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Last Updated: Tuesday, 21 September, 2004, 15:59 GMT 16:59 UK
Cleaner sparkles after Lotto win
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Ms Ferguson said she was "over the moon"
A jobless cleaner from Kilmarnock is in sparkling form after cleaning up the Lotto with a cheque for £2.2m.

Grandmother Rosemary Ferguson, 51, picked up her cheque on Tuesday and joins five other lucky winners from the Scottish town.

The divorced mother-of-two said despite her new found wealth she had no plans to move out of her two-bedroom council house.

A spokeswoman for Camelot said lotto hopefuls should "move to Kilmarnock".

I don't need much but I'm going to see my family right and maybe visit my aunt in Adelaide in Australia
Rosemary Ferguson

Kilmarnock has the highest number of Lottery millionaires per head of population, with the game paying out a prize fund of £12.5m last year alone.

Ms Ferguson, who picked up her winnings at Kilmarnock Football Club's Rugby Park stadium on Tuesday, said she still could not believe her win.

"It still hasn't sunk in yet, that I'll never have to work again in my life or worry about debt," she said.

"We're over the moon. I'm not going to move, I like where I am, I like my neighbours and my wee house. I'm not going to move somewhere daft like a mansion."

Kilmarnock's Rugby Park
Ms Ferguson picked up her winnings Kilmarnock's Rugby Park

She has played the same six numbers based on family birthdays since the lottery was launched.

"I'm quite happy, I don't need much but I'm going to see my family right and maybe visit my aunt in Adelaide in Australia," Ms Ferguson added.

But she may find it difficult to satisfy her grandson's wish, who on hearing of her windfall, asked if she could buy him a Tyrannosaurus Rex.


SEE ALSO:
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