Thunderball jackpot winner from Scotland thought he had dreamt numbers coming up | UK News
[ad_1] A man has told how his dream quite literally came true after he discovered he had won the Thunderball jackpot prize of £500,000. Recently retired British Gas worker Raymond Young, from Edinburgh, initially checked his ticket while half-asleep. The next morning, the 63-year-old assumed he had dreamt that his numbers had come up – but realised he had indeed won the top prize after checking the ticket with a fresh pair of eyes. Mr Young, who has used the same Thunderball numbers since the lottery spin-off launched nearly 25 years ago, has already bought himself a new car and a holiday home since pocketing his winnings from the 23 March draw. Image: Pic: PA He said: “I had woken up in the middle of the night and randomly decided to check my numbers, which led me to see that I had won the top prize. “I must have still been half-asleep though as in the morning I genuinely thought it was all a dream. “So when I decided to have another check in the …