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Name of £108m Euromillions lottery winner announced | |
(about 1 hour later) | |
The identity of a car mechanic who won £107.9m on the Euromillions lottery has been revealed as Neil Trotter, 41, of Coulsdon, south London. | |
Mr Trotter, who runs a repair garage in Mitcham called Chameleon Coachworks, scooped the jackpot on Friday. | |
He was so confident he would win he told staff at his father's office on Friday lunchtime, "this time tomorrow" he would be a multi-millionaire. | |
His lucky ticket made him the National Lottery's fourth biggest winner. | |
He is the first Euromillions jackpot winner from the UK this year. | |
He learnt that he was the single ticket-holder to scoop the massive jackpot on Friday evening at about 22:30 GMT. | |
'I've done it' | |
"I've always thought I'd win big and I'd had a good feeling all week," he said. | |
"On Friday evening we were sitting at home when I checked the time and thought the draw must have taken place by now. | |
"I took out my ticket to check the winning numbers and amazingly one by one they matched. I told Nicky, my partner, 'I've done it, I've won the lottery'." | |
Top of the National Lottery rich list are Colin and Chris Weir, from Largs in Scotland, who won a £161m Euromillions jackpot in 2011. | |
The second largest sum - £148m - went to Adrian and Gillian Bayford, from Haverhill, Suffolk, in August 2012. | The second largest sum - £148m - went to Adrian and Gillian Bayford, from Haverhill, Suffolk, in August 2012. |
The third biggest jackpot of £113m, in October 2010, was claimed by a winner who decided to remain anonymous. | The third biggest jackpot of £113m, in October 2010, was claimed by a winner who decided to remain anonymous. |
British winners have claimed more than £4bn in prizes since Euromillions draws began in 2004. | British winners have claimed more than £4bn in prizes since Euromillions draws began in 2004. |
Based on the Sunday Times Rich List for 2013, the man will become the 745th richest person in the UK, with a fortune that would narrowly outrank that of pop stars George Michael and Robbie Williams. | Based on the Sunday Times Rich List for 2013, the man will become the 745th richest person in the UK, with a fortune that would narrowly outrank that of pop stars George Michael and Robbie Williams. |
The newspaper estimates the two singers have a wealth of £105m each. | The newspaper estimates the two singers have a wealth of £105m each. |