Lottery winner joked he had no ticket

The winner of Britain’s second biggest Lottery jackpot said he joked to his wife that he had not bought any tickets.

Lottery winner joked he had no ticket

And when music shop owner Adrian Bayford tried to tell healthcare assistant Gillian they had actually scooped £148.6m (€190m), she told him to be quiet as she was trying to get their children to sleep.

Mr Bayford, 41, said: “I had been watching the film The Bank Job on TV while Gillian was out with friends.

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