A former homeless man who now works at the hostel that took him has had a £2.6m lottery win.
Herbert Plant, 49, from Blackpole, Worcester, said he would carry on working at the city's St Paul's Hostel for the Homeless, which took him in after he lost his home and job.
He plans to spend the cash from Saturday's draw buying a car and paying off his son's mortgage, reports the BBC.
And the Leeds United fan will also take in a match at Elland Road and go on holiday.
When Mr Plant called his employers on Monday to tell them about the win, he said they greeted the news with disbelief.
"My youngest son Jamie did say he thought it was going to be a lucky weekend," Mr Plant said.
"I asked him what he meant, but he just couldn't describe his feelings, although I'm very glad they have come true."
Mr Plant, who is divorced, played the lottery by Lucky Dip. He said he first realised he had won when his other son Richard, 24, checked his Lotto tickets on Sunday.
Mr Plant said: "He was gone over an hour so I started to worry, but moments later he ran into the house shouting at the top of his voice, 'You've won, you've won'. I couldn't believe it."
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