'I nearly lost £76 MILLION' - The British Herald

A self-employed builder drove around for six weeks with a £76 million EuroMillions ticket tucked in the visor of his van without realising.

Andrew Clark, from Boston in Lincolnshire, worked through weeks of bitterly cold weather with the winning ticket sitting inside his Peugeot Expert.

The grandfather-of-three scooped the 12th biggest win ever in the UK after buying the ticket in his local Post Office.

Christmas has come early for the 51-year-old, who announced he will now be taking early retirement.

Referring to himself as ‘the man who nearly lost £76 million’, Mr Clark revealed he stockpiled lottery tickets in the visor of his van and only checked after his girlfriend Trisha Fairhurst, 51, nagged him to.

Mr Clark has bought a four-bed house, an £80,000 Mercedes-Benz AMG C 63 and a Nissan Qashqai since he found out he was the winner last week.

He said he and his family will stay in the UK over the festive period and enjoy dinner in a restaurant in Skegness on New Year’s Eve.

Mr Clark also revealed that he will be sharing his millions with more than 20 people in his family, including Trisha’s 14-year-old daughter, who has special needs.

He said: ‘She will be set up for life. Any care she needs she will have.’