A man from Adelaide who lost his job as a result of the coronavirus pandemic has won more than $3.1 million on the lottery this week.

According to a report by 7News, the unnamed man managed to score the division one prize of $20,000 a month for 20 years, in the Set for Life draw on Sunday. With a wife and a young child to care for, he'd been left feeling stressed after being made redundant, due to the knock-on effects of the coronavirus.

However, by chance, he decided to purchase a 'QuickPick' entry online at thelott.com and managed to win a life-changing sum of money. The prize money has granted the young couple a degree of financial freedom they never thought possible.

The man in question told the Australian outlet that he and his partner are already talking about how they can spend their joint winnings responsibly, but added that they've decided to buy a new car, a dream house, and plan some much-needed vacation time together.

But this isn't the only feel-good lottery story to have come our way lately. Back in October, a man named Ronnie Foster from Lenoir County in North Carolina, managed to win a massive lottery prize after coming home from his very last chemotherapy session.

On a later interview with CNN, Foster stated: "I bought a $1 ticket and won $5. I decided to trade it in for a $5 ticket. At the last second, I decided to buy two tickets instead of one ... I was already happy because it was my last round of chemo. Winning this made it my lucky day."

He added: "I saw all those zeroes and I froze. I didn't believe it until I gave it to the clerk at the counter to scan. When it showed, 'Go to lottery headquarters,' I started shaking. I couldn't believe it."

A man from Adelaide who lost his job as a result of the coronavirus pandemic has won more than $3.1 million on the lottery this week.

According to a report by 7News, the unnamed man managed to score the division one prize of $20,000 a month for 20 years, in the Set for Life draw on Sunday. With a wife and a young child to care for, he'd been left feeling stressed after being made redundant, due to the knock-on effects of the coronavirus.

However, by chance, he decided to purchase a 'QuickPick' entry online at thelott.com and managed to win a life-changing sum of money. The prize money has granted the young couple a degree of financial freedom they never thought possible.

The man in question told the Australian outlet that he and his partner are already talking about how they can spend their joint winnings responsibly, but added that they've decided to buy a new car, a dream house, and plan some much-needed vacation time together.

But this isn't the only feel-good lottery story to have come our way lately. Back in October, a man named Ronnie Foster from Lenoir County in North Carolina, managed to win a massive lottery prize after coming home from his very last chemotherapy session.

On a later interview with CNN, Foster stated: "I bought a $1 ticket and won $5. I decided to trade it in for a $5 ticket. At the last second, I decided to buy two tickets instead of one ... I was already happy because it was my last round of chemo. Winning this made it my lucky day."

He added: "I saw all those zeroes and I froze. I didn't believe it until I gave it to the clerk at the counter to scan. When it showed, 'Go to lottery headquarters,' I started shaking. I couldn't believe it."