Mum with two jobs baggage a whopping £200k from a £1 wager – now she’s leaving the UK
A double-jobbing mum scooped £200,000 from a £1 bet – and is now quitting Britain to live her dream life in Thailand.
Araya Curry, 40, was exhausting herself earning minimum wage as hospice cleaner by day and working as a restaurant waitress in the evening while raising two sons.
But after winning big on Betfred’s own numbers game the Nifty Fifty she is now planning on going back to her native Thailand where her cash will let her and her family live the high life.
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The relieved mum, who lives in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, said: “I have been working 14-hour days for a long time so this fantastic win has totally transformed the lives not just for me and Andy but our children too. We had a 10-year plan to acquire land in Thailand and go and live there.
“Now it’s all been brought forward and work has already started on our six bedroom villa over there.”
Araya’s husband Andy, 45, – a former fireman who met her while on holiday 20 years ago – added: “I still can’t believe you can win £200,000 from a £1 bet.
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“We want to thank Betfred boss Fred Done from the bottom of our hearts. Our new dream home in Thailand which is costing £43,000 is already under construction because they don’t mess around there.”
Betfred chief Fred has been invited to visit the Curry family to stay in their dream Thailand home when it’s finished as a thank you.
He said: “There has never been a more deserving winner in our 57-year history than Araya who along with her husband works so hard and deserve all the luck in the world.”
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