Bristol roofer wins £80,000 with PAC-MAN

Tyler Pate, 23, had popped out to buy breakfast when he bought the new PAC-MAN Scratchcard from National Lottery GameStore. He revealed his £80,000 win over breakfast and said, “I am still in shock, to be honest."

“When I realised that I was a winner, it was a very different feeling from how I only ever imagined I would feel if I won. I felt much happier than I thought I would. £80,000 is going to make a hell of a difference to me.”

Tyler has immediately treated himself to an upgrade on his Polo, jumping behind the wheel of an Audi A3. The self-employed metal sheet roofer will also put his win towards a deposit on a house. He is currently living with his parents and plans to give them a £5,000 chunk of his winnings.

“I’m going to be sensible with this lucky windfall and keep it in savings to build up some interest and put the lot into a mortgage. For various reasons, I haven’t had much luck in the past, so everyone was really pleased for me when they realised I had won. I’m still in shock.”

Tyler is also keen to get back to watching his side, Bristol Rovers. “I’m looking forward to getting back to a few more games here at The Memorial Stadium too – I’m a lifelong supporter, but haven’t managed to get to many games recently. I’ll be splashing out on some Premier League games too – I would love to see Manchester United beat Spurs at some stage as I’m also a Man United fan.”

Despite receiving his life changing win Tyler is still in shock. “I feel so lucky – I can’t believe this has happened to me.”