UK Couple wins £185m lottery

Joe and Jess Thwaite, have reportedly won Britain’s biggest-ever lottery in the EuroMillions jackpot amounting to £185 million ($230 million).

The couple who are England natives accomplished the unprecedented feat on Thursday, May 19. They said the win was huge for them.

The record-breaking £184,262,899 win was  claimed with a ticket of randomly selected numbers earlier this month.

Joe said, “It was amazing but also surreal, looked at the amount. I put the phone down and I picked the phone up again and I looked at the amount again!”

He revealed how he had to keep the good news till his wife woke.

Joe’s wife explained that “He was like, ‘I’ve got a secret to tell you’, I was like ‘don’t be stupid!

She said, “This is an amazing thing that’s happened to us, and this means it’s an amazing thing that’s happened to our family and we want to share that with them.

“Even though it’s wonderful and exciting, it’s also a massive relief for everybody that’s been struggling with all their bills.

“We’re like every normal family… so it’s just a huge relief.

“We never go on holiday, So our kids would just die to go to the sun and do that kind of thing”.