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Scotland's lottery jackpot winners and how they spent their millions after £184m win

A lucky lotto ticket holder has bagged a record breaking £184 million.

The winning EuroMillions numbers were 3, 25, 27, 28 and 29 - plus the Lucky Star numbers 4 and 9 and one ticket matched all seven numbers to win £184,262,899.10.

Camelot's Andy Carter, senior winners' adviser at The National Lottery, said, "What an amazing night for one UK ticket-holder who has scooped the incredible £184 million EuroMillions jackpot - they have become the UK's biggest ever National Lottery winner.

"Players are urged to check their tickets and give us a call if they think they are tonight's lucky winner."

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The jackpot would make the winner wealthier than some celebrities, including Black Sabbath's Ozzy Osbourne.

And the news of the latest win got us thinking about the lucky Scottish winners that we've seen over the years.

Adrian and Gillian Bayford

Former couple Gillian and Adrian Bayford won £148 million. (PA)

Adrian and Gillian Bayford were over the moon when they bagged a massive £148million lottery win back in 2012 but less than a year later the couple parted ways.

As the Daily Record reports, Gillian has since started her own property business and enjoys a glam lifestyle.

She bought a waterfront property in Newport-on-Tay from ex Adrian for £625,000 in 2017 - but later put it up for sale.

The lottery winner then purchased a 'dream home' worth £1.2million.

The Victorian mansion boasts six bedroom and a garden as big as a football pitch as well as three reception rooms and a triple garage.

The lavish pad also is made up of three reception rooms, a gazebo, a triple garage and a greenhouse.

Among her other property purchases was a £619,990 castle which she also put up for sale.

She has snapped up a fleet of Audi cars following her ginormous win and is reported to drive £150,000 Bentley Bentayga.

Paul and Louise Drake

As Edinburgh Live reported, the couple from West Lothian became millionaires overnight after scooping up more than £5 million in the lottery.

Mr. Drake worked as a production operator in Lidl. He was getting ready to give two colleagues a lift to work when he described how he was struck by a "niggling feeling” to check his lottery ticket.

He said: "I'm not an emotional guy but I just burst into tears.

"I ran back into the house screaming and woke Louise up to tell her. We just couldn't believe it."

Louisa, a district nurse, said: "I got such a fright thinking something was wrong, but he was shouting something about winning the lottery.

"At first I thought it was £5,000 and tried to go back to sleep. But obviously that didn't happen."

Colin and Christine Weir

Colin and Christine Weir became Scotland's biggest ever Lotto winners (Daily Record)

The pair became Scotland's biggest ever Lotto winners and former cameraman Colin was quick to splash the cash.

He forked out for cars, jewellery and property and pumped money into his favourite football club, Partick Thistle as well as donating massive amounts to good causes.

The couple shared their fortune with friends and charitable trusts as well as passing on some money to their two kids – Carly, 33, and Jamie, 31.

Tragically Colin, who split from his wife of 38 years in summer 2018, died from sepsis three years ago.

Before he passed, kindhearted Colin had bought a 55 per cent stake in Partick Thistle a month before he died so he could donate the club to the fans and put its future in the hands of the local community.

Mickey Carroll

Michael - or Mickey - Carroll bagged himself £9.7million after winning the Lotto jackpot in 2002.

The lovable rogue, who was branded “Lotto lout”, blew his near £10million fortune he won in 2002 on partying, fast cars and holidays.

Carroll ended up penniless and homeless far away from his hedonistic beach-partying gluttony in Jamaica, Barbados and Puerto Banus.

Jane Park

The Edinburgh-born millionaire has shown off her latest look on Instagram. (Jane Park/Instagram)

Jane was thrown into the spotlight at 17-years-old after she scooped £1 million on the lottery, completely changing her life.

Now at 26, Jane has shared that she spent some of her winnings on cosmetic surgery, property and she even hit the jackpot again.

Placing a bet on horse racing at the Cheltenham Festival, she went home with an extra £1,400.

Taking to social media she posted: “Only me would put a 18/1 winner in there. Grandad Johny taught me all about the horses.”

Barry and Roberta Little

The couple from Dumfries won big back on New Year's Day 2013.

Despite being quids in, the couple insisted on keeping life simple saying they had a million reasons not to change a thing and continue to shop at Aldi.

They enjoy a holiday in a caravan and drive a modest second-hand car.

Jake Bowman

Fifty-nine-year-old Jake, from Forfar, scooped £10,317,199, bagged a Saturday night lotto draw jackpot in April 2016.

After winning big, Jake immediately quit his job with local firm Ramsay Ladders.

Jake, who has been heavily involved in junior football, sparked a frenzy in the quiet Angus town when he casually told pals in his local boozer - The Osnaburgh - that he’d won the single-ticket jackpot.

It is understood Jake, who has been married twice, hightailed it to Edinburgh to stay with his 26-year-old daughter Emma.

But there were also rumours he’d jumped on a plane and headed to London to hide with his eldest daughter Lisa, 28.

John Wallman

John had been informed of the good news on the app (DR)

John Wallman, 76, cried tears of joy after scooping a whopping £1,000,000 on the lottery.

The Falkirk pensioner is a retired construction manager, who now spends his spare time entertaining the public. He raises money for charity as part of a barbershop chorus and is planning a new house and a holiday getaway to celebrate.

Shocked at the true enormity of his luck, he said: "I woke up in the early hours of Saturday morning and turned on my phone.

"A notification came up from the National Lottery app but I didn't think anything of it until I sat down to breakfast later that morning.

"I read the notification and it said I had won £1,000,000 but I didn't really believe it.

"I called the National Lottery Line and even when I heard those words - 'congratulations, you're a winner' - I just couldn't take it in.

"My wife came downstairs and when she saw me in tears on the phone she thought I'd been scammed or that something bad had happened."

Alison and John Doherty

Alison and John Doherty, from Elderslie in Renfrewshire, scooped £14,671,343 in the Lotto Draw on Saturday 2 July, 2016.

The pair were actually due to go on holiday when their winning numbers were drawn so hid their ticket and waited two weeks to have their big win validated.

Despite winning a fortune, John carried on with his job as a self-employed plumber, darting off to a series of call out jobs upon return from the couple's holiday.

Sheila and Duncan Davidson

Aberdeenshire couple Sheila and Duncan scooped up the £4,460,495 jackpot with a lucky dip ticket.

Following the win, Mrs Davidson said she would be making a donation to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, after being treated for mouth cancer.

The pair also planned to buy themselves a new car as their Vauxhall Astra at the time was on its last legs.

Duncan had plans to go and see his beloved Manchester United play at Old Trafford.

The couple, who have been together for 30 years, were understood to be have planned on handing their daughters - Carol and Lynne - £1million each.

John Edmond

John from East Lothian bagged himself a cool £1m in the EuroMillions draw in May of 2018.

But he decided to celebrate in a pretty unusual way by trekking up Ben Nevis to conduct a champagne spray.

John Edmond ascended more than 4400 feet and faced treacherous weather conditions to tick off a lifelong ambition from his bucket list to mark his big win.

At the time of his win, John worked as a roofer and had no plans to give up work.

John said that the biggest difference the win made was allowing the family to move into a bigger house and his two daughters to have separate bedrooms and even their own bathrooms.

John also planned to open this own property business with wife Amanda.

What would you do if you won the lottery? Let us know in the comments.

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