Lotto winner who scooped £2m on scratch card almost didn’t buy it– because of roadworks

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An incredibly lucky lotto winner who scooped £2 million says he almost didn't pick up a scratch card because of road works outside the shop.

Ian Black, 61, quit his 40-year job at the Pirelli factory in Calisle, Cumbria after he won the jackpot on his way home from work.

He went through his general routing of stopping at the shop to pick up a newspaper and scratchcard after finishing his night shift. Read more: Non-urgent surgery and appointments restart at Greater Manchester hospitals as Army called in But, Ian says he alsmot didn't bother carrying out his normal routine on his lucky day because roadworks outside the shop would have placed an extra half hour on the journey.

Despite this obstacle, he bought a Monopoly Deluxe scratch card. After scratching the card, Ian rushed home to his wife Sandra, 55, and told her to 'come downstairs and check something'.