We scooped £184m EuroMillions jackpot – here’s how we’re going to spend it all
A COUPLE who scored Britain's biggest ever EuroMillions jackpot have revealed they will splash their winnings on a holiday to Hawaii.
Joe Thwaite, 49, and wife Jess, 44, scooped a staggering £184million in the record-breaking draw - the largest in three years.
The lucky duo, from Gloucestershire, today said they will spend some of the cash on "adventures" with their primary school aged kids, who have always dreamed of exotic getaways.
Hair salon manager Jess said: "Our two children have always talked about going to Hawaii.
"I’ve no idea why but we can now make that dream come true.
"The win gives us time to dream, which we haven’t had before."
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Communications sales engineer Joe added: "Our youngest constantly has always wanted to go to Hawaii. I think YouTube's to blame for that.
"I’d love us all to get on a plane and go on a holiday, somewhere sunny."
Mum Jess said the youngsters have also always wanted a horse box for their ponies rather than the trailer they currently use, so some of the money will also go towards that.
"Just to see their faces when we can make these things come true will be worth every penny," she added.
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The couple only recently moved into a new home, which they said was a dream in itself.
Although it needed a lot of work, there is plenty of space for their collection of animals - which includes three dogs, five chickens, two geckos and three ponies, two of which are loaned.
But now the parents plan to boost their children's countryside lifestyle even further with their epic winnings.
Jess said: "I was lucky enough to ride growing up and it is something we have always wanted to give to our children.
"Like many parents, we stretch ourselves to give our kids everything we can.
"I always wanted them to be able to get up in their pyjamas, put wellies on and go out and feed the ponies and they can do that here.
"The fact the roof leaks and the house needs renovating was OK as it was the life we dreamed of for our family."
The win gives us time to dream, which we haven’t had before.
Jess Thwaite
Joe added: "I have been working hard and then doing DIY on the house and you realise that you are missing out on family time. This win gives us time.
"From 5am each day we are chasing our tails until we go to bed.
"Just like any family, the diary is always full and the job list is long."
Jess and Joe insist they are not "materialistic people" so the focus will be on experiences rather than possessions - though both have said they will buy themselves new motors.
"We're not really those materialistic people. If you saw our house you would know," she said.
"I'll probably buy a new car I'm sure, or something like that."
Joe added that he wanted to upgrade his small Hyundai to his dream car - a Skoda Superb estate.
'MAKING MEMORIES'
And they have since revealed that while they love their current home, they have already started looking at £7m houses on Rightmove.
While Jess hasn't decided whether she will give up work entirely, Joe has already handed in his notice.
"I'm leaving work," he said.
Jess added: "I think we're going to have a full-time job managing all of this for quite some time.
"I'm going to take some time with that and what we're going to do."
Either way, they do plan to live life a little differently.
They said they are looking forward to "making memories" and "going on adventures" - which includes plenty of sport.
Joe said: "We don’t have money for family days out or holidays and we want to use our good fortune to spend more time together making memories and going on adventures.
"I’d love to watch Gloucester or England rugby live with the kids but we have only really been able to watch on TV."
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The winning numbers in the EuroMillions draw on May 10, 2022 were 03, 25, 27, 28, 29.
The two Lucky Stars were 04 and 09.