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| Attleborough dad cancer survivor wins £1m in lottery | |
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| Paul Harvey said he did not realise he had won the money for a whole week | Paul Harvey said he did not realise he had won the money for a whole week |
| A single parent who recently survived bowel cancer has won £1m on the lottery. | |
| Paul Harvey from Attleborough, in Norfolk, said he did not realise he had won until a week after the EuroMillions draw. | Paul Harvey from Attleborough, in Norfolk, said he did not realise he had won until a week after the EuroMillions draw. |
| The 51-year-old said he was planning to use the money to treat his two teenage children to their first holiday abroad together in Greece. | The 51-year-old said he was planning to use the money to treat his two teenage children to their first holiday abroad together in Greece. |
| Mr Harvey added: "Life hasn't always been easy, but the kids mean the world to me, and they always come first." | Mr Harvey added: "Life hasn't always been easy, but the kids mean the world to me, and they always come first." |
| Mr Harvey filmed the moment he broke the news of the win to his son | |
| The full-time dad, who received two years of treatment for bowel cancer, bought a £5 ticket with a free Lucky Dip for the National Lottery draw on 4 July. | |
| Mr Harvey said he had lived in Cyprus for 12 years when he was younger and wanted to take his children to that part of the world. | Mr Harvey said he had lived in Cyprus for 12 years when he was younger and wanted to take his children to that part of the world. |
| "We have never been away abroad together, and I would love to take them both to Greece," he said. | "We have never been away abroad together, and I would love to take them both to Greece," he said. |
| "But first, we need to get our passports!" | "But first, we need to get our passports!" |
| He said he was also planning on using the winnings to buy a Fiat 500 for his daughter, who was learning to drive. | He said he was also planning on using the winnings to buy a Fiat 500 for his daughter, who was learning to drive. |
| Mr Harvey said he was "so proud of what the kids have achieved already in life" | Mr Harvey said he was "so proud of what the kids have achieved already in life" |
| Mr Harvey confessed he had not realised he won the money for a whole week, with The National Lottery urging him to check his account. | Mr Harvey confessed he had not realised he won the money for a whole week, with The National Lottery urging him to check his account. |
| "I thought this must be a scam," he added. | "I thought this must be a scam," he added. |
| "I read the email again and then Googled the National Lottery Line, where I saw the telephone numbers matched. It was then that I allowed myself to get much more excited." | "I read the email again and then Googled the National Lottery Line, where I saw the telephone numbers matched. It was then that I allowed myself to get much more excited." |
| Mr Harvey also planned to help his son and daughter as they neared the end of their full-time education | Mr Harvey also planned to help his son and daughter as they neared the end of their full-time education |
| He won by matching the unique raffle code in the EuroMillions Millionaire Maker draw. | He won by matching the unique raffle code in the EuroMillions Millionaire Maker draw. |
| "It felt like forever waiting for the kids to get home from school so I could break the news," he said. | "It felt like forever waiting for the kids to get home from school so I could break the news," he said. |
| He filmed the moment he broke the news of his win to his son, with them both jumping around the kitchen, hugging. | He filmed the moment he broke the news of his win to his son, with them both jumping around the kitchen, hugging. |
| Mr Harvey said: "This win gives us so many more options, but I want to take my time and do it right. | Mr Harvey said: "This win gives us so many more options, but I want to take my time and do it right. |
| "It just doesn't seem real," he added. | "It just doesn't seem real," he added. |
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