The man who won the lottery twice by mistake

When Derek Ladner next suffers from absent mindedness, he may think twice before cursing his poor memory.

For the 57-year-old's forgetfulness has landed him an amazing double lottery win.

He and his wife Dawn were elated when their six regular numbers came up on the midweek draw.

They were quick to claim their £479,142 share of the £2,395,710 jackpot split between five winners.

But, incredibly, a week later Mr Ladner remembered he had bought another ticket with the same numbers for the same draw.

That gave him two of the five shares of the jackpot on July 11, doubling his winnings to £958,284.

A spokesman for lottery operator Camelot said it was the first time a player had won twice in the same draw.