A lucky granddad in the USA who scooped GBP 450,000 on the lottery after letting the computer pick his numbers will spend the money on his grandchildren.

Retiree Steven Bates from the town of Kenbridge, Virginia State, USA, reportedly made a stop at the local Kenbridge Slip Food Mart when he decided to try his luck out for the drawing on Friday, 14th July.

And he really put his luck to the test after he let the computer randomly select his ticket’s numbers – 2, 11, 15, 23 and 25 – through the Easy Pick option.

Soon after Steven was stunned to realise that he had matched all five numbers, thus hitting the Cash 5 with EZ Match game’s USD 582,719 (GBP 454,727) jackpot.

Steven said in a statement obtained by Newsflash from Virginia Lottery: “I was happy and excited to win.”

The lucky man collected his prize at lottery headquarters in the city of Richmond on Sunday, 20th July.

He revealed he will use the prize to help his grandchildren cover their college funds.

Lottery officials said: “Cash 5 with EZ Match features a rolling jackpot, starting at a minimum of USD 100,000 [GBP 77,947].

“The odds of matching all five numbers to win the jackpot are 1 in 749,398.

“All Virginia Lottery profits go to K-12 education in Virginia.

“Mr. Bates lives in Lunenburg County, which received more than USD 1.96 million [GBP 1.53 million] in Lottery funds for K-12 education last fiscal year.

“In Fiscal Year 2022, the Lottery raised more than USD 779 million [GBP 607 million] for K-12 education, making up approximately 10 percent of Virginia’s total K-12 school budget.”