Overview

• The 39-year-old from Mattishall, Norfolk, said a clot in his leg traveled to his lungs, leading to a bilateral pulmonary embolism on 10 September.
• He spent more than eight days at Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital and praised paramedics and staff for their care.
• Lopez said he quit his job after the July win and now regrets losing daily structure during three months of heavy celebration.
• He described being in the back of the ambulance as the moment he realized his health outweighed the windfall.
• The National Lottery confirmed his £1,000,012.40 prize, which he used in part on cars for himself and his mother and a trip to Barbados.