I screamed with joy after scooping £300,000 in massive National Lottery Scratchcard win – and now I’ll quit my job
THIS is the heartwarming moment a plumber screamed for joy after discovering he had scooped £300,000 on a Lottery scratchcard.
Sean Irwin, 36, bought the £3 National Lottery Ruby Doubler Scratchcard when he popped to the shops to get drinks for him and a workmate.
He was only halfway through scratching it when he realised he had matched two number 22s and revealed the prize symbol for £300,000.
But the plumber, from Brentwood, Essex, couldn’t quite believe his luck so headed back to the site and asked his boss Bill to double check the ticket.
Incredible video then showed the screaming pair in Sean’s car calling Camelot, who confirmed the whopping win.
Sean said: “It was a classic moment, there’s me and the boss sitting in my little Ford Focus calling Camelot to confirm I’d won £300,000.
“After all the checks the lady at Camelot started singing ‘Congratulations’ and we both started to cheer, it was flipping brilliant!”
Sean said the jackpot came at the end of a “really tough” couple of years that culminated in his dad tragically losing his battle with cancer in the summer.
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The plumber is now planning to pay off his dad’s funeral costs and buy a headstone to help his mum out.
He said: “She’s been my biggest supporter so it’s the best feeling to be able to now support her a bit.”
In a life-changing move, Sean also wants to use his winnings to retrain as a videographer.
He said: “This win has opened up so many doors and will give me the security to explore a whole new career, so I’m going to do exactly that.”
Sean, who moved in with his parents a couple of years back, also wants to buy a flat and go travelling in Australia and South East Asia.
He said: “It’s an amazing feeling to know that if I am careful with this money, then the travels I want to do, the career I want to have and the security I need for the long term can all be achieved, and all thanks to £3 loose change!”