A ferry worker who won £4.3 million (5€ million) on the Lottery spurned a champagne celebration and instead went home to sit in a dark room with a cup of tea.
James Couper, a 46-year-old grandfather from Greenock, Inverclyde, is still in shock and trying to come to terms with the money he won with a lucky dip Lotto ticket last weekend.
He found out he had matched six numbers while at work on Sunday.
He said: "We were just casually sitting chatting on our lunch break when my workmate came across the Lotto results in the newspaper.
"I got my ticket out as he read them aloud and was so confused that they were all my numbers.
"I thought that he'd gotten a hold of my ticket somehow and knew my numbers, meaning it was all a joke, so I grabbed the newspaper to check it for myself.
"When I saw them there in black and white and as clear as day, I just couldn't get my head around it. I was so confused and in utter disbelief.
"I was so stunned that I just went home and sat in a dark room with a cup of tea.
"I just sat there shaking. I think more tea ended up on the floor than in my mouth."
Mr Couper told his daughter Rachel about the win and said he looked after the ticket "like it was a...
