Aisar(@aisarcore):A 38 year old joiner from near Rochdale opened an email at 6am, thought he had won £2.30, checked his account, and realised it was £58 MILLION. He drove to his parents' house and passed his phone through the window so they could check his numbers. His mum shouted out to ask if she could retire now. > Ryan Hoyle is a 38 year old self-employed joiner from near Rochdale. > He normally bought his EuroMillions tickets in store, but during the 2020 lockdown he had been playing online. > On Friday April 17 2020 the winning numbers were 16, 28, 32, 37 and 45 with Lucky Stars 1 and 11. > He woke up early on Saturday morning and checked his emails at 6am. > There was one from the National Lottery titled "You've Won." > He thought he had won £2.30. > He logged into his account and saw a lot of numbers. He thought it might be millions, but he couldn't make sense of what he was looking at. > He said he was shaking and needed a second opinion. > The first people he called were his mum and dad. They assumed he was ringing because he had locked himself out. > He jumped in his van and drove round to their house. > Lockdown meant he couldn't go inside, so he passed his phone through the window. > They checked his numbers against another website, just to be sure. > It was real. He had won £58,366,487 and was the only winner. > The prize put him 20th on the National Lottery millionaire rich list. > He claimed it less than 24 hours after the draw. > His dad congratulated him from inside the house. > His mum shouted out asking if she could retire now. > His mum works as a cleaner at the local school and had been struggling with a sore hip for years. > His dad works at a factory. > Ryan said: "Basically Mum, Dad and my brother can all retire this week." > He said he would keep working on the refurbishment of his brother's house despite the win. > He was renting a one-bed flat and planned to buy a home for himself and his 11 year old daughter. > He celebrated with a drink in the sunshine with his brothers, keeping two metres apart. A joiner thought he had won £2.30, realised it was £58 MILLION, drove to his parents' house, passed his phone through the window, and his mum asked if she could retire now.

2026.10.28 15:54

A 38 year old joiner from near Rochdale opened an email at 6am, thought he had won £2.30, checked his account, and realised it was £58 MILLION. He drove to his parents' house and passed his phone through the window so they could check his numbers. His mum shouted out to ask if she could retire now. > Ryan Hoyle is a 38 year old self-employed joiner from near Rochdale. > He normally bought his EuroMillions tickets in store, but during the 2020 lockdown he had been playing online. > On Friday April 17 2020 the winning numbers were 16, 28, 32, 37 and 45 with Lucky Stars 1 and 11. > He woke up early on Saturday morning and checked his emails at 6am. > There was one from the National Lottery titled "You've Won." > He thought he had won £2.30. > He logged into his account and saw a lot of numbers. He thought it might be millions, but he couldn't make sense of what he was looking at. > He said he was shaking and needed a second opinion. > The first people he called were his mum and dad. They assumed he was ringing because he had locked himself out. > He jumped in his van and drove round to their house. > Lockdown meant he couldn't go inside, so he passed his phone through the window. > They checked his numbers against another website, just to be sure. > It was real. He had won £58,366,487 and was the only winner. > The prize put him 20th on the National Lottery millionaire rich list. > He claimed it less than 24 hours after the draw. > His dad congratulated him from inside the house. > His mum shouted out asking if she could retire now. > His mum works as a cleaner at the local school and had been struggling with a sore hip for years. > His dad works at a factory. > Ryan said: "Basically Mum, Dad and my brother can all retire this week." > He said he would keep working on the refurbishment of his brother's house despite the win. > He was renting a one-bed flat and planned to buy a home for himself and his 11 year old daughter. > He celebrated with a drink in the sunshine with his brothers, keeping two metres apart. A joiner thought he had won £2.30, realised it was £58 MILLION, drove to his parents' house, passed his phone through the window, and his mum asked if she could retire now.