I thought I'd won £1k on the lottery... but then made a discovery that left me shaking
- Toni Henderson, 32, from County Durham bagged a massive £1m lottery win
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A mother was left in disbelief when she won a staggering £1million in the lottery, after thinking she had only bagged £1,700.
Toni Henderson, 32, from County Durham was so elated she'd hit the jackpot that she didn't 'sleep a wink that night' after counting her zeros.
The single mother, who scored well on Lucky Dips, called up the National Lottery to confirm the good news but still couldn't quite believe it.
She drove to her mother's house along with her son to relay the good news after unsuccessfully calling her multiple times.
Toni is pleased her son is now set for life and hopes the money will last them a lifetime.
County Durham native Toni Henderson, 32, celebrated winning £1,000,000 on Lotto at Wynyard Hall, Durham, UK
The huge win will go far for the single parent who intends on using her newfound cash on her son
Toni told the Daily Star: 'I checked one of the lines and realised I had some of the numbers.
'I originally thought I had matched five numbers, which was £1,700 and I was buzzing that I'd won that - it was extra money I didn't have'.
But the hardworking parent was overjoyed when she realised she'd accumulated an even bigger figure than she expected.
Her face lit up when she logged into her online lottery account, while her son was asleep and saw that her win was a grand total of £1 million.
Toni trembled as she counted the zeros, and contacted her mother shortly after, but resorted to driving down and tell her in person after she failed to respond.
Toni's mother was panicked with her appearing so out of the blue but her concerns were put to bed as soon as she sat her down to discuss the huge win.
Even though the £1 million has now been safely deposited in the bank, Toni finds it surreal and still struggles to believe it.
She said: 'There are no words to express how you feel. I had this excited butterfly feeling having the win officially confirmed and then seeing all of the zeros in my bank account'.
Overjoyed, Toni popped open the champagne to celebrate her huge win
The single mother said that many dream of lottery success, but when the time comes around and it is you at the receiving end of the good news it is hard to know what to do.
Toni plans on using the money on her son.
This comes after a lucky Brit scooped a whopping £3.9million National Lottery jackpot in a draw earlier this month.
The winning ticket-holder matched all six main numbers and netted the total sum of £3,967,428.
No players managed to match five numbers and the bonus ball to collect £1 million.
