Man Who Woke up By 4.30am to Go to Work Dumps Job after Discovering he Won Lottery of N2bn, Set to Buy Cars

Man Who Woke up By 4.30am to Go to Work Dumps Job after Discovering he Won Lottery of N2bn, Set to Buy Cars

  • Life has turned around for a man and his family after he became a multi-millionaire by reason of winning a lottery
  • The man who worked as a production operator at a supermarket was on his way to work by 4.30am when he learnt he won N2 billion
  • The man identified as Paul Drake expressed excitement at the thought of having a changed financial status but said it won't change his personality

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A man moved from being a supermarket worker to a multi-millionaire in one day after hitting it big in a lottery.

Metro.co.uk reports that Paul Drake was seated in his car at 4.30am about to zoom off to work when he found out that he is the recipient of a £5,162,779 (N2.9 billion) lottery prize.

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Manquits work as supermarket worker after finding out he won a lottery of N2 billion naira
The man was overwhelmed with surprise at discovering that he is a multi-millionaire Photo Credit: Metro.co.uk
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The surprised man ran back inside the house to inform his wife identified as Louise of the great news.

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The Argus has it that Paul purchased his Lotto Lucky Dip tickets from a store in Seafield, Scotland and matched all six main numbers – 23, 26, 34, 36, 44 and 59 – in the Wednesday 28 July draw to claim the whopping prize.

Paul quit his job as a supermarket worker

Paul, a production operator at a supermarket, quit his job subsequently while his wife is still a district nurse.

The couple is now said to be planning trips to Florida and New York with their sons. They intend to buy Porsche and a Range Rover.

47-year-old Paul has however stated that their newly found financial status will not change who he is.

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Man who had won N6 million lottery in 1993 spotted working at renovation site

Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that a man who had won a lottery of N6 million was found years later working at a renovation site.

According to the Liverpool Echo, the 48-year-old was pictured in Blackpool hauling cement on a wheelbarrow at a renovation site.

After the hustle, he drove away in the black Land Rover Discovery, one of the high-end cars he bought after the huge windfall.

Source: Legit.ng

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