Farming couple looking for money for parking meter find EuroMillions ticket worth €500,000 in car

"We are farmers and it is a hard graft. Like so many people we have had a tough time financially in recent years so this is a great win and will take the pressure off."

A farming couple from the Midlands drove around for seven weeks oblivious to the fact they had a EuroMillions ticket worth a cool €500,000 strewn with rubbish in their car.

The wife couldn’t believe her good fortune when she found the forgotten ticket as she looked for loose change for a parking meter when she was out shopping yesterday.