I won the lottery TWICE at odds of 24-trillion-to-one in a remarkable double-win that stunned experts - but here's why I'll keep playing for a third jackpot

It's a distant dream that thousands of Britons who purchase a weekly scratch card struggle to comprehend ever becoming a reality. But for mental health practitioner Faye Stevenson-Davies, 44, and her husband Richard, 50, winning the Lottery is a miracle experience they know all too well - having remarkably defied the odds to scoop up millions on two separate occasions. In June 2018, the couple, from Powys, Wales, scooped a seven-figure jackpot playing the EuroMillions Millionaire Maker draw.Then, just seven years later, the pair struck gold again - matching five main numbers and the bonus ball in the Lotto draw on November 26, 2025 in another £1million victory.According to stunned experts at the time, the odds of Faye and Richard scoring that staggering double-win were a remarkable 24-trillion-to-one, with the couple one of the incredibly fortunate few to have managed to hit the jackpot twice. 'Reading those odds and checking those odds it felt like anything is possible. It's kind of magical,' Faye told the Daily Mail. 'At the time, I was working as a mental health nurse and I was working nights. My children were quite young and my husband was working as a hairdresser. I think like a lot of people we weren't living in luxury.'But there was always this feeling of you know, you could win, so I think that was the reason we always played.' In June 2018, mental health practitioner Faye Stevenson-Davies, 44, and her husband Richard, 50, from Powys, Wales, scooped a seven-figure jackpot playing the EuroMillions Millionaire Maker drawWhen Faye and Richard discovered they had won a staggering £1million the first time round, the pair could hardly believe their luck. In fact, Faye initially thought her husband was 'joking'.'There was still a disbelief for quite a while afterwards because I was thinking someone needs to pinch me - is this real?,' she said.'I was still asleep and Richard woke me up and he was holding his phone and just showing me the numbers coming through.'Once the initial astonishment had sunk in, the pair were thrown into the practical process that follows any National Lottery win - including a visit to the prestigious winner's lounge with Lottery Winner's Advisor Andy Carter. Renowned as the National Lottery's chief winner's advisor, Andy has helped guide more than 2,500 winners on how to manage a total of £4billion worth of sudden wealth.Yet Faye and Richard's journey to meeting Andy was comedically far from simple. 'The first time round we actually broke down on the motorway,' Faye recalled.'We got there very late and we had actually chosen that day because it was my birthday. Andy had to rush slightly with us because we didn't leave him much time but he was just this really calming, positive and grounding figure,' she said. 'Rather than advising us on what we should spend the money on, he opened up the possibility to us of speaking with financial advisors and moving forward in a way that felt comfortable for us.'And Faye and Richard are just two of many more millionaires going through the same process - with Lotto now making more millionaires than ever before with a new draw format set to create hundreds more millionaires each year. Then, just seven years later, the pair matched five main numbers and the bonus ball in the Lotto draw on November 26, 2025 in another £1million victory. According to experts, the odds of Faye and Richard scoring that staggering double-win were a remarkable 24-trillion-to-oneAll eight millionaires made in the last ten days won in Round 2 of the draw meaning they wouldn't have won under the old format. Since the start of the year, Lotto has already made over 130 millionaires. Following their first £1million win, Faye and Richard initially looked 'practically' into what they could spend their finances on - investing in a minibus for the local rugby team, alongside helping to support their friends and family.But while most would have never played again, Faye and Richard decided to keep playing. Then, in late 2025, the unimaginable happened. Another match-up of numbers saw the couple win a jackpot that experts never thought possible. 'You don't think it will happen again,' Faye said. 'We just couldn't quite believe it. It was early in the morning and I was still kind of asleep again, and he (Richard) woke me up and was sat there with his phone and was like is this real? 'Seeing the numbers come up on his phone all over again I had to do a double take as I really couldn't believe it. 'Then the doubt kind of crept in because you think surely this is not happening again - is this real? The reality of it did, however, sink in quicker the second time than the first time.'After scoring their second win, Faye and Richard decided to take a slightly 'different' approach to managing their millions - and prioritised spending the new bulk of finances on 'future proofing' for both them and their four children. Faye explained: 'The first win we looked at what we needed and in the moment bought the house we were living in at the time. It was more about living in the moment. 'But the second time, we bought a new house that was our forever home. It's magical really, I never imagined my life this good.'However, Faye and Richard have also used their millions to help give back to their local community - utilising their double-win as a chance to 'do more' for the ones they love. After the first win, Faye retrained as a pluralistic practitioner and EMDR therapist to open her own practice and offers free spaces for counselling and wellbeing groups under a 'pay forward scheme'After the first win, Faye retrained as a pluralistic practitioner and EMDR therapist to open her own practice and offers free spaces for counselling and wellbeing groups under a 'pay forward scheme'.She also works closely with mental health charity Powys Mind, alongside the DPJ Foundation in Carmarthen. In a poignant show of their charitable commitments, in June, Faye and Richard picked up their paintbrushes and rolled up their sleeves to help repaint South Powys Mind's main rooms in the Wellbeing Centre.The pair were joined by Faye's son, alongside £18million winners Tina Burgess and Karen Maddock to help redecorate the space.'Giving back at those events is really important to me,' Faye said. 'We did Forever Flowers City Hospice on our wedding anniversary, but my favourite of all was working to support Cariad Pet Therapy as volunteers'. 'It was a day spent with dogs but my husband is allergic to dogs so I just got to fuss over them while he kind of stood in the background and it was the perfect day because we got to walk the dogs along the beach.'In the years following their remarkable wins, Faye has also helped work as a volunteer cook at Cegin Heydn community kitchen in Carmarthen and even volunteered on her birthday. Yet Faye revealed that charitable work is not the only fulfilling aspect of the National Lottery process, with the pair also fortunate enough to have made great friendships along the way.After their first win, the pair were added into large WhatsApp and Facebook groups filled with other Lottery winners across the country - providing them with a unique opportunity to speak with other individuals going through the same life-altering experience. 'Not everyone knows what this experience is like so to be able to connect with like-minded people and have those conversations that you might not be able to have is amazing,' Faye said. In a poignant show of their charitable commitments, in June, Faye and Richard picked up their paintbrushes and rolled up their sleeves to help repaint South Powys Mind's main rooms in the Wellbeing Centre'There's different groups with pocket groups for charity events and then a big group where I think pretty much everyone is in. 'People put updates and pictures of what they are doing with their life, it is just so positive. It's just really nice to be part of something so special.'Despite being based across the country, Faye described a unifying 'bond' that ties them all together - and a collective feeling that a belief that a mixture of 'fate' and 'luck' can land you in the most surreal position.'It's not just when we go to the events, we'll catch up in-between and it's nothing but love and support and it's all really positive,' she said. 'It's also really nice to know what other people are doing for charity, everyone is going out and doing these lovely things because they can now and it's just really special to see people giving back.'While her and Richard's remarkable double-win has offered them financial freedom and stability, Faye feels strongly that charity work is an 'essential' part of the winners' experience - and something they will continue to do for many years to come. And though the chance of winning a third time may seem statistically incomprehensible, Faye says that Richard is certainly hesitant to give up playing.'You don't ever think that you will win the Lottery twice, but the belief that anyone can win always remains true,' she said. 'The money goes to so many incredible causes and charities, so the best part about it is that you always feel like you are giving back.' Top ten National Lottery winners Anonymous, £195,707,000 - July 19, 2022Joe and Jess Thwaite, £184,262,899.10 - May 10, 2022Anonymous, £181,073,415.70 - March 10, 2026Anonymous, £177,033,699.20 - November 26, 2024Anonymous, £171,815,297.80 - September 23, 2022Anonymous, £170,221,000 - October 8, 2019Colin and Chris Weir, £161,653,000 - July 12, 2011Adrian and Gillian Bayford, £148,656,000 - August 10, 2012Anonymous, £123,458,008 - June 11, 2019Anonymous, £122,550,350 - April 2, 2021