A couple are celebrating today after scooping £1million on the EuroMillions UK Millionaire Maker draw.
And Calum Forrington, 37, and his wife Kayleigh, 35, are already planning a family trip to Disneyland Paris with their three young children.
They also have plans to buy their first dream home together, having previously struggled to get on the property ladder.
Two new cars and driving lessons for Calum are also on the shopping list.
The pair were in “shock” when they realised his EuroMillions ticket, played on The National Lottery App, had made them overnight millionaires last Friday.
Calum said: “I’d played the EuroMillions on the Friday in work, choosing to play as a one-off with my own ticket. It wasn’t until the following morning when I was eating my cereal before work that I remembered to check my online account.
“I was in complete shock when I scrolled down and saw my EuroMillions ticket was a winner. We both completely freaked out and I had to go outside to get some air.
“Still in complete shock, I went into work and told my boss what had happened. He must have realised I was unlikely to get any work done that day so sent me home to sort everything out and try to get my head around it all.
“We spent the weekend in a bit of a daze and started planning how we would spend the money. We’ve never been able to afford to buy our own home so our win will certainly help with that, plus I’m looking forward to learning how to drive and buying us both new cars.”
Calum, from Grimsby, NE Lincs, who works in car finance, added: “I’d also been saving for a special holiday for the family, with the hope of perhaps going next year. But now we can bring this forward to this summer, so we can’t wait to tell the kids what we have planned”
Also on their wish list is a trip to Rome for their first wedding anniversary in September, after visiting the city together before they became parents.
Calum lost both his parents 18 years ago and says this win signals a change in luck.
He added, “Losing my parents was obviously devastating for me and I could never face going to visit their grave until more recently, just before I married Kayleigh.
“We cleaned it all up and got it looking much better for them. Since then, everything just seems to have fallen into place.
“I started a new job that I love, we’ve had an amazing first year of marriage and, of course, we’ve won £1M! It feels like my parents are watching over me.
“I’m a firm believer that everything happens for a reason and I’m looking forward to using our win to help build an amazing future for our children.”
Calum’s winning EuroMillions UK Millionaire Maker code for the EuroMillions draw on Friday 17 June was MXQG18797.
