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| A couple from south Wales have been revealed as winners of £45.5m on the Euromillions lottery. | A couple from south Wales have been revealed as winners of £45.5m on the Euromillions lottery. |
| Les Scadding, 58, and Samantha Peachey-Scadding, 38, from Caerleon near Newport, shared the £91m jackpot with a syndicate of IT workers from Liverpool. | Les Scadding, 58, and Samantha Peachey-Scadding, 38, from Caerleon near Newport, shared the £91m jackpot with a syndicate of IT workers from Liverpool. |
| They celebrated their win with a Sunday lunch washed down with champagne at their favourite restaurant. | They celebrated their win with a Sunday lunch washed down with champagne at their favourite restaurant. |
| When he bought his ticket, Mr Scadding, who survived cancer five years ago, was £68 overdrawn at the bank. | When he bought his ticket, Mr Scadding, who survived cancer five years ago, was £68 overdrawn at the bank. |
| Mr Scadding, a grandfather of six, has been out of work as a mechanic and haulage driver since Christmas. | |
| He bought the winning ticket - one of two lucky dip lines - at the Tesco store in Spytty Road, Newport, while doing his grocery shopping last Friday. | He bought the winning ticket - one of two lucky dip lines - at the Tesco store in Spytty Road, Newport, while doing his grocery shopping last Friday. |
| Les Scadding: "I have always said I was going to win the lottery" | Les Scadding: "I have always said I was going to win the lottery" |
| When he went back to the supermarket the next night he decided to check his Euromillions tickets. | When he went back to the supermarket the next night he decided to check his Euromillions tickets. |
| "When I asked the people behind the counter to check the numbers the machine just printed out a pink slip telling me to contact Camelot. | "When I asked the people behind the counter to check the numbers the machine just printed out a pink slip telling me to contact Camelot. |
| "I thought I might have won around £50,000 and I rushed home to tell Samantha." | "I thought I might have won around £50,000 and I rushed home to tell Samantha." |
| After frantic double checking online, he said: "It was a very funny couple of minutes. We just looked at each other while it sunk in before we got on the phone to Camelot." | After frantic double checking online, he said: "It was a very funny couple of minutes. We just looked at each other while it sunk in before we got on the phone to Camelot." |
| Mrs Peachey-Scadding, who has her own marketing business from home, said they rang Camelot and got the winning numbers and then checked them off against her husband's and realised they all matched. | Mrs Peachey-Scadding, who has her own marketing business from home, said they rang Camelot and got the winning numbers and then checked them off against her husband's and realised they all matched. |
| She said: "We were in total shock. We were just looking and pinching ourselves. It was unreal. The feeling was unbelievable. | She said: "We were in total shock. We were just looking and pinching ourselves. It was unreal. The feeling was unbelievable. |
| This win means I can take my foot off the pedal and relax a bit Samantha Peachey-Scadding | This win means I can take my foot off the pedal and relax a bit Samantha Peachey-Scadding |
| Mr Scadding has three grown-up children from a previous marriage, whom he said he has always told he would win the lottery one day. | Mr Scadding has three grown-up children from a previous marriage, whom he said he has always told he would win the lottery one day. |
| He said his daughter in Abu Dhabi was always ringing saying "Have you won the lottery yet?" and now he has. | He said his daughter in Abu Dhabi was always ringing saying "Have you won the lottery yet?" and now he has. |
| Mr Scadding said: "I have never ever in my life owned a new car. So I'm going to buy a new car now. My dream car is a Range Rover Sport, black with ivory interior. Not that I've thought about it much!" | Mr Scadding said: "I have never ever in my life owned a new car. So I'm going to buy a new car now. My dream car is a Range Rover Sport, black with ivory interior. Not that I've thought about it much!" |
| Mrs Peachey-Scadding is hoping to take things a little easier now. | Mrs Peachey-Scadding is hoping to take things a little easier now. |
| She said: "There is quite a lot of pressure involved in running your own business, and I've been working 12 hours day recently. | She said: "There is quite a lot of pressure involved in running your own business, and I've been working 12 hours day recently. |
| "This win means I can take my foot off the pedal and relax a bit." | "This win means I can take my foot off the pedal and relax a bit." |
| The couple, who married two and a half years ago and have been together seven, plan to move to a bigger house, but say they will probably stay in south Wales, although they may also buy a holiday home. | The couple, who married two and a half years ago and have been together seven, plan to move to a bigger house, but say they will probably stay in south Wales, although they may also buy a holiday home. |
| They also intend to splash out on holidays in Barbados. | They also intend to splash out on holidays in Barbados. |
| It is the UK's largest-ever lottery prize and the couple are picking up their £45,570,835.50 cheque for half the jackpot. | It is the UK's largest-ever lottery prize and the couple are picking up their £45,570,835.50 cheque for half the jackpot. |
| Caerleon has a population of around 8,700 and is around four miles from the city of Newport. | Caerleon has a population of around 8,700 and is around four miles from the city of Newport. |
| It is well known for its historic links with the Roman army, who had a garrison there. The National Roman Legion Museum is based in the town. | It is well known for its historic links with the Roman army, who had a garrison there. The National Roman Legion Museum is based in the town. |
| Ann-Marie Tait, who is the lottery winners' next door neighbour, said they were a "lovely couple" and "richly deserved it". | Ann-Marie Tait, who is the lottery winners' next door neighbour, said they were a "lovely couple" and "richly deserved it". |
| The winning ticket was bought from the same store from which another lottery winner - Jenny Southall - won more than £8m in 2007 | The winning ticket was bought from the same store from which another lottery winner - Jenny Southall - won more than £8m in 2007 |
| Until now, the biggest single win was by Angela Kelly, from South Lanarkshire, who won more than £35m (39m euros) in August 2007. | Until now, the biggest single win was by Angela Kelly, from South Lanarkshire, who won more than £35m (39m euros) in August 2007. |
| The winning numbers on the Euromillions draw last Friday were 19, 43, 45, 34, 11 and the Lucky Star numbers were 5 and 9. | The winning numbers on the Euromillions draw last Friday were 19, 43, 45, 34, 11 and the Lucky Star numbers were 5 and 9. |
| A group of Hewlett Packard IT workers from Liverpool scooped the other half of last Friday's Euromillions jackpot. | A group of Hewlett Packard IT workers from Liverpool scooped the other half of last Friday's Euromillions jackpot. |