76934/282Two Malmesbury sisters have scooped £392,536 each as part of a syndicate, which won £9.42 million on the National Lottery.

The lucky pair, 40-year-old Tracy Pell, from White Lion Park and 56-year-old Jill Curtis, from Bremilham Road, won the prize after buying two £1 lines on the National Lottery rollover last Saturday.

Their parents Cyril and Hazel Matthews live in sheltered housing accommodation at Margaret Matthews Court in Swindon, and together the four family members scooped £1.5 million.

Ms Curtis, an unemployed mother -of-two, said: "I was totally shocked when I heard the news. But the money is not going to change me as I am a down-to-earth person."

Having already disclosed the news to close friends and family, Ms Curtis said she felt Lottery operator Camelot had let her down because they wanted to deal with the publicity."

Her son Elliott, 31, said he and his sister Mel were thrilled by his mum's good fortune. He said: "It has not sunk in. But we have had a few bottles of champagne."

Ms Pell is a factory worker at Sweetnam and Bradley in Station Yard and has two children.

Speaking on behalf of the sisters, a personal friend of both of them said they were delighted by their win.

He said: "They are both very pleased . It has not sunk in until they have put the money in the bank, and they have had lots of phone calls from friends already.'

Altogether the 24-strong syndicate at the home won £9,420,864. Other winners included Jim Smith, 70, and his wife Mary. The couple netted £785,000 because they had invested in two £1 strips.

Amazingly the same day, last Saturday, the Smiths also won £30 after picking the third and fourth placed horses in the Grand National, followed by a £12 win during a weekly game of bingo at the home.

The couple, who have three sons all living in Swindon, plan to share the money among their children and keep some to spoil themselves with.

Syndicate organiser Rena Flipping, 74, and her partner Roy Burnett, 81, were two of the other lucky winners whose extra shares means they've each come away with just under £1m.

Mr Burnett, a war veteran with the Duke of Cornwall Light Infantry who was captured by the Germans and spent ten months in a prisoner of war camp, has just bought a new Vauxhall Astra after an accident a few weeks ago.

But with his new-found money he will now give that to his grandson and buy himself another Vauxhall.

Mrs Flipping, who has five children and eight grandchildren and used to work for BT, wants to buy a bungalow in the Lawns, Swindon.

She said: "Everyone's so pleased and I've enjoyed running the syndicate I've never had any problem collecting people's money and I will certainly still keep playing the lottery."

Scheme manager at Margaret Matthews Court, Sandra Fitzpatrick, 51, was also a winner. She said: "I love this job and I certainly won't be leaving but I've told my husband he can now retire."