And Derrick's special prize...

Dad-of-five who won £20k from 50p bet plans to treat himself to Bullseye classic speedboat 

- NEAL KEELING

IT WAS often the 'star prize' that no one really wanted on TV's iconic show, Bullseye.

In the long-running darts quiz game, hosted by the late Jim Bowen, the naff prizes were a joke which helped create an audience of 20 million viewers at its peak in the 1980s.

They included a speedboat that was once won by a couple from the Midlands who lived in a high-rise flat.

But for Derrick Mellor, a 54-year-old electrician's mate from Salford, a speedboat is what he's always dreamed about. Now he intends to use some of the £20,000 he won with a 50p stake at his local bookies to get it launched at Anglesey where his family have a static caravan.

The father-of-five, who sees himself as something of an action-man that loves the sea, hit the jackpot at his local Betfred shop in Langworthy from a 50p bet on the Irish Lotto.