Ant & Dec's Limitless Win dad and son 'too emotional to speak' after 'life-changing' cash prize
29.01.2024 - 00:40
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
A father and son were left speechless after bagging a life-changing amount of cash on Ant and Dec's Limitless Win on Saturday night.
Viewers were also left teary eyed when dad David, 67, and son Mark, 40, decided to cash out after competing to win money for their family.
In a video tape filmed before the show, David revealed he had cancer last year and Mark said he was visually impaired, the Mirror reports.
David said: "The voice, as you can tell, is slightly hoarse. I had cancer on my vocal cords last year."
Mark added: "I'm visually impaired but it hasn't stopped me enjoying life. Travelling, doing fun things!"
The father and son duo decided to cash out at £250,000 and were left shaking their heads in disbelief when they realised how much money they had managed to win.
Host Declan Donnelly said: "£250,000 you're taking away tonight, can you sum it up, David?" David, who was in tears, replied: "I think my face says it all, I'm just too emotional, I'm sorry" as he hugged his also teary son.
When Mark was asked the same question he admitted: "I'm a mess, I'm an absolute mess", adding it was 'life-changing' money.
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Later, it showed the duo ringing Mark's mum and David's wife, where Mark said: "Hi mum, I'm still here, hang on" as he got emotional before adding: "We just won £250,000!" to which Mark's mum exclaimed: "What?! What?! No! Oh, my clever boys!"
In a pre-show interview, the pair spoke about how they planned to spent their winnings. Mark said: "For me, it’s a move to Brighton. That’s a kind of dream for me to be able to move there" while David said: "It would go towards travelling for me and my wife. It just