By Jennifer Smith A grandfather whose wife died four weeks before he scooped £20,000 on the lottery thinks the win could be a parting gift from his late spouse. John Biddlecombe had been playing for 20 years with the same numbers when his beloved wife, Alice, died on July 2. Four weeks later, the 81-year-old from Ashbourne, Derbyshire, matched all eight numbers to take home the windfall. John Biddlecombe thinks his late wife is to thank his win which came four weeks after her death Mr Biddlecombe, who has five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, thinks his late wife is to thank for the win.
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John Biddlecombe played with the same numbers for 20 years
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The 81-year-old never won more than £150 until his wife, Alice, died
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Grandfather thinks win is late wife's way of telling him to 'enjoy himself'
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He plans to spend money on solar panels his wife never allowed him to have
'The evening of my birthday all my family came round and I told them I felt lucky - but they just said "yeah yeah @placeholder" and didn't believe me.