A MAN who won a £190,000 Lamborghini Urus S in a 90p lottery has revealed why he turned it down in favor of a Toyota.
Cory Thackstone received the birthday gift of a lifetime just days after turning 22 when Christian Williams from the Best of the Best (BOTB) competition showed up with the luxury SUV.
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Cory, from Market Harborough, Leicestershire, paid less than a pound per ticket to play an online spot-the-ball challenge from BOTB and was thrilled with his big win.
He told Leicester Mercury: “This means the world to me. It’s going to completely change my life.
“As a family we have had to work very, very hard for what we have, so winning this award gives us great security.
“I just turned 22 a few weeks ago, so this is hands down the best birthday present I’ve ever had.”
However, Cory, who works as a maintenance engineer for a plastics company, actually made the decision to reject 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 a great car and I’ve always wanted one that pops and bangs, but the one car I’ve always wanted is the Toyota Supra Mark IV.”
In a video on BOTB’s YouTube channel, he also revealed that he had wanted the Japanese sports car since he was 13.
He even has a tattoo on his forearm of the emblem design on the side of the 1994 Supra driven by beloved late actor Paul Walker in the first Fast & Furious film, released in 2001.
And Cory’s victory only got bigger when, much to his shock, Christian also presented him with a cash prize of £50,000 and a year’s supply of pizza.
The radio host and self-confessed petrolhead added: “A huge congratulations to Cory on winning this wonderful prize, one of the largest prize bundles in BOTB history.
“It’s not every day that a 22-year-old wins a £190,000 Lamborghini.
“His parents told me that as soon as he started the car and revved it, he giggled like a little schoolboy and he didn’t let me down. 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 vandalized just hours after she showed it off on social media.
Meanwhile, the owner of a microbrewery is embroiled in a battle with a major car company over their logo.
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