I was on Universal Credit but just won £10k a month on Set For Life, I've made a £17k swanky buy but there is a downside
SPLASH THE CASH I was on Universal Credit but just won £10k a month on Set For Life, I've made a £17k swanky buy but there is a downside
MANY people dream of winning the lottery, but for Olivia Love, who was on Universal Credit at the time, it has just become a reality.
While some would be hesitant to broadcast the news, Olivia and her hubby Kevin have been speaking out about the life-changing prize in more detail on TikTok.
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In June, Olivia Love, pictured with husband Kevin, won £10,000 a month for a year on Set for Life
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Now Olivia has done a Q&A video opening up about her winnings
Credit: TikTok / @mrsolivialove
Olivia and Kevin, from Glasgow, bagged £10,000 a month for the next 12 months, which works out as £120,000 in total, thanks to The National Lottery's Set for Life, and have already been enjoying splashing the cash.
The delighted prize winner did a Q&A video this week giving some more information about how it has been so far, since winning in June.
Olivia shared on her @mrsolivialove account: 'The draw took place on the Thursday evening, I found out on the Friday morning and the money went into my account the following Thursday.
'It is a standing order so it comes into my account on the same day every month.'
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SPLASHING OUT
Many people fantasise about the first thing they'd buy if they won a jackpot and Olivia revealed her initial expense.
She continued: 'I was on my way to the hairdressers when the money actually reached my account.
'So I pulled over, took some cash out of the machine to pay the hairdresser.'
However, Olivia has since made some larger purchases too, and revealed the most expensive item she has bought so far.
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She shared: 'I bought my husband a new car and that came to about £17,000-18,000.
'I can't remember the specifics of it, but we did buy him a Vauxhall Corsa.'
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FIRST BIG HOLIDAY
Recently, she documented her family's "first holiday as lottery winners" to North Wales with their four kids and Kevin's parents.
They hired a stunning four-bedroom 17th century farmhouse for the week and spent just £2,202.06 in total including car rental, food, and accommodation.
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The draw took place on the Thursday evening, I found out on the Friday morning and the money went into my account the following Thursday
Olivia Love
And Olivia, who previously had to 'budget every penny,' has defended her decision to staycation in the UK instead of splashing the cash on a long-haul flight to an exotic destination.
While enjoying the sunshine in her Welsh garden, she said: "To everyone that said 'why aren't you going to like the Maldives? You've won the lottery'. It's like 32 degrees and I'm in North Wales. Who needs the Maldives when you have this?
"We're in a beautiful old farmhouse. It's just so stunning.'
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Olivia has quit her job at a local supermarket and hopes to build her dream career in wedding content creation
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QUIT HER JOB
Olivia, 36, was also able to quit her job at a local supermarket and hopes to build her dream career in wedding content creation thanks to the massive tax-free prize.
Before this, the mum-of-four was earning just £800 a month working in a supermarket's customer service kiosk.
Not only this, but she was also on Universal Credit to subsidise her eye-watering £1,800-a-month childcare costs and "dreaded" her council tax bill.
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Olivia revealed she did six lucky dips at £1.50 each on the app - with one of them winning her prize
Credit: Tiktok/@mrsolivialove
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LIFE-CHANGING MOMENT
Set For Life offers a top prize of £10,000 a month for 30 years when the five main numbers and the Life Ball are matched.
Players can also win £10,000 a month for a whole year by matching the five main numbers.
Olivia revealed she did six lucky dips at £1.50 each on the app, with one of them bagging the second tier prize of the cash for a year.
She's never played her own numbers, explaining: 'I've always had the fear that if you did play your own numbers the one time you didn't play it, that would be the time your numbers came in.'
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I bought my husband a new car and that came to about £17,000-18,000
Olivia Love
She was shocked when she received an email from The National Lottery team at 12.33am on May 16 June that changed everything for this couple.
The winning numbers in the draw were: 03, 27, 42, 45, 46, plus Life Ball 06.
Before she won, she had been playing sporadically for four to five months and would play when she had the 'notion to do it.'
And despite winning, she still hasn't stopped buying lucky dips 'from time to time.'
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Olivia had been on Universal Credit to subsidise her eye-watering £1,800-a-month childcare costs
Credit: Tiktok/@mrsolivialove
DOWNSIDE
While buying items like her hubby's car has brought her 'so much joy', there are some downsides to the winnings.
Olivia has had people message her to beg for money, with one saying: 'Can I have like £20,000 to pay my debts off?'
I've always had the fear that if you did play your own numbers the one time you didn't play it, that would be the time your numbers came in
Olivia Love
As a result, the Lottery winner said: "I've got my dms very closed.'
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Since going public with her win, Olivia has hilariously joked about wiping away fake tears with £20 notes in response to cruel comments from trolls.
However, she said it has changed her life for the better, saying: 'I feel like I can be more present now. Enjoy more moments.
'The stress I felt before stopped me enjoying the little things.'
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