A KENDAL teenager has received a hefty windfall having scooped a prize while playing the National Lottery.

Jamie Bath, of Empsom Road, won £20,000 after striking lucky with a raffle code on his ticket.

The 18-year-old has only recently started playing the lottery and admits he could not believe his luck when he found out he had won.

"I was just shaking," he said.

"I opened up the app on my phone because I'd had an email, so I kept refreshing it and refreshing it and I couldn't believe it.

"None of my family believed me when I told them, they all thought it was a joke.

"I only told my family and close friends to start with but the news quickly spread around other people."

After the initial shock had settled down, Jamie began to plan how to spend the money while avoiding the extravagant.

"I'm going to put a couple of grand towards a new car – I'd really like an Audi – and then I will probably invest the rest of the money," he said.