Third time lucky for EuroMillions couple... to the tune of £101m

It really was third time lucky for Dave Dawes, 47, a shift supervisor for Premier Foods, and Angela Dawes, 43, a volunteer for the British Heart Foundation, when they hit the jackpot last Friday.

The couple, from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, also became the third biggest lottery winners in the UK.

Mr Dawes said: “We were watching TV and the EuroMillions draw show came on so we kept watching. We got our tickets out and watched in shock as, one by one, the numbers came up on the line I’d chosen.

“We couldn’t believe it! It was too late to call Camelot so I kept the ticket on me all night until the morning but we didn’t sleep a wink.”

The couple, who have been together for four years, were hoping to get married abroad next year and are now planning the wedding of their dreams in Portugal. They will also be upgrading from their one-bedroom flat, planning to buy properties in London and abroad, and are looking forward to a trip to Las Vegas and a skiing holiday in Switzerland.

And Ms Dawes said they intended to make their closest friends and family millionaires as well as donating to a number of charities.

She said they had already broken the news to some of the people they would be helping.

“They are absolutely amazed. Obviously it’s exciting for us and exciting for them.”

The winning line was a selection of randomly chosen numbers.