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Winning almost £8million on the Lotto would send most people into a frenzy of excitement but for grandad Ron Elliot it was all in a day’s work.

The kind-hearted widower, 67, told how he scooped the rollover jackpot on Saturday night then calmly went to work the next day at the care home where he looks after dozens of vulnerable elderly residents.

Ron also revealed he would continue in his £15,000-a-year role.

He said: “I shall not be retiring any time soon – the old folks need me.”

Ron was watching on TV at his maisonette when he saw his numbers come up.

But there was no way the care home assistant was going to let down the people who depend on him. He said: “I went to work as normal on Sunday.

“The residents are 90 years old and many have dementia. I give them breakfast, do the laundry and housework.”

Ron, whose wife died in a car accident 41 years ago, lives in Sutton, South London.

He bought his winning Lucky Dip ticket at a newsagent’s at 6am on Saturday as he walked to the care home in nearby Wallington to start his shift.

The numbers, which scooped £7,959,312, were 10, 28, 32, 36, 37 and 49.

After admitting “I don’t think it has sunk in yet”, Ron said he plans to buy a new house in the area, pay off his son’s mortgage, and provide a big Christmas treat for the care home residents.