I won £1.5million on the lottery – I had a strategy that helped me win but I still thought it was a prank

A LUCKY lottery winner scooped a whopping £1.5million using the same number combination she’s used for years.

Nancy Gardner had used the same exact number combination for years until she struck gold this October.

Shocked Nancy thought a prank was being played on her after she won

Nancy, from Ontario, Canada, was so shocked at the news that she thought someone was playing a prank on her.

She said: “I checked the winning numbers on OLG.ca and thought OLG was playing a prank on me – I was shaking.

“I couldn’t believe it!”

Gardner said the shock of her lucrative win didn’t hit her until she shared the news with her friends and family.

She said: “My niece was crying when I told her.”

Gardner plans to invest her millions into a new home in Toronto, and use the money to help her relatives.

It comes after a lottery player in Maryland scooped up £20,000 after her winning numbers came to her sister in a dream.

The winner, of Cockeysville, also plays the Pick 3 and Pick 4 games and admitted her dreams inspire the numbers that she selects.

She told Maryland Lottery: “I saw nothing in Pick 3 and Pick 4 tickets, but when I checked the Pick 5 it was straight across. I couldn’t believe it.”

Earlier this month a North Carolina teenager won £800,000 two weeks after his grandfather claimed he would.

Dalton said he plans to save most of his winnings, but will probably get himself a new vehicle first.

He added: “I think I’ll buy a brand-new [Chevrolet] Silverado.”

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