Lottery winner to represent England at pool after buying table with winnings
www.theguardian.com
Neil Jones’s first purchase with £2.4m prize allows retired tiler to build playing skills to international level
The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/tyrion2024 on 2025-02-08 14:00:09.

Original Title: TIL in 2010 the first purchase a tiler made after winning £2.4 million in the lottery was a pool table. Then he retired & honed his skills at home during the lockdowns and rose through the ranks to become a regular county player. And in 2023, he represented England at the European Pool Championships