A multi-millionaire British investment banker has landed the top prize of $1 million a year for life in a new scratchcard game.
Kenan Altunis, 33, head of foreign exchange sales at the UniCredit bank in the City of London, scooped the first jackpot in a New York lottery.
The remarkable win comes at a time when thousands of City workers are losing their jobs or having to accept deep cuts in bonuses because of the credit crunch.Turkish-born Mr Altunis insisted the win would not 'materially change my life', adding: 'I have been a very blessed and fortunate person.'
The Chelsea supporter, who has lived in London since 1997 and gained British citizenship in 2003, gave his mother $100 to spend on lottery tickets when he was on a trip to visit her at her New York home last month.
She bought three of the $30 tickets then threw in $20 of her own to pay for a fourth, which won.
The top prize was a $1million-a-year income - £604,000 on current exchange rates - with a guaranteed payout of $20million if Mr Altunis dies in less than 20 years.
After tax he will receive $931,500 (£565,000) a year - but he insists he will continue to work.
Mr Altunis lives with his wife and young daughter in a flat in Clerkenwell.
Kenan Altunis, 33, head of foreign exchange sales at the UniCredit bank in the City of London, scooped the first jackpot in a New York lottery.
The remarkable win comes at a time when thousands of City workers are losing their jobs or having to accept deep cuts in bonuses because of the credit crunch.Turkish-born Mr Altunis insisted the win would not 'materially change my life', adding: 'I have been a very blessed and fortunate person.'
The Chelsea supporter, who has lived in London since 1997 and gained British citizenship in 2003, gave his mother $100 to spend on lottery tickets when he was on a trip to visit her at her New York home last month.
She bought three of the $30 tickets then threw in $20 of her own to pay for a fourth, which won.
The top prize was a $1million-a-year income - £604,000 on current exchange rates - with a guaranteed payout of $20million if Mr Altunis dies in less than 20 years.
After tax he will receive $931,500 (£565,000) a year - but he insists he will continue to work.
Mr Altunis lives with his wife and young daughter in a flat in Clerkenwell.
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