A car mechanic and racing driver has been revealed as the winner of £107.9m on the Euromillions lottery.
Neil Trotter, 41, of Coulsdon, south London, who runs a repair garage in Mitcham called Chameleon Coachworks, scooped the jackpot on Friday.
He was so confident he would win he told staff at his father's office on Friday lunchtime, "this time tomorrow" he would be a multi-millionaire.
His lucky ticket made him the National Lottery's fourth biggest winner.
He is the first Euromillions jackpot winner from the UK this year.
End Quote Neil Trotter Lottery winnerI told Nicky, my partner, 'I've done it, I've won the lottery. But she told me to shut up and to stop being an idiot "
Self-confessed motor racing fanatic Mr Trotter came sixth last summer in the BMW Compact Cup as a newcomer.
He now plans to retire as a mechanic and follow his passion for British touring car racing.
"I'm taking time off and going to really enjoy following the British Touring Car Championships. It's my passion and I wouldn't mind a guest driver slot if I can find the right car," he said.
'I've done it'He learnt that he was the single ticket-holder to scoop the massive jackpot on Friday evening at about 22:30 GMT.
"I've always thought I'd win big and I'd had a good feeling all week," he said.
"On Friday evening we were sitting at home when I checked the time and thought the draw must have taken place by now.
"I took out my ticket to check the winning numbers and amazingly one by one they matched. I told Nicky, my partner, 'I've done it, I've won the lottery'."
"But she told me to shut up and to stop being an idiot," he added.
"Apparently I turned white as a sheet and couldn't sit still, I kept walking round the house - I didn't know what to do with myself. I got her to check the numbers with me and she started screaming!
"Next we called my dad but he said I was being an idiot too and that I should stop drinking. But I hadn't had a drop. Even when we jumped in the car and drove round, it took him a while to realise we were serious. My dad's not often lost for words but he was on Friday night."
Neil and Nicky Ottaway, 33, his partner of eight years, finally went to bed around 03:00 GMT but he said he had a restless night before calling Camelot first thing.
Rich ListTop of the National Lottery rich list are Colin and Chris Weir, from Largs in Scotland, who won a £161m Euromillions jackpot in 2011.
The second largest sum - £148m - went to Adrian and Gillian Bayford, from Haverhill, Suffolk, in August 2012.
The third biggest jackpot of £113m, in October 2010, was claimed by a winner who decided to remain anonymous.
British winners have claimed more than £4bn in prizes since Euromillions draws began in 2004.
Based on the Sunday Times Rich List for 2013, the man will become the 745th richest person in the UK, with a fortune that would narrowly outrank that of pop stars George Michael and Robbie Williams.
The newspaper estimates the two singers have a wealth of £105m each.
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