Lottery winner splashes out - on a pair of slippers

Sarah Coles

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The National Lottery has announced its latest big winner: John Baxter from Baldock. He won £1 million on the Millionaire Raffle last Tuesday and decided to celebrate in style, by buying his wife a pair of £9.99 slippers from Tesco.

So how does this measure up as a first purchase?
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