Leeds lottery winner reveals how she spent her £3m winnings
A lottery winner from Leeds has revealed how she spent her £3m winnings as the National Lottery celebrates 25 years.
Sarah Ibbetson, aged 41, was on maternity leave as a dental nurse when she won £3,013,767 on July 20 2002.
Her first two purchases - with husband Aldan, also 41 - were a Mercedes-Benz and a Porsche. They paid for both vehicles on a debit card.
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Hide AdThe couple, who have three children, also made it on to the bottom of Sunday Times Rich List and started their own number plate business.
They now live in a five-bed detached house.
The National Lottery has brought together winners from the past quarter of a century to celebrate its 25th anniversary this year.