A Scot desperate to quit smoking won £1 million on a National Lottery Scratchcard he bought while popping into a shop to buy a vape.
John McFadden bought a 50X Scratchcard with his change - and he was stunned to claim the top prize.
The 63-year-old has already splashed out on a new car and is planning a dream holiday to the South Pacific and South-East Asia.
The meat van delivery driver, who now lives in Southampton, said: "I knew I had to do something about my smoking.
"With the change from buying the vape, I bought a Scratchcard and took it home.
"When I started scratching it off, it said £50,000 under the first number and I thought 'whoopee!'.
"I carried on and just kept seeing more and more £50,000s. I thought it was a lot but didn't know what to believe."
He said that he first checked his win at the shop where the assistant told him it was too big to pay out in the shop, so he called Camelot to check.
He said: "I was just stunned when they said I had in fact actually won £1 million and that I was a millionaire - I couldn't believe it was real."
John said he will spend his winnings on moving closer to his three children and two grand-daughters and on exotic holidays to the Far East.
He said: "After my divorce, my children moved to Weymouth so now they and my grandkids all live there. I see them as much as I can but am often away driving the van.
"Having a base close to them will mean I can see them all so much more. Hopefully, the bar and hot tub I plan to have in my new back garden will also mean more fun family time.
"I'm not planning to give up work - I'm nowhere near retirement age. But I do work long hours so cutting back a bit will help me to spend more time with family."
John's first purchase was a brand-new Skoda Kamiq and he plans on making a dream trip to Bora Bora, as well as to Cambodia and Vietnam, inspired by his son's recent holiday.
John’s win came on a bumper Bank Holiday weekend for lottery winners.
On Good Friday one lucky Briton scooped the entire £122m Euromillions jackpot.
And the following day a single ticket-holder landed the £12,523,601 National Lottery jackpot.
That winner has yet to come forward to claim the cash.
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