Phil Tombs' life changes on a Friday afternoon, and the impact is immediate. First a telegram arrives alerting him of his win, and by the evening he has a cheque for 250,000 pounds in his pocket and his name, address, and photograph feature in all the newspapers. The thing he most needs now is space to think through the implications of this dramatic change, and some guidance on what to do next. But these are the very things denied him. By the morning the begging letters are pouring in, and people he has never met are knocking on his door. He escapes his home, and heads off on an adventure. Continued ( )