Norwich builder who won £1m on National Lottery scratch card swaps forklift for dream car
Adam Lopez, 39, said he was choosing to take a break from work while he planned his future after his bank balance increased 'from £12.40 to £1,000,012.40'.
Mr Lopez, from Norwich, said the call to claim his prize was "the best call I've ever made", and went home to the house he shares with his mum, Danica, and stepdad, Andrew, to share the news.
He had stopped to buy a drink at a Premier store on Reepham Road and bought a scratch card at the same time, playing it when he got back to his car.
"When I saw the £1m, I didn't know what to do with myself, so I shoved the scratch card in the glovebox without even thinking," Mr Lopez said.
"I always thought I'd scream if I ever won big, but when it actually happened, I was stunned into complete silence!"
It was the "most surreal moment" when the National Lottery confirmed he was a millionaire, he added, and his mum "went off like a balloon she was so excited for me".
The builder has swapped the forklift he usually drives at work for a Range Rover Sport and treated his mum to a Range Rover Evoque.
Mr Lopez, who lost his father eight years ago, added: "He always said that he'd take care of us, and I think in some way this win has come from him."
There is a one in 3.33 overall chance of winning a prize on a National Lottery scratch card, with prizes ranging from £5 to £1 million.
Mr Lopez has booked a family holiday to Barbados for next year with the budget he has set aside to have fun - and may even book a first-class ticket, as he's "always wanted to turn left on an aeroplane".
"Never in my wildest dreams did I think this would happen to me, I feel so blessed," he said.
The National Lottery generates on average more than £30m each week for the projects it funds and has created more than 7,400 millionaires or multimillionaires.
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