Mr Clay the Lottery Man

Back in the hard old days of 2009 when the worlwide downturn was really pinching my wallet, my eyes gazed a-wide at an email that had landed in my inbox, congratulating me on a handsome lottery win.

I immediately set to opening it, and brushing aside the budgie seeds I had been chewing on for breakfast, I opened up the message in earnest.

Among the details of the draw and prize money, a phone number stood out and I knew I needed to talk to someone about my windfall. I dialled, and the rest is history...