A Bridgwater chef has revealed how he has become an overnight millionaire after winning the National Lottery.

Neil Baker held a press conference at the Tudor Hotel, where he worked until Sunday, after scooping nearly £1.6million.

He correctly guessed the six winning numbers last Saturday.

Neil, who has now quit his job, said: "I always buy four regular lines for Saturday's draw, but on this occasion I had an extra pound coin in my pocket, so I decided to put on a Lucky Dip as well.

"The tickets stayed behind the sun visor in my car all week and it was only when my mum suggested checking on Sunday that I realised my Lucky Dip had matched all six numbers.

"Neither of us could believe it when we saw the numbers on the screen, so we checked and double checked until we were sure.

"It was only when I confirmed the numbers with the official Camelot phone line on Monday that it really began to sink in."

The 36-year-old bugle player will spend some of his windfall on visiting Belgium to visit his First World War veteran great grandfather's grave.

Neil added: "My father passed away a few years ago, so I'll take the bugle he handed down to me and play the Last Post.

"It's something my mum has always wanted to do, but I've never got around to taking the time off work until now."

Neil, who plays rugby for local side Morganians, insists the money won't change him and he will stay in Bridgwater, where he was born and bred.

He bought his lucky ticket from Morrison's in Broadway, and the numbers that netted him more than £1.5million were 5, 20, 25, 30, 36, 47, and the bonus ball was 15.

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