A TESCO delivery driver was busy delivering festive treats just before he found out he had landed £3.8million in the Lotto.
Fermanagh native Jonny Johnston, 45, was enjoying a night out with his supermarket staff colleagues before being told of his huge win after matching all six numbers in the draw on Saturday, December 16.
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The excited driver and his partner Christina Williams, 46, today revealed their Christmas win – the equivalent of €4.36 million.
Jonny was out again on Saturday December 23 making Christmas deliveries so as not to let his Tesco colleagues down – with none of his customers suspecting he was now a secret millionaire.
Jonny was out with colleagues when he received a message from the National Lottery in Britain saying there was “good news about his ticket”.
But the modest father-of-three, who has never had a passport, thought all he had achieved was a Lucky Dip win.
It wasn’t until Sunday morning that he checked the National Lottery app and realized his enormous fortune.
The delighted winner revealed: “I sat on the edge of the bed on Sunday morning trying to understand what I was seeing.
“I kept staring at the numbers in my account. I thought I might have won £38,000 but then there were too many zeros.
“I passed the phone to Christina so she could check and she was in disbelief too.
‘We both started to think it was a trick, a scam even! We decided we better call Camelot and double check.”
Jonny and Christina, who have been together for 25 years and have three grown-up children, were stunned when Lotto bosses confirmed their win.
And they said their children – two sons aged 23 and 19 and a 20-year-old daughter – were just as stunned.
Jonny said: “The children were quiet at first and both looked at us in disbelief. And then the shouting and screaming started and everyone was jumping around the kitchen.
“Since it was still early, we put the kettle on and toasted the great news with a cup of coffee.”
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The happy couple are now planning to provide financial security for their family and having never been abroad together, they are planning a holiday.
Jonny admitted: “I would love it if we all went to the Caribbean, maybe on a cruise as it sounds and looks incredible.
“We have never been on holiday together as a family. I just have to apply for my passport first!”
News of the couple’s windfall quickly spread through their local community, but Jonny’s Tesco customers had no idea that the driver who handed them Christmas turkeys was now £3.8 million richer.
Jonny has been playing the Lotto for twenty years and normally picks his usual numbers.
But after matching two numbers in the previous week’s draw, he won an additional Lucky Dip line – which turned out to be the winner on December 16 with numbers 4, 12, 23, 30, 50 and 56.
Jonny is now planning to buy a vintage car and a tractor for one of their children who works on a farm, but said it is still too early when it comes to wish lists to spend their new fortune on.
Jonny revealed: “I’m still in disbelief. This is a dream come true for me and my family.
“I have always worked hard and this victory will allow us to do things we could only dream of before.
“I’m incredibly grateful and still trying to get my head around it.”
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