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| Neil Trotter named £108m Euromillions lottery winner | |
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| A car mechanic and racing driver has been revealed as the winner of £107.9m on the Euromillions lottery. | |
| Neil Trotter, 41, of Coulsdon, south London, 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. | 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. | 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 is the first Euromillions jackpot winner from the UK this year. |
| Self-confessed motor racing fanatic Mr Trotter came sixth last summer in the BMW Compact Cup as a newcomer. | |
| He now plans to retire as a mechanic and follow his passion for British touring car racing. | |
| "I'm taking time off and going to really enjoy following the British Touring Car Championships. It's my passion and I wouldn't mind a guest driver slot if I can find the right car," he said. | |
| 'I've done it' | 'I've done it' |
| He learnt that he was the single ticket-holder to scoop the massive jackpot on Friday evening at about 22:30 GMT. | |
| "I've always thought I'd win big and I'd had a good feeling all week," he said. | "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. | "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'." | "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'." |
| "But she told me to shut up and to stop being an idiot," he added. | |
| "Apparently I turned white as a sheet and couldn't sit still, I kept walking round the house - I didn't know what to do with myself. I got her to check the numbers with me and she started screaming! | |
| "Next we called my dad but he said I was being an idiot too and that I should stop drinking. But I hadn't had a drop. Even when we jumped in the car and drove round, it took him a while to realise we were serious. My dad's not often lost for words but he was on Friday night." | |
| Neil and Nicky Ottaway, 33, his partner of eight years, finally went to bed around 03:00 GMT but he said he had a restless night before calling Camelot first thing. | |
| Rich List | |
| Top of the National Lottery rich list are Colin and Chris Weir, from Largs in Scotland, who won a £161m Euromillions jackpot in 2011. | 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. |