The £40m lottery winners!
A NOTTS couple have said they are still in shock after winning more than £40 million on EuroMillions.
Self-employed builder Gareth Bull, 40, and his wife of 15 years Catherine, 35, claimed the prize after matching five numbers and two Lucky Star balls on the draw on Friday evening.
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Cheers! Gareth and Catherine celebrate with champagne.
The couple are now the seventh biggest winners in the country following their £40,627,241 rollover jackpot.
Gareth bought his Lucky Dip ticket from a shop in Aspley on a whim when he couldn't start work on a building job because of the rain.
The pair, who live in Mansfield Woodhouse with sons Declan, 9, and Joel, 10, couldn't believe they had bagged the top prize after seeing the numbers on TV.
Gareth said: "Thank God for the rain!"
Catherine said: "I thought we had won £4,000, then £40,000.
"We then thought it was as much as £4 million but we couldn't see straight and it didn't seem real."
The pair plan to go to Walt Disney World Resort in Florida with their children, and Manchester United fan Gareth wants to buy a box at Old Trafford.
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by mattgaltress
Wednesday, January 25 2012, 8:52PM
“More proof that saving up for a rainy day is a good idea...
:)”
by maryofdungloe
Wednesday, January 25 2012, 6:53PM
“Just wait for the begging letters now to steadly drop through the letterbox. Also companies asking you to invest here there and everywhere.
Oh, and you'll soon get to know who your REAL friends are. They are they ones who don't care how much money you have in the bank, they will like you for being you and not like you for your money.”
by diverongas
Wednesday, January 25 2012, 4:05PM
“Gareth, when are you coming to finish my patio?”
by diverongas
Wednesday, January 25 2012, 3:59PM
“They should now be able to afford a coal house to put coal in instead of puttting it in the bath.”
by paulmetcalf
Wednesday, January 25 2012, 3:44PM
“first job,move out of mansfield to somewhere half decent and how can he be a man u fan ?,he does not live in france.”
by martynofderby
Wednesday, January 25 2012, 2:01PM
“catherine said to gareth 'what will we do about the begging letters?' gareth replied 'lets keep sending em' lol”
by Gayleh69
Wednesday, January 25 2012, 1:53PM
“I'm really, really pleased for them! They seem a lovely young couple with so much to live for, and I hope they enjoy it! Bless em!!”
by BrenP
Wednesday, January 25 2012, 12:21PM
“What a lovely family they seem, hope Catherine enjoys choosing her new carpet!
Also pleased to see Lucky Dip tickets do win the prizes.”
by cafka2020
Wednesday, January 25 2012, 10:35AM
“Fantastic.”
by Ted_Notts
Wednesday, January 25 2012, 10:19AM
“I was wishing them luck all the way through the article until it mentioned he's a Man Utd fan.”