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From Sky News

A forgetful National Lottery player who accidentally bought two winning tickets is "overwhelmed" by his good luck, a family friend has said.

Fifty-seven-year-old Derek Ladner bought one ticket - but forgot that he had it.

So he went out and bought another with the same numbers - and ended up with two shares of the Lotto £2,395,710 jackpot draw on July 11.

Mr Ladner and his wife Dawn, 60, from Redruth, Cornwall, are celebrating the two £479,142 wins - having won a total of £958,284.

When the draw was made, bowling fanatic Mr Ladner claimed his £479,142 share of the jackpot, which was split between five winners.

It was not until a week later he remembered he had bought another ticket with the same numbers for the same draw.

A family friend at their home said: "They are overwhelmed. It hasn't sunk in yet."

A friend at the local Bickford Smith Bowling Club said: "They are a delightful couple who put a lot into the club and have already been to see us to buy a round of drinks."

A Camelot spokesman said of Mr Ladner: "He is the first person to have won twice in the same draw.

"It must have been a huge and happy surprise."

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