Before meeting J, who is walking morning laps on the beach, for coffee, I check our lottery ticket from the Christmas period draw. Tickets come free with a purchase of some minimum (€25 or some other amount we don't usually spend at once since we have to carry everything) from the Smart discount store near us. The draw was January 14, so I'm not as late as it might seem. Last four digits must match (heaven knows what the first two digits are meant for). Had in fact got as far as taking a photo of the winning ticket list the other day with the ipad mini, which is better than with the occasional previous tickets we've had that were probably just forgotten until we cleared out the drawers on leaving Cyprus. And, there it is - our number at the top of the list. Entitling us, it would appear, to €200 worth of purchases. Take photo of numbers and ticket to show J, who, somewhat to the surprise of both of us, reads it the same way.
