Little did 22-year-old insurance adviser know that a £1 scratchcard rewarded by his new boss would actually make him the winner.
Lewis Gill, had joined Lifesearch Ltd, West Yorkshire, three months back and was gifted the scratchcard by his manager, Chris Vickers, for going “above and beyond” with a client. The scratch card landed him the jackpot of £100,000.
Lewis Gill said, “I'm not particularly superstitious or anything but I can't help thinking that this win was some kind of cosmic pat on the back. That morning, on my way to work, I was in a good mood and wanted to pass on some positivity. So I gave up my seat on the bus for instance, I let a couple of people ahead of me on the queue and I helped a fellow passenger with his bags. I even joked with colleagues when I got to the office that maybe the universe would repay me, and we all laughed and agreed that karma probably didn't work like that.”
The 32-year-old boss was unaware that he had the winning scratchcard among another 30 on his desk for two weeks.
Chris Vickers stated, “I couldn't have been happier for Lewis because of the way that he is, he could have walked out. If you imagine most people 22 years of age and won £100k, they would be gone. But he just did his job. He's got his head screwed one and is going to stick around.”
