Former RAF medic can clear debts after choosing £300k over Lamborghini
Ryan Briggs, a former RAF medic and current NHS paramedic, won a £300,000 prize in a competition organized by Elite Competitions. He chose the cash over a Lamborghini, allowing him to clear his mortgage and other debts. The win provides financial security after his 23-year military career and subsequent public service.
- ▪Briggs served 23 years in the Royal Air Force, including tours in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Caribbean during Hurricane Irma.
- ▪He was offered a choice between a £270,000 Lamborghini Temerario and £300,000 in cash, and he selected the cash.
- ▪The prize will enable him and his wife Kelly to pay off their mortgage, clear debts, and afford treatments for their two sons.
- ▪The couple, married for 27 years, were flown to Blackpool Airport by helicopter to make the selection.
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Former RAF medic can clear debts after choosing £300k over LamborghiniImage source, Elite CompetitionsImage caption, Ryan and Kelly met in the RAF when they were 19ByOliver SlowBBC WalesPublished4 August 2026Updated 38 minutes agoA former RAF medic can pay off his mortgage and clear his debts after winning £300,000 in a competition he entered for £4.28.Ryan Briggs, 46, from Haverfordwest in Pembrokeshire, spent 23 years in the Royal Air Force, completing tours of Iraq and Afghanistan, before joining the NHS as a paramedic during the Covid-19 pandemic.He was given the choice of a 2026 Lamborghini Temerario - worth an estimated £270,000 - or £300,000 in cash, after winning a competition organised by Elite Competitions, and chose the cash."I can now reduce my hours [at work] in the future if…
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