The factory worker from Kent won a £1MM prize after buying a National Lottery Scratchcard on a trip to the shops to buy bread for his family’s packed lunches. Now, the lucky 34-year-old has bought a new car and is making wedding plans with his fiancé Alison Coke.

Recounting his National Lottery adventure Lucky Luke said, “It was just your average Wednesday evening in our house. Alison and I were sitting down having dinner with our four kids. I ate quickly, so I finished my meal before everyone else. We needed bread for packed lunches the next day, so I decided to go to the shop and have ten minutes out of the house.

“Whilst I was in the shop buying my loaf of bread, I decided to buy a National Lottery Scratchcard on a whim. I scratched it as soon as I got in the car. I looked at it about 10 times, and kept saying to myself, ‘this can’t be real’. I try my luck on a Scratchard now and again, but I never imagined I would win that amount – I would have been happy with £10!”

Luke rushed home to tell Alison, 34, the good news. After calling the National Lottery and confirming the win, the couple did their best to carry on as normal.

Alison said, “It was bath and bedtime for the kids. We both had work the next day and the kids had school, so we just carried on as normal. We did eventually manage to celebrate as a family with a game of bowling and a dinner together the following weekend.”

Luke reckons the incredible win feels like a ‘sliding doors’ moment. He explained, “We only moved into our new house three months ago and that was by fluke. We hadn’t considered the area, but the estate agent sent the listing to us by mistake and we ended up loving it! We put an offer in and it was ours. If we weren’t in the area I wouldn’t have gone to that shop and won £1M. It feels like the stars have aligned with the house and the win.

Luke now considers 31 his lucky number. He explained, “It was the last number I scratched off to reveal the winning amount. It was also when Alison and I went on our first date – 31st August 2020. We went to the same school and reconnected a few years ago on social media.”

With the money now in the bank, the couple are making plans for the future. Luke said, “I keep thinking someone is going to take it all away from me and tell me it’s a prank! We’ve already purchased a new family car and we are looking at a wedding venue. We got engaged last September but had to put it on the back burner as the house was the priority.”

A family skiing holiday is also on the cards in February and there are exciting plans to visit Lapland next Christmas.

5th November 2024