Champion East Kilbride budgie breeder grandad wins £407,000 on Postcode Lottery

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A champion East Kilbride budgie breeder is in a flap after winning £407,000 on the People's Postcode Lottery.Gerry Dragoonis, 65, bagged £407,032 after G75 0DH was the winner of Postcode Lottery’s weekly Millionaire Street prize on Saturday, March 9 - the rest of the £1m pot was shared by players in the wider G75 0 postcode sector.The East Kilbride grandad said he’ll shell out the winnings on the breeding budgie – known as an outcross - to improve the quality of his 120-strong flock.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android The grandad – who won the prestigious ‘best in show’ award for the second time at the last Scottish Budgerigar Society Area Show in 2022 - said: “I used to breed budgies years ago, but family commitments got in the road.“I got back into it about five years ago and I’ve maybe got about 120 birds at the moment.“I could buy a certain bird to enhance the ones I’ve got.

Bring new blood into the shed to improve the quality of the birds.”The builder and roofer – who runs a property maintenance firm with brothers Martin, 59, and Michael, 57 - was stunned when his cheque was revealed.But he said he was going straight back to work and wouldn’t be having a night on the tiles.He continued: “I’m shocked.