A CANCER patient with a love of lucky elephants got three on a scratchcard to win ￡100,000.
Louise Tate, 42, scooped the game’s top prize days after getting the all-clear.
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Louise and Stuart Tate pose with their lucky elephants as they celebrate winning ￡100,000 on a scratchcard Credit: Anthony Devlin
The mum of two began collecting elephant ornaments while having melanoma treatment after a pal told her they brought good luck. The skin cancer had developed behind her left eye, which had to be removed.
And days after being told she was cancer-free, Louise bought a ￡2 National Lottery Lions Share Doubler card and scratched off three matching elephant symbols to land the ￡100,000.
The pharmacy assistant said: “I couldn’t quite believe it when I scratched three very lucky elephants, scooping me the top prize. I still don’t think this amazing news has fully sunk in. Neither of us could believe it.”
She plans to splash out on a holiday to Florida with husband Stuart, 45, a garage worker, and their daughter, ten, and son, six.
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Louise and Stuart celebrate their win near their home in Sunderland Credit: Anthony Devlin 3
Louise said of her elephants: 'I felt I needed enormous amounts of luck so I started to collect them' Credit: Anthony Devlin
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Louise, from Sunderland, will also buy a gold elephant pendant and intends to adopt one of the beasts. She added: “At one point, some friends suggested that elephants bring you luck.
“I felt I needed enormous amounts of luck so I started to collect them — every time I went out I would try to buy an elephant. Friends would arrive at the house with elephant ornaments for me too.
“I now have almost 30 of them throughout my home.”
Mum-of-two stayed to finish care home shift despite discovering she won ￡1million on scratchcard