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Norwich Builder Pauses Work After £1M Scratchcard Win

He is setting aside his prize for holiday planning, budgeting funds for future security

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Overview

  • Adam Lopez purchased a £5 National Lottery scratchcard at a Premier store on Reepham Road and claimed his £1,000,012.40 prize on July 4
  • He exchanged his work forklift for a Range Rover Sport and gifted his mother a Range Rover Evoque with part of his winnings
  • Lopez has booked a family holiday to Barbados for next year and paused his construction job to plan his next steps
  • He has allocated his windfall into separate budgets for enjoyment, family gifts and long-term savings
  • The scratchcard carries a one-in-3.33 chance of any prize and forms part of a National Lottery that has awarded over £95 billion in prizes since 1994