A MAN who won a £190,000 Lamborghini Urus S in a 90p lottery has revealed why he turned it down in favour of a Toyota.
Cory Thackstone received the birthday present of a lifetime just days after turning 22 when Christian Williams from the Best of the Best (BOTB) competition turned up with the luxury SUV.
YouTube/BOTBdreamcarsCory Thackstone (centre left) won a £190,000 Lamborghini just days after his 22nd birthday[/caption]
YouTube/BOTBdreamcarsHowever, he turned it down to buy his ‘dream’ Toyota[/caption]
Cory, from Market Harborough, Leicestershire, paid less than a pound per ticket to play an online spot-the-ball challenge run by BOTB and was overjoyed with his big win.
He told the Leicester Mercury: “This means everything to me. It’s going to completely change my life.
“As a family, we have had to work really, really hard for what we’ve got so to win this prize gives us some amazing security.
“I only turned 22 a couple of weeks ago so this is undoubtedly the best birthday present I have ever had.”
However, Cory, who works as a maintenance engineer for a plastics company, actually made the decision to turn down the Lambo and claim a cash alternative instead.
This would allow him to buy his “dream car”, a Toyota Supra Mark IV.
He explained: “The Lamborghini Urus S is an amazing car and I always wanted one that pops and bangs, but the one car that I have always wanted is the Toyota Supra Mark IV.”
In a video on BOTB’s YouTube channel, he also revealed that he has wanted the Japanese sports car since he was just 13.
He even has a tattoo on his forearm of the decal design sported on the side of the 1994 Supra driven by the beloved late actor Paul Walker in the first Fast & Furious film, released in 2001.
And Cory’s win only got bigger as Christian also presented him, much to his shock, with a £50,000 cash prize and a year’s supply of pizza.
The radio presenter and self-confessed petrolhead added: “A massive congratulations to Cory on winning this stunning prize, which is one of the biggest prize bundles in BOTB history.
“It’s not every day a 22-year-old wins a £190,000 Lamborghini.
“His parents told me as soon as he started the car and revved it, he would giggle like a little school boy and he didn’t disappoint me. That’s exactly what I do when I get in a car and rev it.”
It comes after an influencer’s new luxury car was wrecked just hours after she showed it off on social media.
Meanwhile, the owner of a microbrewery is locked in a battle with a major car company over their logo.
YouTube/BOTBdreamcarsHe traded the Lambo for the cash alternative on top of the additional £50,000 prize he already received[/caption]
YouTube/BOTBdreamcarsHe also won a year’s supply of pizza[/caption]