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Pat Hurst

SHOCKING: No plans in pipeline for trainee gas engineer to stop work after 7 5m lotto win | Mind Blowing Facts

James Clarkson celebrates winning more than £7.5 million on the National Lottery at Dalston Hall near Carlisle (Anthony Devlin/PA) -

A young apprentice who scooped millions on the National Lottery was back working on blocked drains the next day.

James Clarkson, 20, a trainee gas engineer from Carlisle, Cumbria, hit the £7,533,329 jackpot by picking the winning numbers for the first lottery draw of the new year on January 4.

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