Scottish couple wins record European lottery

The couple missed the televised Euromillions draw,only finding out they had won after Chris checked television information service Teletext around midnight,when the lottery phone line had already closed,meaning they had to wait until the morning to confirm their win. “We sat up,we were excited,exhilarated,we didn’t go to sleep,not a jot of sleep the whole night,” said Colin.

The prize pot had grown after a series of rollovers in which there was no winner in the main draw. The Weirs had played Euromillions using Lucky Dip,meaning their five numbers and two so-called Lucky Star numbers were selected by machine at random. They bought five lines and it was the final line that contained the winning combination.

Colin,a former cameraman and studio manager at Scottish Television said he hoped to buy a box at the stadium of Barcelona soccer club,the Camp Nou,and visit Ayers Rock in Australia. The couple said they plan to stay in their current home but will buy new homes for their children,Carly,24 and Jamie,22,and others elsewhere. They said they would also give to good causes.