Tradie was staring at a newsagency's 'winner's banner' for a week before realising he was in possession of the $2million winning Lotto ticket

A tradesman had been staring at the winner's banner at his local newsagency for a week without realising he had the $2million winning Lotto ticket at home.

The man in his 60s from Perth packed in his job as a truckie where he had worked for four decades when he realised that he was in possession of the winning ticket.

He had purchased the ticket from the Newpark Lottery Centre and News in Girrawheen but didn't check the ticket immediately after the draw, not realising for almost two weeks that he had won. 

A truckie has won a $2million Lotto jackpot after not realising he had been holding the winning ticket (stock image)

He remarked that his weekly routine is to check his Saturday Lotto tickets on the weekend but he happened to miss the week he had won.

He also admitted that while he knew that a Division One ticket had been sold at the store he purchased his ticket at, he hadn't got around to checking the ticket until the following week.  

'I had been looking at the winner's banner in the store all week,' he said. 

'They told me I had won $2million and I thought I was good, but then broke down five seconds later,' he commented.

The winning ticket was purchased at Newpark Lottery Centre and News in Girrawheen but wasn't checked until two weeks later 

'I've given my notice.'

A spokesperson for Lotterywest, Sam Clarke, commented that the man was celebrating after 40 years of working as a truckie.    

'Their son was in the winner's room with the couple and he was so happy to see his father celebrate the life-changing win after working so hard for more than 40 years,' he said.

'This year we have celebrated 49 division one winners across our state and we would love to see this number continue to grow.'

After realising he had won the forture, the man in his 60s handed in his notice for a job he had been working in for four decades (stock image)