Lotto winner ‘sees workmate right’ as pair quit jobs

A painter and decorator who won more than £7m on the lottery has vowed to share some of his fortune with a workmate, honouring a long-standing agreement between the pair.

Willie Sibbald, from Edinburgh, in Scotland, matched all six numbers on his Lucky Dip ticket for Saturday’s Lotto rollover draw, scooping winnings of £7,084,472 (€8.91m).

The 48-year-old broke the good news to his friend and colleague of 17 years, Rab Layden, and they both handed in their notice on Monday following a pact that they would “see each other right” if one of them ever won the lottery.