A Tesco delivery driver who won a multi-million pound fortune just days before Christmas has announced he intends to return to work.
Jonny Johnston from Co Fermanagh in Northern Ireland won a £3.8million Lotto jackpot on December 23.
Despite receiving an email from National Lottery informing him of his win, it was not until the next day that the 45-year-old realised the extent of his fortune.
After spotting a message from the lottery in his inbox, he assumed he had won a Lucky Dip ticket and went to bed.
Jonny Johnston won the prize on December 23 | PAIt was only on Christmas Eve morning that he became aware of the extent of his win.
He said: “I was sitting on the edge of the bed on Sunday morning, trying to make sense of what I was seeing.
“I just kept staring at the numbers on my account.
“I thought maybe I had won £38,000 but then there were too many zeros.
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After the multi-million pound prize was confirmed, Johnston returned to work
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“I passed the phone to Christina for her to check and she was in disbelief too.
“We both began to think that it was a trick, a scam even! We decided we had better call Camelot and double-check.”
After the multi-million pound prize was confirmed, Johnston returned to work.
The delivery driver still had once shift at Tesco before Christmas and did not want his colleagues to be left short-staffed.
"I’m still in disbelief. This is a dream come true for me and my family," he said.
He now plans to treat his wife and children to a luxury holiday having never been abroad together.
Johnston does not even currently own a passport.
He said: “I would love for us all to go to the Caribbean, maybe on a cruise, as it sounds and looks incredible.
“We have never had a family holiday together. I just need to apply for my passport first.”