Scottish couple celebrate £161m win on Euromillions lottery

[Jazzy]

Colin and Chris Weir scoop Europe's biggest ever lottery win, with their £161 million jackpot. The couple are deciding how to spend the money and say they plan to by homes for their children and travel to China and Australia.



Colin Weir, 64, and his wife Chris, 55, said they checked their numbers at midnight after a normal night in front of the TV watching CSI.



Mrs Weir, a psychiatric nurse, said: We had bought five lucky dips as the jackpot was now so big. I started circling the numbers I had matched but wasn't doing very well.



Then on the fifth line all the circles seemed to join up. I had all of them but couldn't believe what I was seeing. I checked three or four times before going back downstairs to find Colin. He knew immediately by my face and tone that something was up.



The couple, from the seaside town of Largs in Ayrshire, scooped the jackpot of £161,653,000 ranking them 430th in the Sunday Times UK Rich List, just behind the Beckhams.



Their immediate plans include buying homes for their son and daughter,and new cars. But the couple said they are most excited about by the travel opportunities.



Link to video: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/new...lebrate-161m-win-on-Euromillions-lottery.html

 

[beowulf]

jammy gits!

and dont forget,...for the benefit of you americans, unlike you lot we dont pay tax on lottery winnings so they will get £161 mill.....thats almost $260 million in your money

 

[Jazzy]

Whoa, that's a lot of money!

Good for them and right now I wish I were their daughter!