£1 million Scratchcard Winner “Stunned into Silence”

If you were to win a £1 million scratchcard prize, how would you react to the news? For builder  Adam Lopez from Norwich in the East of England, his reaction was total silence..

The 39-year-old initially only went to a store to buy a drink. While there, he decided to also purchase a scratchcard and played it when returning to his car.

When seeing it had won £1 million, he just didn’t know what to do. He admits to putting the winning scratchcard “in the glovebox without even thinking.” It certainly boosted his bank account which only had £12.40 in it.

The lucky player says that if winning a big prize there’d be a lot of screaming.  That wasn’t so though and he confesses to being “stunned into complete silence.”

Adam lives with his mother, Danica and step-father Andrew. They were both delighted after hearing the news of his scratchcard win. “My mum went off like a balloon,” recalled her son. It’s the latest win in Norwich after  a £160,000 Postcode Lottery win last year.

Emotional

Sadly, his father passed away eight years ago. “He always said that he’d take care of us, and I think in some way this win has come from him,” said an emotional Adam.

His mother has also been treated to a new car. He said that seeing how happy that made her when driving it was “even better than when I found out I had won.”  

His family will also no doubt love the holiday he’s booked for them in Barbados next year.  A couple that won a £100,000 Postcode Lottery prize  also went to that island.

Budget

The scratchcard winner has given himself “a budget to have fun” and that will also include a trip to New York to see some friends. A new Range Rover has also been purchased.

Other plans for his winnings include treating people he loves and saving the rest for the future. Some time off work will be taken and he admits to feeling “blessed” by his scratchcard success.

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