A man from Burnley has quit his job and plans to see the world after becoming the latest Lotto millionaire.
Anthony Young, 33, scooped just over £2.3million in the draw on Saturday April 2 but did not realise it until the next day.
He waited anxiously until he was able to phone the Lotto hotline on Monday morning to confirm he had won, and even kept the ticket hidden underneath his carpet.
“I came back from a party on Sunday and realised I may be a winner after I checked my results on TV,” he said.
“I thought I was seeing things so ran to my local shop to get a print out of the winning numbers and buy a paper to check my numbers again. When they matched, I then had to look on the internet – but by this time, I knew I couldn’t be wrong!
“As it was late on Sunday evening, the Lottery line was closed so I had to keep my ticket safe. I went to the pub with mates and had it in my pocket the whole time before hiding it under my carpet when I went to bed.
“I didn’t sleep a wink and was out walking the dog at 4:00am on Monday waiting for the phone line to open!
“My mate came to collect me at 6:30am to take me to work and I told him I wouldn’t be coming in anymore and to give my job to someone else who really needed the money – as I’d won the Lottery!”
The former machine operator from Padiham, in Burnley, didn’t know how he was going to earn any more money after June, when his temporary contract as a machine operator was due to end.
He earned £210 a week checking car parts at the Toyota factory and funds had been tight.
All incoming cash being spent on bills and he’d been wondering when his luck was going to change for the better.
He even had to give up watching his beloved Burnley FC in an effort to save money.
But now he is now moving out of the rented accommodation he shared with his brother and has bought a bungalow for his mum – and plans to buy a season ticket at Turf Moor.
Before he embarks on his round the world trip, he hopes to pass his driving test and buy an Audi A7.
This Wednesday, the Lotto draw with an estimated jackpot of £2.4 million and this Friday’s EuroMillions jackpot is a massive £13 million.
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