Tony Frater, 69, heard the good news after Abba’s song ‘Money, Money, Money’ came on the radio.
And the famous song played moments after a power cut made the doorbell ring out, with nobody at the door.
He said: “The weirdest thing was that Abba’s song ‘Money, Money, Money’ came on the radio this morning.
“I said, ‘That’s an omen!’
“Before that, five short power cuts had the wireless doorbell ringing out every time the power came back on. But nobody was at the door.”
Tony, 69, shared a £1million prize with five neighbours in Staplehurst, Kent – including his daughter Kelly.
The retired engineer now has an extra £166,666 to play with after the postcode lottery win. He now a big family holiday with Kelly, her brother Marcus and his wife Sharon to celebrate his 70th birthday later this year
He said: “We’re both retired, and we’ll be able to do things without worrying about anything.
“The security is the biggest thing.”
Sharon added: “We can take the whole family away for Tony’s birthday.
“It’s his treat but he’ll be paying.”
It comes after a woman whose sister-in-law won a £9.3million jackpot slammed her for giving a “stingy” gift .