National Lottery

London retailer scoops £10k prize draw

Ten second prizes of £1,000 were given to retailers who maintained high in-store standards during the quarter.

National Lottery retailer Mahendra Patel, who owns Mike’s News in London, has won the £10,000 top prize in Camelot’s latest Site, Stock, Sell quarterly draw.

The 10-point Site, Stock, Sell programme helps retailers to improve their in-store standards and increase sales throughout the year.

Any retailers scoring eight points or more are automatically entered into a quarterly prize draw for the chance to win cash prizes.

Mahendra said: “The money will make a big difference to our lives. We’re already planning to treat our two boys to a family holiday.”

He added: “When I found out that I’d won £10,000, I honestly couldn’t believe it. We’re always taking part in the National Lottery Retailer Hub online events – it’s really easy to use and gives us the chance to win, which this time we did.”

There were also 10 second prizes of £1,000 handed out by Camelot to retailers who maintained high in-store standards during the quarter.

These winners included Gareth Pidgeon of Brooklands Convenience in Ballymoney; Arti Patel of Corner Shop in Castleford; Gareth Marshall of Marshall’s Newsagents in Ebbw Vale; Shantilal Patel of White Lodge Newsagents in Morden; Jasbir Mann of Simply Local in Birmingham; and Shazad Ali of Ali’s Store in Falkirk.

Jasbir Mann said: “I was overwhelmed when I found out I’d won – it was so hard to believe, but I was ecstatic at the news. The money will make life a bit easier, and I can take the family out to a posh restaurant and go to park and treat the kids to ice creams.”

Shantilal Patel added: “We have a surprise holiday booked next week which was organised by our sons, and they haven’t even told us where we’re going yet. This will be great spending money to make the holiday extra special.”