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Couple win £1m on EuroMillions for the SECOND time (but still live in a caravan)

The odds of it happening are of 283 BILLION to 1.

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WHEN YOUR LUCK’S in, it’s in.

This British couple are celebrating after they defied odds of 283 billion/1 to win £1 million on the Euromillions for the second time.

Two years ago, Dave and Kath Long from Scunthorpe in the north-east of England became millionaires for the first time.

Dave, a lorry driver, gave up his job but the couple didn’t even move out of their mobile home.

“We’re not extravagant people,” Dave told The Guardian. “We still live in a mobile home, believe it or not. We’ve done it up nice, mind. We’ve extended it, put in a modern kitchen and added a conservatory.”

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The couple did buy Kath’s 81-year-old mother a new home and they also got married after a 12-year engagement. The couple said the wedding wasn’t too fancy though and only cost them £12,000.

The also kept doing the lotto from time-to-time.

“When I won it the first time, and everything settled down and that, I believed I was going to do it again,” Kath, a retired pub landlady, told Sky News. ”I kept saying to friends and some of the family: ‘I tell you I’m going to do it again!’”

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Then, last week, lightening struck for the second time and Kath’s prediction came true.

Dave bought a ticket when he noticed that there were ten £1 million prizes going in last week’s draw.

“I checked the raffle codes – something I’ve learnt to do automatically since winning last time. After a few moments I very calmly called Kath in and said, ‘Have a look at this. It’s there. Look. Read that line’.”

The couple had won £1 million again. This time they plan on moving.

“We’ve seen a four-bed advertised that looks nice,” Kath says.

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Read: The new Lotto operators are accused of making ‘savings and shavings’ on the draw >

Read: Mayo man collects €1m after leaving lotto ticket in his car >

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