winnings was buy a £52,000 white Range Rover, while the couple also went on a glamorous cruis
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