Dad who lost job to coronavirus wins £2.4 million on the lottery

The unnamed man won a ‘set for life’ jackpot and will be given £10,000 a month for the next 20 years.

A new dad who lost his job because of coronavirus has just won millions on the lottery.

The unnamed Australian man, who is married and in his 20s, won The Lott’s ‘set for life’ jackpot and will be given AU$20,000 (£10,000) a month for the next 20 years.

This amounts to approximately AU$4.8 million (£2.4 million) for the man and his young family, from Adelaide, Australia, over the next two decades.

The father, who wants to stay anonymous, said it’s a ‘complete relief’ to have financial freedom after losing his job during the pandemic.

He said his wife ‘screamed’ when she found out and ‘didn’t sleep a wink’.

‘I checked my online account last night and saw I had won,’ he said. ‘I woke up my wife to tell her and she screamed. It’s unbelievable. I checked my online account so many times to see if it was real.

‘We did not sleep a wink. We stayed up all night watching TV and talking about what we’re going to do.

‘It is a wonderful feeling. We are a young family and we have a baby, so this will set us up for the rest of our lives.

‘I recently lost my job because of Covid-19, and so this just gives me complete relief. I have been so stressed lately, but now I am so happy.

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‘This gives us complete financial freedom. The possibilities are endless with this prize. This is a great feeling to have. I couldn’t be happier.’

The thrilled winner said while he needed time to think about what to do with his prize, his wife had already made a long wish list.

He said: ‘My wife has already made many, many plans. She wants to do everything, a new car, holidays, a new house, not just any house but our dream house. Oh and a shopping spree, of course.’

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