The winners of a £114.9million EuroMillions jackpot have revealed the incredibly mundane thing they bought first after scooping the jackpot. Patrick and Frances Connolly from County Armagh, Northern Ireland , won the £114,969,775 on New Year’s Day in 2019.
It was the fourth biggest UK lottery prize ever claimed at the time, and the couple have since moved to Hartlepool and have given £60 million to their family and friends. They also bought a mansion with seven acres of land in County Durham, with the couple’s Jaguar, Aston Martin and Alfa Romeo parked outside. But the first thing Frances, 58, bought with her new fortune was a pack of M&S knickers.
She told The Sun : ‘We left our home with nothing, to keep us safe in case anybody found out about it and came to the house. And they did – within minutes. ‘When we arrived at a hotel in England on Friday night, ahead of the press conference, I had to phone our Fiona and say, “Will you nip down to Marks & Spencer?”.
‘She got a pack of three pairs for 12 quid.’ The couple went on to buy some more luxurious items, with Frances buying her dad a gold pocket watch. More Trending Passenger tells mum she shouldn't bring her baby into business class on six-hour flight Much loved tea brand on the brink of collapsing into administration Six symptoms of 'extremely contagious' virus with people urged to 'stay at home' Much-loved London shop closes its doors after 95 years They still do not like to flaunt their cash, with F.