Homeless Hungarian man wins lotto with last few coins

A homeless Hungarian man who won the lotto with his last few coins is to set up a foundation for addicts and abused women with his winnings.

László Andraschek, who slept rough before his victory, picked just six numbers before being reminded by the shop assistant that he needed a seventh.

“I told her to make it 24 – it doesn’t matter, anyway,” he said.

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