A carpenter who helped build one of the Nightingale Hospitals during the pandemic is celebrating a £300,000 win on a National Lottery Scratchcard.
Dan Fisher, from Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, is now busy planning for life post-lockdown, which includes buying his first home.
The 45-year-old has been working hard during the pandemic at his job for a key NHS supplier making furniture for Nightingale field hospitals.
He said: “I had been in my previous job for 20 years but may well have been made redundant when lockdown hit. So, I consider my switching jobs was a lucky turn and now this.
“It’s incredible, really. I enjoy the job and to be employed by a key NHS supplier feels like we’re supporting key workers in their work, which is very rewarding.”
Dan picked up his winning scratchcard as part of his regular shop at Weston-super-Mare’s Tesco store and unpacked his shopping before sitting down to reveal his ‘super’ win.
Speaking of his win, he joked: “I was a bit like Gollum while keeping the Scratch card safe - I kept it in my work bag, which is never far away from me.”
Dan will upgrade from his one-bedroom rented flat to buy a bigger first home outright and plans on taking brother Tobias’ young family on a dream trip to Florida as soon as it is possible and safe to do so.
He said: “It’s 10 years since I’ve been on holiday and it will be great to treat my two nephews and nieces to the holiday of a lifetime.
"I’ve been window shopping for houses but am in no real rush, so I will wait until everything settles down and I can get to viewings properly.”
