Telford butcher brings home the bacon with £100,000 scratchcard win
[gallery] He is used to serving up meat across the supermarket counter in Shropshire, but this time Robert Pardoe is the one bringing home the bacon - after scooping £100,000 from a scratchcard.
The 57-year-old, who is a familiar face to shoppers at Morrisons in Telford, only bought the ticket to get change out of a £10 note for his 18-year-old daughter Laura.
And now the life-time Wolves fan is feeling flush after being presented with the cheque by Wolves goalscoring legend Steve Bull at Molineux.
The father of three, who has been a butcher for more than 40 years, works behind the meat counter at the supermarket in Spring Hill, Wellington.
He bought the £2 scratchcard on March 24, put it in his pocket and forgot about it for several hours before realising he had won a small fortune.
He said: "I went home and later remembered the scratchcard, so I found it in my coat pocket and checked it. I looked, then looked again and couldn't believe my eyes. My brother David then checked it again for me and he said to me 'Nah, you haven't won'.
"So I took it down the shop and they checked it then gave me a ticket to contact the National Lottery. The rest of the evening was a blur through excitement."
Mr Pardoe has kept the winning scratchcard in his wallet and has said he wants to treat his family with his winnings.
He says his children Laura, Emma, 19 and John, 23, have already been "spending his money".
He said: "My son wanted an Xbox and a television and my daughters have asked for a few things too.
"I've got an old Vauxhall Astra but it has been a good car so I'll upgrade to an Insignia, I won't go mad. I'm going to look after the children.
"I won't be going abroad on holiday or anything. I think we'll go to Cornwall, possibly Newquay, on holiday."
But any chance of the grandfather buying a season ticket at his beloved Wolves have been scuppered by work at the Shropshire supermarket.
He added: "I'd love a season ticket but I work on Saturdays, maybe I'll buy my son one."
Mr Pardoe, who commutes to Telford from his home in Wolverhampton, also expects he'll be a popular man down his local pub.
He said: "My friends have all congratulated me and they'll probably ask for a drink or two. They'll only get one if they behave though!"
