Gardener ecstatic after 'spur-of-the-moment' bulk buy sees him scoop £100k National Lottery jackpot

A gardener in his 40s has won a whopping £100,000 after an impulsive decision to bulk buy National Lottery scratch cards.

The man from Penryn, Cornwall secured the huge prize on May 13, having bought a £2 '20X' ticket from his local shop.

The lucky winner described the unexpected windfall as "overwhelming", "unbelievable" and "life-changing" for himself and his loved ones.

The six-figure sum came from what was simply a spontaneous purchase, transforming an ordinary day into one that will reshape his family's future.

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The anonymous winner said: "It's unbelievable and absolutely life-changing for me and my family. I only bought the scratch card on a whim, so to win £100,000 still feels surreal.

"The first thing we'll do is open some champagne to celebrate, and then we'll treat the family to a holiday we'll never forget."

Liz Styles, Winners' Advisor at Allwyn, which operates The National Lottery, offered her congratulations to the lucky recipient.

She said: "Congratulations to our lucky Penryn winner. What a fantastic return on a spur-of-the-moment scratch card! We wish him and his family a wonderful celebration and a well-deserved holiday."

The '20X' game offers players odds of one in 3.29 for securing a prize.

Proceeds from ticket sales contribute to charitable initiatives throughout Britain, with approximately £33million generated weekly for worthy causes.

Since its inception, the lottery has raised over£53 billion, funding everything from local community organisations to arts, sporting and heritage programmes nationwide.

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The win comes as the "biggest ever" National Lottery draw launched this month, in a major shake-up doubling the amount of millionaire winners each year.

Allwyn has revamped the Lotto game so that two separate sets of six main balls and a bonus ball are drawn using two different machines in every draw.

This gives players two chances to win from a single line in round one, round two or both, where the price stays the same at £2 a line, with the same number of balls in play.

Allwyn said the change improves the odds of winning any prize from one in 9.3 to one in 4.9, and is expected to grow the annual number of Lotto millionaires from around 140 to approximately 345.

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