Lottery winners: "We thought win was April fool"

Lottery Luck Strikes Again

A couple from Nottingham have won a £4.5 million jackpot after matching all six numbers in Saturday's lottery draw.

A couple from Nottinghamshire who won £4.4m on the lottery say they now plan to go on a cruise to celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary.

Jim Emerton, 55, and his wife Maureen, 56, matched all six numbers in Saturday's draw.

They told a press conference that they thought it was an April fool.

The full report, by John Willats, contains flash photography.

Last updated Fri 18 Jul 2014

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