Man, 20, won £7.5MILLION in lottery – but was fixing blocked drains day after life-changing win for gutting reason
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A MULTI-MILLIONARIE who won his fortune in the lottery was set for his life to change, but he's still laying drains for work in the cold. James Clarkson, 20, from Carlisle, Cumbria, found out he'd won £7.5million, and was planning to quit work before someone had other ideas.
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James, who works as a trainee gas engineer, was back out in the cold fixing drains the day after he secured his millions. It turns out that James' dad wouldn't let him quit working, and so is still driving around in his work van instead of his dream car.
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The millionaire said: "I was out in the cold fixing blocked drains the day after I found out I had won. "It was a bit grim but that's reality. "I'm not going to stop working, I'm too young. "I want to qualify as a heating engineer and then go from there.
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"I need to have a purpose in life, plus dad wouldn't let me not work anyway. "He says there are plenty of millionaires out there that still work and you need a reason to get up each day.". James stressed that he has plans for what to spend his fortune on, which mainly includes holidays and designer clothes.
One of his first purchases was an all-inclusive luxury break to Cape Verde. He also nabbed a few designer items including a Gucci bag for his girlfriend and two new jackets for himself, so at least he can look stylish on the job. The young millionaire also has plans to help his extended family and pay off his parent's mortgage - as well as secure a season ticket for Manchester City as a huge fan of the team.
