EuroMillions Winner | £45,570,835.50 | Les Scadding and his wife Samantha Peachey-Scadding

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Les Scadding and his wife Samantha Peachey-Scadding, from Caerleon in South Wales, have jumped into joint first place in The National Lottery Rich List, after winning a staggering £45,570,835.50. They banked half of the jackpot in the EuroMillions draw last Friday, 6 November 2009.

Les (58) and Samantha (38) quietly celebrated with a Sunday lunch in their favourite restaurant, after learning of the win on Saturday evening. Les went to Tesco on Spytty Road in Newport, where he bought his Lucky Dip ticket, to buy some groceries on Saturday evening, and decided to check his EuroMillions ticket on the way out. He recalled, "When I asked the people behind the counter to check the numbers, the machine just printed out a pink slip, telling me to contact Camelot. I thought I might have won around £50,000, and I rushed home to tell Samantha."

Les got back to the house, where Samantha was doing some work at her computer. She immediately went online to check their numbers, where it was revealed that two winners in the UK had shared over £90 million.

Les said: "It was a very funny couple of minutes. We just looked at each other while it sunk in, before we got on the phone to Camelot."

However, the couple took the staggering news in their stride, and on Sunday went for lunch at their favourite restaurant, The Priory, in Caerleon, with Samantha's mother. Les said: "We always go to The Priory, as I know the owner really well, so we wouldn't have gone anywhere different. We ordered a couple of bottles of Champagne and just had a quiet chat about it all, and tried to let it all sink in."

Les, who has 3 grown-up children from his first marriage, is a qualified mechanic, but has worked for many years as a driver for various haulage companies. He is currently out of work, and had been looking for temporary driving contracts until Friday's incredible win. Samantha runs her own marketing company, and works from home. She said: "There is quite a lot of pressure involved in running your own business, and I've been working 12 hour days recently. This win means I can take my foot off the pedal and relax a bit."

Les says his first purchase will probably be replacing his Citroen C5 with a Range Rover Sport. The couple also plan to move to a bigger house, but say they will probably stay in South Wales, as well as possibly buying a holiday home.

Les and Samantha are now joint first in The National Lottery Rich List ahead of two other EuroMillions winners; Glasgow postal worker Angela Kelly who won £35.4m on 10th August 2007 and Brian and Joan Caswell from Bolton who won £24.9million in June.

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[welpen2006]

I am glad this time the right people won the Euromillion Jackpot, who have deserved it so much! All the best in Your life and spend the money wisely. Don't lend anybody money. Distribute the money in differnt assets like real estate 20 %, physical gold 20 %, 20 % in a business, 20 % for those who can't any help from anybody else (social causes), 20 % for cars, travelling, shopping. Again don't lend anybody money, better give it as a gift to Your close friends.

[bricardiff1969]

it could be you.

[Amero1]

The harms of gambling and lottery are open and clear to those who reflect. It is a means of creating monopolies and economic unbalance in the society, something which Islam rejects. It's a form of backdoor taxation, and leads to many other evils in the society.

[valarmanwe]

@bricardiff1969 But it`s more likely to be somebody else !

[HolofojtosVlog]

I am the next one !!!

[Blado1988]

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[lewnik69]

i would be the next TONY MONTANA!!!

[lewnik69]

hookers....clubs....bars....be­ach bars.....yachts.....holiday mansions....tigers....and a whole lot of healthy living

[privatepersonalc]

This couple is so Brilliantly Beautiful and down to earth! I love them and am so Happy for them!

[sunkyera]

I am goin to win this euro million by God grace.Every one say AMEN

[Highran56]

thanks for the advice...I'M GOING TO WIN THE LOTTERY!!!

[superdave31]

@welpen2006 20 % travelling and shopping? you do realise that is 9million? Thats a lot of clothes!