The man in southern China won a hefty 219 million yuan (£26.14m), the grand prize, after all seven of his numbers matched up. He had bought some 40 tickets selecting the same seven numbers over the past decade, South China Morning Post reports.

Mr Li said: “I have not told my wife or kid. I am concerned that they might feel superior to other people and will not work or study hard in future.”

Wearing a cartoon costume to conceal his identity, the man, known only as Mr Li, visited the lottery office alone in Nanning, Guangxi, to claim his prize.