Neil Jones said his win allowed him to retire and dedicate more time to honing his pool skills – and his practice has paid off.
A tiler whose first purchase after winning £2.4 million on the National Lottery was a pool table is now set to experience his “proudest moment” as he prepares to represent his country at the European Pool Championships in Malta.
With more free time after his lottery win allowed him to retire, and the onset of Covid meaning he was able to hone his skills at home, Mr Jones rose up through the ranks to become a regular county player, before his first England trial back in 2021. “I try to motivate the other boys , so when I was asked if I wanted to be captain for England, I couldn’t say no to that.Explaining how he got into playing pool, he said: “Not long after we won, I went to the local pool hall and there was a friend of mine who I used to do karaoke and watch the football with.
He said: “Winning the lottery allowed me to put those hours in. If I didn’t win, I wouldn’t have been able to buy the table, I wouldn’t have had the time – I’d still be on my hands and knees tiling. He said: “Whenever we got a chance, we would pop into the local Bargain Booze and we always bought a £3 lucky dip, that’s all we ever did.
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