A railway worker from Merthyr Tydfil couldn't believe his luck when he won £70,000 on a scratchcard.

Jordon Morgan, 27, popped into R & L shop in Merthyr to buy a National Lottery scratchcard on Sunday, July 29.

When his first scratchcard saw him win £2, he decided to see if it really was his lucky day and bought a second one: a £2 Red Hot 7s Doubler scratchcard.

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At first, Jordon, from Dowlais, thought he'd won £7,000. It was only when the shopkeeper checked his scratchcard that he learned he'd actually bagged ten times that amount and had to call Camelot.

He said: “I was totally shocked. My Dad owns the pub opposite the shop and I ran straight in shouting ‘I’ve won seventy grand!’ No one could believe it.”

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Now Jordan, who travels all over the country working on the railways, is planning to invest some of his winnings in property development, working with his uncle to renovate and resell houses in Merthyr.

Jordon said: “My uncle has been investing in property for years and I’ve always helped him with some of the renovations. However, this is the first time I will be able to put some of my own money in and I’m really excited to see where this could lead.”

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He's already treated himself to a new car and has booked his place on a family trip to Turkey in September.

“I’ve got a really big family and lots of them had booked a holiday to Turkey," Jordon said.

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"I couldn’t afford it when they first mentioned it but when I won I thought ‘why not?’ and now I’m all set for the trip.

"It’s still a bit too much to take in at the moment. I regularly work long hours but with this win, my life will certainly be easier from here on out."

