A Willetton man said he and his fiance were “non-stop crying” after winning the top prize on a scratchcard this week.

The 20-year-old man, who asked not to be identified, said he and his 20-year-old partner were overwhelmed after winning on a card he bought from his local Lucky Charm Newsagency.

“She just cried, she’s been crying non-stop crying, we both have,” he said.

“She’s just gone and bought herself a vacuum cleaner. It’s funny, that was the first thing she wanted.”

The man said the win represented a huge turnaround in his fortunes.

He claims he spent three months living on the streets as a teenager after he ran away from home and had been struggling for money ever since.

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“All I had was a bag of clothes and a skateboard,” he said.

For the couple, the win could not have come at a better time.

The chef said he and and his partner were struggling to save for their September nuptials but were now planning the celebration of their dreams.

“We couldn’t afford to have the wedding so we were going to postpone it but now we can have it,” he said.

The remaining money, he said, would be spent on studying for his dream job on a minesite and a new car for his mother.

“She’s really been doing it hard, she’s been having trouble with her car so I’m going to park a Mustang in her drive,” he said.

Lotterywest confirmed the legitimacy of the win, which is the second top prize-winning scratch card sold at the Willetton newsagency this year.