I probably have the “if I won the lottery” conversation once a week with one friend or the other. Each time the shopping list changes slightly, but what doesn’t change is the level of excitement that rises with every thought of a new purchase. By the end of the conversation I am usually near exploding point, speaking 7465 words a minute and using a very high decibel (one that only dogs can hear).

Which is why this guys response to winning £7 864 529 in the UK’s National Lottery is quite literally amazing.

Go on, watch it now.

Erm, I believe I have the winning jackpot ticket from last night’s lottery draw. I’m shaking like a leaf here.

That’s how the conversation starts between Philip Dunning and the National Lottery guy.

 I’m speechless, to be honest with you. I don’t know what to actually say. It’s just… er… surreal. I think that’s the only word I can use to describe it. It’s all a bit of a dream.

His tone of voice? Pretty dead-pan, with a few uncertain laughs.

Dunning and his partner of 11 years both work in a food processing factory. They have both since handed in their resignations and plan to buy a new house and an Aston Martin.

*Cue bankruptcy in a few months time*

Guys, just a reminder that last night’s Mega Million Lotto rolled over and the jackpot is now $233 million which is just under R3 billion. That is a lot of Aston Martins. Buy your tickets HERE. Also, save yourself the hassle of remembering to buy tickets each week. Rumour has it Seth has set up his account so that it buys tickets automatically every time the jackpot goes over R1 billion.

[Source: The Telegraph]