Couple win a million in lottery for second time
Posted: April 2, 2015 - 5:39am

David and Kathleen Long pose for a photograph with their symbolic cheques from the British lottery at The Mallard in Scunthorpe, England. (AP Photo/PA, Lynne Cameron)
LONDON (AP) -- A couple from northern England has defied the odds -- again -- by winning a million pounds ($1.5 million) in the lottery for a second time. David and Kathleen Long won the money -- and a car -- in the EuroMillions Mega Friday Draw, having already scooped up 1 million pounds in 2013. Lottery operator Camelot said Wednesday the couple beat odds of 283-billion-to-1. David Long says he played his usual numbers and watched in amazement as they came up. His wife, Kathleen, had to verify them. Since then, it's all been a blur. The retired truck driver says the win means he'll probably take his wife on a cruise -- as he's run out of excuses not to go now. A party is also planned.