A hard-up Morecambe factory worker borrowed a pound from her mum to buy a lottery ticket and scooped more than £100,000. Chicken packer Rachel Wilkinson, 23, was celebrating this week after netting a total of £100,423 with five correct numbers plus the bonus ball. Now she plans to take her parents on the trip of a lifetime to Disneyworld and buy a new house. Newcastle fan Rachael and her family are hoping their luck holds out for the cup final against Arsenal on Saturday.

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