EuroMillions couple: We had a hunch we would win £45m jackpot

A young couple from Nottingham have admitted to feeling it was their 'lucky day' when they bought a winning EuroMillions ticket worth £45 million

The winning couple were revealed as Cassey Carrington and Matt Topham, both 22, from Stapleford, at a press conference today.

They are the second couple from Nottinghamshire to win more than £40 million on the EuroMillions draw in less than a month after Gareth and Catherine Bull won £40,627,241 with a Lucky Dip ticket on January 20.

Ms Carrington said she bought a ticket online on Friday after the Iceland store she works in won a £10,000 bonus for meeting sales targets.

'We had been presented with £10,000 which was shared between staff,' she said. 'After that I just felt like it was my lucky day and decided to get a EuroMillions ticket.'

With a £5 minimum spend Ms Carrington bought a ticket for the Friday draw and a Lotto ticket for Saturday. When neither came up with her numbers she bought another ticket for Tuesday's EuroMillions draw.

The ticket was forgotten on Tuesday however after Mr Topham's computer and washing machine broke down in quick succession.

But as they sat in bed on Tuesday night working out how to afford replacements they checked the draw and realised they had won after matching five numbers and two Lucky Stars.

The couple, who had been planning their wedding, said they now hoped to share the money around their families and buy a house for themselves.

Mr Topham, who works for a painting and decorating business run by his father, said: 'I have often painted these huge houses and wondered what it would be like to live in one, now I can find out.'

Cassey Carrington and Matt Topham had been discussing how to afford buying a replacement washing matching when they discovered they had won the jackpot (Picture: PA)

Ms Carrington said: 'I've always just wanted that family house. Having that opportunity to be where I want to be now rather than in seven or eight years is mind-blowing

'It hasn't sunk in for us yet.'

She added that she had told colleagues at her Iceland store that she no longer wanted her share of the sales bonus and that it could be divided up among other workers.

Commenting on the massive jackpot wins for Nottinghamshire in recent weeks meanwhile, a Camelot spokesperson said: 'It is fantastic news to have another UK winner so soon after Gareth and Catherine Bull from Mansfield won £40 million.

'These big draws help raise the £30 million the National Lottery generates for Good Causes every week.'

Neither jackpot, however, compares to the £161 million won by Colin and Chris Weir, from Largs, Scotland, last year.