Bury St Edmunds mum who has two jobs to make ends meet has won a whopping £200,000 from a £1 bet

A mum who has two jobs to make ends meet has won a whopping £200,000 from a £1 bet.

Araya Curry, from Bury St Edmunds, earns the minimum wage as a cleaner in a hospice and in the evening is paid by the hour as a restaurant waitress.

But now the 40-year-old customer and her HGV driver husband Andy can put tough times behind them and enjoy the good life in her home country along with their two children.

She won big on Betfred's own numbers game the Nifty Fifty hitting the jackpot when all her five choices 8,10, 21, 23 and 45 were drawn out.

Araya, said: "I have been working 14 hour days for a long time so this fantastic win has totally transformed the lives not just for me and Andy but our children too.

"We had a ten year plan to acquire land in Thailand and go and emigrate. Now it's all been brought forward and work has already started on our six bedroom villa over there."

Husband Andy, a 45-year-old former fireman who met Araya whilst on holiday 20 years ago, added: "The boys thought something was wrong when they saw her on the phone and she started screaming.

“They joined in shouting put that we'll be soon living in Thailand.

"I was working as usual and my phone was blowing up with Araya telling me she had won so much. I still can't believe you can win such a huge amount from a £1 bet.

"We want to thank Betfred boss Fred Done from the bottom if our hearts. Our new dream home in Thailand which us costing £43,000 is already under construction because they don't mess around there."

Araya went on: "Life is tough and that's why I do two jobs and Andy does long hours as well. Now Fred has made our dreams a reality.

"It was fate how I went for those numbers for Nifty Fifty after a friend left her choices for the National Lottery on a table in our house and I used them! I have only recently switched to Nifty Fifty and this was something like my tenth go."

Betfred boss Fred, who has been invited to visit the Curry family should he ever be in Thailand, said: “This really does take some believing winning £200,000 from £1 us incredible.

“No one in Betfred's 57 year history deserves their good fortune more than this hardworking couple. I'm chuffed to bits that I'm in a position to help them fulfil their long held dreams."