'Psychic' predicted end of year lottery success

Ocean Kinge, 45, told her colleagues about a "feeling in her bones" and set up a syndicate in August.

The team of 15, who work at West London Training in Aldershot, Hampshire, went on to win 66,666.66 each by sharing 1m on the Euromillions millionaire raffle on Christmas Eve.

Catering manager Mrs Kinge, who is married with three sons and lives near Aldershot, said she discovered her special talents at the age of 19.

She claims she can pick up "energies" through psychometry – holding on to someone's jewellery and describing what she feels.

Mrs Kinge said she only senses good things and would not practise the technique if it uncovered bad omens.

Describing the moment she knew her luck was in, she said: "Out of the blue one day I just said 'let's start a lottery syndicate because I've just got a really strong feeling we are going to win a big win at the end of the year'.

"It was so strong I could feel it in my bones.

"I said it was going to be a million pounds - don't ask me how, I just knew."

Asked why she entered in a syndicate rather than alone, Mrs Kinge said: "I don't know. I just had a feeling it had to be in a syndicate."

Colleagues who decided not to join the syndicate were "gutted", she said, while those who did couldn't believe that her prediction had come true.