0 Comments | News (Portsmouth, England), The, July 23, 2010
The 29-year-old was convinced by her grandmother to text her answer to The News – and now is very glad she did.
‘My gran can’t really text,’ said the mother-of-two. ‘So she asked me to enter instead on her behalf, and when I won I said we’d split the money but she wouldn’t hear a word of it.
‘I got the message while I was sitting on a bus, and when I heard I’d won A[pounds sterling]250 I shouted out “oh yes” and everyone turned and looked at me.
It was a bit embarrassing.’
As well as taking her gran out for a nice meal, Genevieve, of Tunstall Road, Cosham, said she will be putting the rest of her winnings to very good use.
‘I’m going to buy my husband and children passports so we can go on holiday,’ she said. ‘I’ve already got one but they haven’t and it costs A[pounds sterling]170 for three.
‘We’ve been wanting to go and visit my sister in Bulgaria for ages, so now we will finally get the chance.’
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