A lucky University of Chester student is a millionaire after scooping a life-changing jackpot on a one-in-a-million bet.

Jirtchaya Klongkarn won a cool £1m after successfully matching all six numbers on a Ladbrokes lottery game at the bookmaker’s Northgate Street shop last Friday, making her Britain’s first female betting shop millionaire.

The 29-year-old , who is studying for an MBA at the university, struck lucky on the popular 49’s lottery game, after placing two £1 bets which netted her £1,000,990 from both.

It’s a case of second time lucky for Jirtchaya, who has only been playing the 49’s lottery for four months, after narrowly missing out on a £200,000 windfall when she mistakenly selected a different draw for her numbers earlier in the summer.

And in June she also won £601 playing the game, which requires participants to match all six numbers drawn.

Jirtchaya, who is originally from Thailand, relied on her own lucky digits when choosing the numbers - using 8 and 12 since her birthday is August 12, and the remaining one at random.

She said: “I’m over the moon and I still can’t believe it. I told my friends I had won the 49’s and that I might have a chance to win a million, then when I finally found out I was so excited. It still doesn’t feel real and I’ve barely slept.”

“I had some bad luck earlier on in the year but this has made up for it. My friends all play the 49’s and they now say I’m the luckiest in the whole group."

Jirtchaya now plans to share her new-found fortune with her mother who still lives in Thailand, and will be celebrating with her friends during a pre-booked trip to Chester Races on Friday.

This windfall means Chester is only the second million pound payout for Ladbrokes within a year, following a jackpot won from a £4 stake in Bournemouth last December, and Jirtchaya joins an exclusive club of no more than 15 betting shop millionaires created in history.

Alex Donohue of Ladbrokes told The Chronicle: “We couldn’t be happier for our history-making millionaire. She’s defied the odds in style more than making up for her near miss earlier in the summer and she’s now the first female to join the small club of those who won a million in their local betting shop.”

He added: “These jackpots are won once in a blue moon so the odds of two coming along in under a year are very long (65,182,370/1). We’re not expecting any sympathy though and we’re paying out with a smile.”