Lottery winner Dean Allen celebrated his £13 million jackpot win with a kiss from his girlfriend and said: "The first thing I have got to have is a Porsche."

Dean, a 26-year-old printer from Tilbury, said he would leave his job and vowed that his father, Barry, also a printer, and mother, Dawn, a personal assistant, would never have to work again.

He held hands with girlfriend Louise Collier, 23, at a central London press conference and giggled as his £13,861,061 rollover jackpot from Saturday's draw was announced by National Lottery organisers, Camelot.

Dean said he was still in shock. "I am expecting Jeremy Beadle to walk in at any minute. I know that he has given up that line of work but it's the sort of thing that he would come out of retirement for. It will not change me but it will change my lifestyle a bit. It will not change my morals or what I think.

"I will not go to work any more and I will not be worried about parking on a yellow line." He said that he had "more or less" already handed in his notice at work and planned to celebrate with a few drinks and Kentucky Fried Chicken.

Dean did not know he had won until three days after the draw when he checked his lucky dip ticket using the information service on his mobile phone. To keep it safe, he left it in the microwave overnight.

He said he normally does not bother to check his numbers and this week had been no different.

When he eventually did, he tried unsuccessfully to call his parents and then double-checked them with Louise on Teletext.

He said: "I thought maybe the numbers on the telephone were wrong or the ticket was wrong or out of date. It only really sank in when the lottery people turned up at my mum's house. It was real then."

'Careful with that cash'

Lottery winner Chris Topping today (Friday) advised the lucky jackpot winner to "keep a cool head" now he has netted more than £13million on the National Lottery.

Chris won £5million as part of an 11-strong syndicate of workers at Amigos restaurant in Rayleigh High Street in 1997.

He used his share to buy the derelict Labworth Cafe on Canvey seafront and turned it into a thriving restaurant.

Chris, 48, of Thorpe Leas, Canvey, said: "If he keeps a cool head he will be all right but it is an awful lot of money. If he is not careful it could become a burden.

"I won just £5 million and that was shared out between 11 of us. This is a totally different sort of money we are talking about.

"£13million is a lot but he should be careful of it. Even this amount can all disappear if you are not careful. I just hope he knows what he wants. With this kind of money you can get whatever you want but it is important to know what that is.

"I was lucky. I was already in business and I knew what I wanted. I had some very close friends and a very close knit family and things haven't really changed. But it is down to the individual. It is just a help if he has good friends and a close family who can help him when he needs it."

Doug Wood, of Westcliff, won £2,681,192 in 1995 and he offered Dean a step-by-step guide on how to care for his new-found wealth.

He said: "The first essential thing is to make a will.

"The next thing is to set up a business you have complete control over. Do not let anyone else get their hands on it. They will rob you blind at the first opportunity.

"Other than that just take any advice Camelot give you. I didn't because I'd worked as a stockbroker previously and knew all about money but if you don't have that kind of experience you must get guidance on how to spend it.

"If a man is married he should take care that his wife doesn't get argumentative. That could lead to a divorce which could end up with her walking away with half of it in her pocket."

Dean's first buys...

The latest lottery millionaire did not take long to decide upon his first luxury purchases -- a top-of-the-range Porsche, a holiday in the Seychelles and a Ducati motorbike.

Motorcycle fanatic Dean says he will spend some of his £13.8million jackpot win on a Ducati - known as the "Ferrari of the motorcycling world".

He will join an elite group, including footballer Les Ferdinand and actor Ewan McGregor, who can afford to buy and run their top-of-the-range models, costing thousands of pounds.

Luke Plummer, of Ducati UK, said Mr Allen would probably go for their Superbike 996SPS which has a maximum speed of 170mph and costs £17,000 -- a drop in the ocean for the multi-millionaire.

Mr Plummer said: "It is the definitive sports bike but it is definitely not for a beginner. It is a race bike which is like a dream come true for anyone who owns one. It is something to aspire to.''

Mr Plummer said there was a growing trend for Ducati owners to take part in track days organised so they can get the best performance out of their bikes.

"I am sure we would be happy to see Mr Allen on one of those. If he really loves motorcycling I am sure that is something that will really appeal to him.

"As far as general production goes it is our most expensive bike, although we do produce some limited edition one-offs which cost more.

"Perhaps Mr Allen might go for the Fogarty Replica. There were 200 made, with a price tag of £20,000 each and I think we still have a few left."

The cost of insuring the top-of-the-range bikes is astronomically high but for Dean that should not pose too much of a problem.

What Dean can spend it all on

The average price of a three-bedroomed house in Tilbury is around £65,000, say Chesters Estates in Orsett Road, Grays. That means Dean could buy 212 three-bedroomed homes. If he went the two-bedroomed route, he could pick up 242 at £57,000 each

Tilbury Football Club is not for sale, said Lloyd Brown, the club's secretary. However if Dean is interested in helping out, the Dockers would like to hear from him

St Chad's School in the town is looking to get its playing fields back in operation after dozens of cars were dumped there and set alight. Although work is underway clearing the field, it can cost up to £200 a time to remove a car.

Lucky county

Essex is one of the luckiest places for lottery winners, a Camelot spokeswoman said today (Friday).

With 18 jackpot winners and 11 millionaires who agreed to publicity, the county certainly seems to have a winning streak.

And one ticket holder, who won the Thunderball top prize on February 26 this year, has yet to claim their £250,000. He or she has until 11pm on August 24 to do so.

More than £480,000 has gone to good causes from prizes which were unclaimed in the county within the 180-day deadline.

The spokeswoman said: "I don't know what it is about Essex but it seems to be a very lucky place. It could claim to be one of the luckiest places for lottery winners in Britain."

The top ten Essex jackpot winners who agreed to publicity were:

Dean Allen of Tilbury who won £13,861,061 last Saturday.

Carey Pearson of Romford was a joint ticket holder who won a £7,868,414 jackpot in January 1999.

Joan Woodland of Benfleet won £6,862,953 in August 1999.

Southend-based Grieg Stevens won £5,435,165 in September 1997.

Gary Brand was part of an eight-strong syndicate which shared £5,185,306 in April 1996.

Canvey-based Chris Topping was part of an 11-strong syndicate from Amigos restaurant in Rayleigh which won £5,000,000 in October 1997.

Christopher Beck, from Dagenham, shared £3,822,330 with the 21 other members of his syndicate in August 1995.

Denise Walden, also from Dagenham, was the sole winner of a £3,500,186 jackpot in April l998.

Doug Wood, from Westcliff, scooped £2,681,192 in September 1995.

Sally Ann Fenson, from Colchester, was part of a 21-member syndicate which won £2,430,398 in August 1996.

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