A family syndicate who scooped a staggering £216million jackpot, have insisted they will continue with a group habit.
The anonymous winners from Cork in Ireland, who collected their life-changing €250million prize at Lotto HQ this week, have vowed to stay humble and grounded following their historic win.
"I'll still be having my favourite ham and cheese sambo for lunch every day!" one family member told lottery officials.
Another winner echoed this sentiment, saying: "It will still be ham and cheese sandwiches for lunch."
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|The winning family scooped the £216million jackpot
The family purchased the winning ticket at Clifford's Centra on Shandon Street in Cork city last month.
The winning ticket holder discovered their fortune whilst watching the nine o'clock news, which reported that someone in Ireland had won the massive jackpot.
"So naturally, I got my ticket and scanned it on the National Lottery app, and a message popped up, 'You've won big, contact the National Lottery,'" the winner recalled.
"Obviously, this wasn't a message I was used to seeing, so I must have checked it four more times, I couldn't believe my eyes."
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|The Centra in Cork City where the winning ticket was purchased
They immediately rushed upstairs to wake their spouse.
"We both checked the numbers multiple times on the website. We sat at the edge of the bed, saying 'Oh my god' over and over - I reckon we said it about 50 times," they said.
"As you can imagine, sleep was out of the question that night."
The family called the National Lottery early the following morning, enduring what one member described as "the longest few minutes of my life" before receiving confirmation of their win.
Until the ticket could be safely handed over, they kept it hidden inside an A4 sheet beneath a pile of folded laundry in their bedroom.
Despite the windfall, the family's plans remain relatively modest.
"We're absolutely going on a family holiday. We love to travel and there's so many amazing trips we've always dreamed of that we can now make a reality," they said.
"We're already looking at holiday homes somewhere in the sun."
The winners also plan to buy homes for their children and support wider family members, close friends and several charities.
The family has promised not to let their newfound wealth change their lives dramatically.
"We're planning to remain in Ireland, and we promised ourselves that we won't let this win change us," one family member stated.
GETTY | The jackpot is Ireland's 18th EuroMillions win - and eclipses the previous record of £195million won by a UK ticket-holder in July 2022When asked about extravagant purchases, the winners laughed and admitted they had nothing outrageous planned yet.
However, one syndicate member confessed to a long-held dream: "I always dreamed of owning a Rolex watch, knowing that I could never afford it."
After window shopping last week and seeing the price tags, they called their wife, who responded: "Sure, you can buy them now if you want."
"I don't think the news has really sunk in yet," they added.
The winning numbers were 13, 22, 23, 44, 49, with Lucky Stars 3 and 5.