NO one will begrudge Peter Hill his £100,000 jackpot win on Littlewoods Spot the Ball competition.
The retired bus driver from Hoghton went through the trauma of treatment for a cancerous tumour on one of his lungs.
Last week, he was given the all clear after an operation last year... and then came the 'phone call telling him he had won £100,000.
It is hard to imagine a more deserving winner. And it just goes to prove that no matter how bleak the future may seem, there is always hope.
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