Father-of-five Wins A Whopping $1 Million On Lottery After Following His Late Mother's Advice

Robert Cameron,  a father of five has won a whopping million-dollar lottery after listening to his late mother's advice.

The man from Glasgow matched five numbers and the bonus ball in the Lotto draw on Saturday with a lucky dip ticket he had initially forgotten to buy.

Cameron initially forgot to buy the tickets and if it was not for his youngest son to call him to remind him, he might have not won at all.

He bought the lottery ticket for the first time about a year ago on July 29 and this was also a coincidence as he had a change in his pocket when he was passing by the counter at his local Asda in Maryhill. 

He added: 'I just went about my usual routine - fed the fish, got a cup of tea - and then thought I better check those tickets.'

The next day when he checked the result, he couldn't help but chuckle to himself when he realized he won only $3.6 and figured that this was all the luck he had to win it.

'My mum always used to say, 'a win leads to a win',' he said.

'She always told us if you win something, take it and put it into something else. So I decided I’d follow her advice and use my winnings to buy two lucky dips for that night’s Lotto draw.'

The 53-year-old's winning numbers for the Lotto draw on July 30 were 7, 16, 17, 19 and 33, and the bonus ball was 12.

Despite the lucky numbers coming out in his favor, it took him a while to realize that he had won the seven-figure sum.

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'I always check on the app and of course the same congratulations message popped up as the day before with my £3.70 win,' he said. 'I expected to see something similar and when I looked at first, I thought it said £1,000.

'I was still half asleep, so I looked again and thought "no it’s £100,000".

'It took a third look for me to realise I was a millionaire. I even Googled the winning numbers to double check.'

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Still in doubt, the dad called the National Lottery line to verify the ticket and check that he had won the life-changing sum.

He said: 'The lady I spoke to was lovely, but I had to wait a minute or so while she checked everything out. It was the longest minute. Hearing her say those words - that I had actually won £1,000,000 - was so surreal.'

The first person he told was his youngest son, but it took him some time to convince him it was true.

'I have a great relationship with my four sons but I am always joking with them, so when I told my youngest he didn’t believe me at first,' he said.

'It took me half-an-hour to convince him it was real. I couldn’t quite believe it myself. I think I’m still in shock.'

'I was then worried about keeping the ticket safe and making sure I didn’t lose it, so I put it inside a picture frame behind the photo. I didn’t even want to leave the house with the ticket still sitting there.'

Well as for his newfound money, Cameron plans on buying a new house and a car for his family. He always wanted to buy a Range Rover. Oh, and he also has a family holiday in mind.

'I want to be thoughtful with how I use the money and do things that will be good for my family,' he said.

'I am so grateful I followed my mum’s advice - I feel like my luck was thanks to her looking down on me.'