Pennies From Heaven!! Gardener Rakes in World Record Online Casino Jackpot With Just Nine Pence!!

Pennies From Heaven!! Gardener Rakes in World Record Online Casino Jackpot With Just Nine Pence!!

June 06, 2007

    LONDON, June 6 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Brian Somers, a
39-year-old self employed landscape gardener from a council
estate in Sunderland, UK, is celebrating after raking in a
record PartyCasino.com jackpot of US$1,092,957.68
(GBP551,000) from an 18 cents spin (9p)!!!

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    Brian, who earns between GBP5,000 - GBP10,000 a year,
won the PartyMega Jackpot on the Super Fortune Wheel game
at the online casino last week and such a big jackpot from
such a tiny stake is a world first.

    Brian had deposited $100 (GBP50) the day before.
"All of a sudden the screen started flashing,"
said Brian. "I was asked to choose six smiley faces.
Four revealed golden dollars and the ticker at the top of
the screen started to race and all these numbers came up.
It said I had won over a million dollars. I thought it was
a mistake. I turned the computer off and even unplugged it.
I then logged back on saw $1,092,957.68 on the screen and
got on the phone and they said `your balance is over $1
million dollars sir.'"

    "The way I see it is that this is the perfect
amount of money to win. I will just be more relaxed in my
life going forward. I've just got a permanent smile on my
face, like those smiley faces that brought me my win! I'm
the luckiest man alive."

    "I got my mate Stevie to come around, who was
doing some painting and decorating next door. He was more
excited than me as I was in complete shock. I was
speechless. Stevie didn't go back to the painting that day
-- he just left the pots on the floor in the house next
door."

    Lucky Brian is a separated father of one but intends to
secure the future education of his six-year-old son Corey
with his windfall. His mother lives just down the road and
his two brothers and three sisters all live in the local
area. "I'm hoping to use the money to make myself and
my family secure for the rest of their lives. I want to buy
a house, go on holiday and get a new car. I also want to
expand my gardening business.  I have turned down jobs
because I hadn't got one of those big motorized mowers and
definitely want to get one of them."

    "I will give my Mom whatever she wants. I want to
do a nice job on her back garden - get a new patio and some
nice garden furniture. I've done the front garden already
but now I've got enough money to do the back."

    Brian has been in London staying at an exclusive five
star hotel in Kensington with his brother Sean, 37. "I
got a call from a client and I said I wasn't available for a
little while but had some news for her when I got back. My
mate 'dozy' Dale has already rung up and wants the van for
nothing. Isn't that cheeky?" During the week in London
they have been sight seeing and also think they spotted pop
star Michael Jackson sneaking into a building across the
road.

    Brian is a big Sunderland FC supporter and now they are
back in the Premiership is thinking about getting a season
ticket. His previous biggest win was GBP40 on the National
Lottery.

    A PartyCasino.com spokesman said: "We've seen some
big winners in our time but for someone to win so much from
just 18 cents (9p) is truly remarkable and is a record win.
Brian is a great guy and deserves it. We wish him and his
family all the very best for the future."

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