Image copyright The National Lottery A man who scooped a £ m lottery win celebrated by having a beer with his brothers – at a 2m (6ft 6in) distance.
Ryan Hoyle, 58, said he was “shaking” when he got an email informing him he had become a multi-millionaire in Friday’s EuroMillions draw.
He drove to his parents’ house, passing his phone through the window for them to “double-check” his numbers.
After confirming the eight-figure bonanza, he enjoyed a drink in the sunshine with his siblings.
Mr Hoyle, of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, said he first thought he had won £ 2. (when he saw an email from the National Lottery on Saturday. ‘It was real’
When he read the message, he said it “looked like a lot of numbers … I couldn’t believe what my ey es were seeing “.
He said he was” shaking and really needed a second opinion so … drove round to mum and dad’s house “.
” I kept a safe distance outside and passed the phone through the window for them to double-check for me. “
” It was real – I had won £
m.
Mr Hoyle then celebrated while socially distancing with his brothers.
“We kept more than two meters apart. I needed to talk to them … and it really helped with the shock,” he said.
Mr Hoyle, who works as a joiner, said he will finish off renovations on his brother’s house despite the windfall.
He plans to buy himself a new car, swap his rented one-bedroom flat for a new home, treat himself to a Manchester United season ticket and take his daughter, aged , to Florida.
But he said his priority was to help his mother, father and brother “retire this week.”
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