I won £7.6MILLION on the lottery – but it didn’t change us and we still check the price of socks
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A MILLIONAIRE couple who won their loot in the lottery decided to give most of it away - so much so that they still check sock prices. Ray Wragg, now 86, alongside his late wife Barbara, won the National Lottery back in Sheffield in January 2000, but how they spent their £7.6million is even more remarkable.
![[Barbara and Ray, at the Weston Park Cancer Centre, donating £10,000]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/000-couple-hit-national-headlines-408208533.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Their nearly two-decade spending spree saw them transform into local Sheffield philanthropists, and their generosity even took them to Buckingham Palace. At the time, Ray had no idea what to do with the news, but his first decision was to practically quit his job as a roofer, which forced him to commute four hours away.
![[Barbara and Ray decided to give most of their lottery earnings away]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/barbara-ray-wragg-decorating-christmas-3651400.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Recounting that magical moment, Ray said: "I retired that Saturday night in some respects. "I didn't know what to say but I'd never have said 'stuff your job' or anything like that. I'm not that kind of person.". After spending some of the winnings on a £52,000 white Range Rover and a cruise, the couple decided to do something a bit more charitable.
![[The couple spent the next two decades donating to various institutions in their local area]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/collect-pic-barbara-ray-wragg-3651618.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Over the next two decades, they gave most of the money away to charities. Speaking on it now, Ray said the winnings changed their lives but not who they are as people. The winner said: "I was working, Barbara was working, the kids were working. We were all right.
![[The couple celebrating their winnings]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/520-jackpot-saturday-national-lottery-1273913.jpg?strip=all&w=278)
"Like other families do, we saved up. It changed our lives but not us as persons. "We've had a fantastic time and helped a lot of people. "That's stood us in good stead. I still look at the price of a pair of socks you know!". One of their first major donations was a new bladder scanner for Sheffield Hallamshire Hospital.
![[Ray remembered how many people he and his late wife were able to help]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2000-thousands-people-benefited-generosity-959753551.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
