Knee operation on shopping list for £11m unemployed Lottery winner

Unemployed Peter Redikin, 50, from Cheadle Heath, Greater Manchester, snapped his cruciate ligament in a fall at work in 1995 and could no longer work or play sport.

But he and his wife, Jacqueline, 48, won 11,178,334 in Wednesday night's double rollover draw and he now plans to get his knee fixed.

He said: "I had an accident with my knee, I've not worked since. I can't do anything about it. Well, perhaps I can do something about it now."

Mr Redikin said he thought he had "only won a tenner" when he first looked at his numbers – but soon realised he was in fact a multi-millionaire.

He said: "I was dumbstruck, I was shaking and crying, I didn't believe it at first.

"It feels a bit frightening at the moment. It is good to know we have got security for life but it is all just a bit frightening.

"We are going to treat the family and I want to upgrade my Seat Toledo. I've always wanted a brand new car and have never had the chance to get one."

The couple, who have two sons, warehouse worker Michael, 27, and plasterer Carl, 24, said they also wanted to go on the Orient Express with the winnings.

Mr Redikin had just dropped his Newcastle-born wife off at work at John Lewis's customer call centre when he sat down to check his numbers.

Manchester United football fan Mr Redikin said it felt "fantastic" to be presented with the cheque on the pitch at Old Trafford. He might be tempted to splash out on a season ticket , he added.

The lucky numbers were 14, 17, 22, 24, 38 and 43.