HK$1.39b British lottery winner says he predicted it would happen
Car mechanic who won HK$1.39b says he predicted he would be a multimillionaire
A car mechanic from Britain revealed yesterday that he had predicted he would be a multimillionaire "this time tomorrow" just hours before he won a £107.9 million (HK$1.39 billion) lottery jackpot.
Neil Trotter, 41, from Coulsdon in south London, said he had told staff at his father's office on the day of the Euromillions draw on Friday that he was feeling lucky.
At around 10.30pm that night, he went "white as a sheet" when he learned he was the single ticket holder to scoop the massive jackpot.
After becoming the fourth-biggest lottery winners in British history, Trotter and his partner Nicky Ottaway, 33, celebrated modestly with two bottles of beer.
Trotter now plans to give up work and indulge his passion for touring car racing. Ottaway resigned from her job yesterday.
At a press conference with her, Trotter said: "I took out my ticket to check the winning numbers and amazingly one by one they matched. I told Nicky, 'I've done it, I've won the lottery'.