I would have lost £100k lotto jackpot if wasn’t for sneaky online button

A BAR manager would have lost an entire £100,000 jackpot if it wasn’t for a sneaky online button.

Dan Cater, 39, from Lichfield, scooped the cash by playing Monopoly Gold on The National Lottery app.

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The dad-of-four initially put £5 into his account and lost £2.50 playing the EuroMillions, but then won another £5 on Monopoly Gold.

Days later he was struggling to sleep following a boozy night out so decided to use £2.50 from the previous win.

On his phone’s Lotto app he entered the Instant Win Game with just the click of a finger and couldn’t believe what came next.

Dan explained: “I don’t play The National Lottery all that often. I have won the odd thirty quid here and there.

“I decided to put £5 on my account and play EuroMillions and when I didn’t win anything there I thought I’d try one of the Instant Win Games with the remaining £2.50.

“I played Monopoly Gold and won £5 and just left it there. Over the next couple of days I had a go here and there.

“I had been around my neighbours with the family and after having a few drinks and playing some games my wife and the kids went back home.

“I couldn’t sleep so had another go on my phone while sitting in bed and then noticed the message on the screen.

“I kept looking and looking and then I started screaming ‘I have won!’

“My wife Kayleigh then started screaming too. We just couldn’t believe it!”

The first thing Dan and his wife Kayleigh, 38, did was to knock on the door of the neighbours they had seen earlier.

There was no answer so they called them.

Dan said: “I couldn’t speak properly and our neighbours didn’t understand what was going on.

“At one point they said ‘just call an ambulance if you aren’t well?’.

“Kayleigh finally grabbed the phone and explained what had happened.”

The duo met their neighbours outside and then sat in their garden chatting about the experience while sipping a bottle of prosecco.

Dan added: “Considering I’m a barman I still struggled to pour without spilling I was shaking that much.”

The next day at 9am on the dot Dan called The National Lottery to claim his prize.

Everything was confirmed but the couple didn’t tell anyone else besides their neighbours as they still couldn’t quite believe it.

The timings of the win couldn’t have been better.

Winning just feels brilliant and it means I have some financial security for my family.

Dan Cater

Dan, who works at The Acorn pub in Lichfield, was off at the weekend to celebrate the couple’s sixth wedding anniversary.

The couple have four young children including three girls and a boy.

Dan and Kayleigh have lots of plans on how to spend the money.

They immediately went out and bought lots of technology.

The pair also want to treat their children to a trip to Disneyland Paris and then use the rest for a deposit on a house after renting for many years.

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