An 80-year-old man has won more than £100,000 in the EuroMillions after forgetting his glasses and being unable to choose his regular numbers.

According to details, Denis Fawsitt would generally use family birthdays for his weekly ticket but as he could not see, went for a lucky dip instead.

Expressing his joy over the win, Fawsitt said it “turned out to be one of my best decisions ever”. He shared that he and his wife Ann plan to give their Derbyshire home and garden a makeover with the £116,124 (Rs 24,543,009) winnings.

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Recalling how he ended up choosing different numbers, Fawsitt said: “I realised I had forgotten my glasses and tried to pick my numbers, but I just couldn’t. I went to pay for my papers and asked the lady behind the counter for a lucky dip.”

He added: “After what happened in the newsagent, I had this funny feeling we were going to win. I said to my wife Ann that evening that I felt we were going to win big.”

The next morning he was surprised to win the money and contacted the newsagents. They checked his ticket and confirmed his win.

The couple matched the five main numbers and one Lucky Star number on March 16.

Fawsitt who is a retired builder and coal miner said his aim was to use the winnings for a full garden makeover. He had suffered from a back injury a few years ago and had limited his ability to tend it himself.

He said that the money would also allow them to buy a new TV.

The couple has two daughters, two grandsons and a granddaughter and said that most of the money would go to their family.

“We’ve had our time, it’s theirs now, this money will help them more than us.”