Nurse's shock after winning £500 on Christmas lottery
A DIABETES nurse says she was left in "shock" after being told she was the lucky winner of a £500 Christmas prize.
Karen Gale paid £2 to enter the Derby Hospitals Charity Lottery – and won first prize.
She said the cash windfall had come at the perfect time.
The specialist diabetes nurse, who works at the Royal Derby Hospital, said: "I was really shocked when I got the call to tell me I'd won.
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"We've just moved house, so this £500 really could not have come at a better time."
The charity lottery helps good causes and is drawn weekly, with prizes typically including hotel stays, hampers, balloon flights, meals and days at the races.
Extra cash prizes were up for grabs over the Christmas period.
Karen said: "I have been in the lottery for a while now.
"I have two goes each week and have won three times so far.
"I joined because it's a local lottery helping local good causes at the hospital."
To register for the charity lottery, visit www.derby hospitals.nhs.uk/about-us/derby-hospitals-charity/dhc-lottery/register-online.
Comments
by Mr_Rational
Wednesday, January 02 2013, 1:23PM
“She wasn't in shock. As she said, she was shocked.
A 'specialist diabetes nurse', unlike a journalist, would know the difference.
Poor show.”
by LisaLoo1974
Tuesday, January 01 2013, 10:08PM
“Congrats! I have been doing it since it started and haven't won once!”