What would you do if you won the lottery? See how these millionaires spent their cash windfall

The National Lottery has just created its 4,000th millionaire. The average winner buys five cars and goes for three holidays every year.

Paul Hardware was about to lose his job as a chef when he found out he had won nearly £5m. Paul had been working opposite shifts to his wife Denise, a bakery supervisor. The couple had bought lottery tickets for 14 years and won a couple of tenners.

Paul and Denise had to wait for two hours before the Camelot office opened at 9 am. They had all six numbers and won a total of £4,986,272.

Paul and Denise quit their jobs immediately and went on a cruise to the Mediterranean. They bought their dream home in Somerset and a second-hand Vauxhall Astra for their son Matthew. Since then, they have bought three more properties for Matthew and other family members and also a caravan in Trecco Bay, Porthcawl.

Denise and Paul won the lottery and set up savings accounts for their three grandchildren. They also helped their son Matthew, 28, to pay for his degree in animal biology and conservation from Oxford Brookes University.

Paul and Denise won £5m in the lottery on August 18, 2007. They spent the money on four houses, a cruise in Mediterranean and helping their son through university.

Nigel Willetts, 49, accidentally pulled a £20 from his pocket when he was buying lottery tickets. He decided to spend the money and won a million pounds. He had been running the Bridgend Inn at Bedwas for seven years.

Nigel had his cheque presentation in the pub with his regulars and had an all-night lock-in to celebrate. He met his fiancé Karen the week before his win and proposed in Venice. They will get married next year and go on a honeymoon in Seychelles.

Nigel's sister took over the running of the pub and he has paid off the mortgage and bought a new house and a Range Rover Sport. He treated 13 family members to a holiday in Florida and travelled to Mexico and Dubai. Nigel has also invested in a trampoline centre called Go Air and hopes to expand the business across Europe.

£20 is the amount he spent on lottery tickets on June 13, 2014.

The odds of winning the lottery are 13,000,00 to one. The winner spent his winnings on holidays to Mexico, Venice, Benidorm, Dubai, Spain, Florida and three properties.

Matthew Evans won £2.6m in July this year. He didn't check his lottery ticket until he bought another one the following week. The girl behind the counter couldn't give him the money and told him to call Camelot. Matthew's parents had a safe and they put the ticket in it.

Matthew won £2.6m in a lottery. He bought breakfast for his friends and went to watch The Ashes in Cardiff.

Matthew bought his sister a new kitchen and his dad a car with his lottery winnings. He is taking a career break while he decides what to do. Matthew has been to the US for the National Football League, to Cyprus to watch Wales play football and paid for a box at Cardiff City Stadium.

70% of adults in the UK play the National Lottery on a regular basis. 70% move house after winning the lottery. 5 cars are bought by the average winner for themselves or immediate family. 20 cars bought for one winner. 7% set up their own business after their win. 4% go for 8 or more holidays a year. 27% buy a dog after a win, according to the study.