Mr Burke told the Stoke Sentinel: “I popped to the local shop for a few bits and bobs and decided to have a go on a scratchcard. The thought of winning every month more than I earn in a year sounded too good an opportunity to miss.

“As soon as a got home, I scratched it and I realised I had won. I dashed back to the shop to ask them to check it. I was shaking and so nervous. The lady shop assistant told me to call The National Lottery so I did.

“During the phone call they asked me for the shop details, so I ran around again and asked the same lady behind the counter for all that information while still on the phone to The National Lottery. I finally got home again and after all that to-ing and fro-ing, just sat down in disbelief.”

Despite his inability to spend his winnings, Mr Burke has expressed the importance of staying home at this time. He said: “Know how tough it is for everybody at the moment, especially with my dad working for the NHS.

“But not celebrating and staying at home is the right thing to do. It gives me a lot longer to think about what I’m going to spend my money on.

“I’ve currently got a provisional driving licence so when I pass my test, I will get a car. All I can do at the moment is look at my banking app to see what my increasing balance is, which is just mad.

“The guys at The National Lottery have sent me a digital big cheque and have promised to send me the usual big one plus a bottle of champagne as soon as it is safe to.”