In it to win it

Sunday morning was usually fairly lazy in the Bennett household, so Lizzie was totally unprepared for Mum bouncing into her room at ridiculous-o-clock. 'Lizzie, quick, get up! I need you to check something for me.' 'What time is it?' asked Lizzie sleepily. 'Never mind. Quick, it's really important!' urged Mum, practically dragging her out from under the covers. Lizzie started to wake up as Mum pulled her down the hallway into the spare room that they all called 'the office'. It was really just a big cupboard with a little computer desk and some shelves crammed with paperwork and magazines. The computer screen shined innocently as Mum plonked her down at the chair. 'Look!' Your lottery account balance: £1,653,231.00 Transfer fund? Lizzie blinked back her sleepiness and started to take this in, very slowly at first. Suddnely she seemed very awake. 'Mum, does this mean ... ?' 'Yes, I think so. We've won.' 'Shall we check the numbers?' 'Good idea.' They were both whispering, but their excitement was barely containable as they carefully checked the numbers on the e-ticket against the numbers on the draw. It seemed to be right. The numbers matched. Slowly the disbelief turned to hope, and then finally to happiness. 'Blimey, we're millionaires!' they hugged each other tightly. 'We'd better go tell Dad,' suggested Lizzie.