Tesco delivery driver kept £3,800,000 lottery win a secret and went back to work
A Tesco delivery driver who won a £3,800,000 jackpot had to be told twice to check his winnings before realising how much he had won.
Dad-of-three Jonny Johnston, 45, went to bed after seeing the notification reading ‘good news about your ticket’, assuming he had just won a lucky dip.
But when he read the full email the following morning, he realised he had won the lottery – but still kept the good news to himself for a week.
The lucky winner began handing out turkeys to customers at his local Tesco in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, on December 23 before announcing he had won.
But he said even after reading the email, he had initially thought he won £38,000 – and asked his partner Christina Williams to double check.
He explained: ‘I was sitting on the edge of the bed on Sunday morning trying to make sense of what I was seeing. I just kept staring at the numbers on my account.
‘We both began to think that it was a trick, a scam even. We decided we had better call Camelot and double-check.’
Mr Johnston added: ‘I’m still in disbelief. This is a dream come true for me and my family. I’ve always worked hard, and this win will allow us to do things we could only ever have dreamt of before.
‘I would love for us all to go to the Caribbean, maybe on a cruise as it sounds and looks incredible. We have never had a family holiday together. I just need to apply for my passport first.’
The couple shared the news with their children, who looked at them with ‘disbelief’.
He said: ‘I am incredibly grateful and still trying to wrap my head around it all.’
Another lucky lottery winner cashed in on £15,000,000 after matching all six numbers on the December 23 draw.
Andy Carter, senior winners’ adviser at The National Lottery, said: ‘What a festive season it’s been for Lotto players – and with another £15m which has to be won this Saturday, 30 December, the year will definitely end with a bang.
‘We will now focus on supporting this latest Lotto jackpot-winning ticket-holder through the process and helping them start to enjoy their truly life-changing win.’
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