Lucky Scottish Euromillions winner lands unbelievable £1million jackpot
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A Scottish man has been left jumping for joy after bagging himself £1,000,000 playing the Euromillions.
The Lanarkshire male, who wished to remain anonymous, landed the huge jackpot after entering the draw on Friday April 11.
He described being in shock after his lucky win, saying it felt like 'being filled with helium and bouncing off the ceiling" when he found out he won.
He added: "The most enjoyable part of the win is being able to share it with my family and give them stability.'
For every EuroMillions line played, UK players automatically receive a EuroMillions Millionaire Maker code printed on their ticket creating a millionaire in every draw, like this lucky man from Lanarkshire. The winning raffle code for this draw was XQKQ 97029.
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Andy Carter, Senior Winners' Advisor at Allwyn, operator of The National Lottery, congratulated the mysterious millionaire, saying, 'Wow - it is absolutely incredible how this lucky man from Lanarkshire has become a millionaire overnight. What a life-changing moment for him when he realised he is now £1M richer!
'We can tell how much this win means this EuroMillions player, and it sounds like he is really going to treat his family to it's a celebration all round! Huge Congratulations!'
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