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Couple win £148 million on the EuroMillons lottery and enter rich list

Adrian and Gillian Bayford have become Britain’s second biggest lottery winners this week, scooping a £148million jackpot.





The couple, parents to son Cameron, 4, and daughter Amy, 6, decided to go public with their win today.

Adrian, a second-hand record dealer and his wife Gillian who works night shifts as a children’s ward healthcare assistant were the sole winners of the staggering sum on Friday, which they described as ‘slightly frightening and exciting.’



Mr Bayford said: 'I had been watching the film 'The Bank Job' on TV while Gillian was out with friends.’
'When she got back we decided to turn over and catch-up on the news.’

'Scrolling along the bottom of the screen was the news that one person had won EuroMillions but Gillian confessed that she hadn't had time to get a ticket.’

'As a joke, I also said neither had I when in fact I had five lines upstairs waiting to be checked.’

'By now both of our children had woken-up so while Gillian was trying to settle them back to sleep, I went to check the numbers on my phone.’



'Gradually the numbers seemed to match-up with those on my ticket and I just couldn't believe what I was seeing.’
'I rushed back and turned on the main light at which point Gillian went ballistic.’

'The kids really were awake by now. I was trying to tell her that we had won the lottery and she was telling me to keep the noise down.'

As soon as the win had begun to sink in they decided to call their family.

Mrs Bayford, said: 'Everyone was very surprised to hear from us so late at night and thought we were joking at first. It took us a while to make them believe us.’

'The children sensed our ecstatic mood and took full advantage of it.’

'They finally settled back to sleep in our bed at around 2am.’

But not before Amy asked "Have we earned enough money to go to Domino's pizza for tea?"

The Bayfords, who have been married for eight years, spent the duration of the night on the internet deciding how to spend the money, with Adrian’s dreams of visiting the Canadian Rockies by train becoming a reality.

Mrs Bayford said: 'Neither of us can quite comprehend just how much £148 million is. We have always worked and saved up for holidays, or things that we need.’

'We have lived within our means and been comfortable but we have been like ships in the night to earn the income we needed.’


‘It will be fantastic to spend more time as a family now. This money has come at the right time for us and is going to benefit the whole family.’

'The win is not just for us, it is for us to share and everyone's life is going to be so much more enjoyable and stress-free.'

The jackpot win - which sees them sit at 516th in Britain's RIch list - will allow the couple to start the search for their dream home, complete with a kitchen and top of the range mod cons, and the children’s dream of visiting Disney World will undoubtedly come true.

The couple also plan to use the money to help others.

Mrs Bayford said: 'Children's charities are close to our hearts so we will be exploring how we can use this money to help those charities, but it is too soon to say exactly what.'

The Bayford win, which now rivals the fortunes of Jamie and Jools Oliver, Sir Tom Jones and Eric Clapton, was the talk of Addenbrooke's Hospital as staff discovered that their colleague was the mystery winner.

One member of staff said: 'We knew it was somebody local but to hear it's a colleague is wonderful news.'

A spokeswoman for the hospital confirmed that Mrs Bayford worked on the children's ward. She added: 'We are delighted for her win and wish her all the best.'

Mr and Mrs Bayford are the seventh big EuroMillions jackpot winners from the UK this year, according to Camelot.