Coronavirus: £58m EuroMillions winner's social distancing celebrations
A man who scooped a £58m lottery win celebrated by having a beer with his brothers - at a 2m (6ft 6in) distance.
Ryan Hoyle, 38, said he was "shaking" when he got an email informing him he had become a multi-millionaire in Friday's EuroMillions draw. He drove to his parents' house, passing his phone through the window for them to "double-check" his numbers. After confirming the eight-figure bonanza, he enjoyed a drink in the sunshine with his siblings. Mr Hoyle, of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, said he first thought he had won £2.30 when he saw an email from the National Lottery on Saturday. 'It was real' When he read the message, he said it "looked like a lot of numbers... I couldn't believe what my eyes were seeing". He said he was "shaking and really needed a second opinion so... drove round to mum and dad's house". "I kept a safe distance outside and passed the phone through the window for them to double-check for me." "It was real - I had won £58m." Mr Hoyle then celebrated while socially distancing with his brothers. "We kept more than two metres apart. I needed to talk to them... and it really helped with the shock," he said. Mr Hoyle, who works as a joiner, said he will finish off renovations on his brother's house despite the windfall. He plans to buy himself a new car, swap his rented one-bedroom flat for a new home, treat himself to a Manchester United season ticket and take his daughter, aged 11, to Florida. But he said his priority was to help his mother, father and brother "retire this week".