'I'm going to buy myself a nice pair of £200 brogues': Winners of Britain's biggest ever Lotto jackpot reveal how they plan to spend their £33m windfall (and how they celebrated with a cup of tea)

David and Carol Martin, a husband and wife from Hawick, have been named as winners of £33million, half of the UK's biggest-ever Lotto jackpot

A couple from the Scottish Borders have revealed they found out they had won Britain's biggest ever Lotto jackpot while tucking into a bacon and black and pudding roll.

David and Carol Martin, a husband and wife from Hawick, have been named as winners of £33million, half of the historic £66million jackpot. 

Mr Martin said the couple, both 54, were 'shocked' and described the experience as 'surreal' when they found out. They celebrated their windfall with lots of cups of tea, he added, before revealing the first thing he wanted to do was 'buy myself a nice pair of £200 brogues'.

The Martins' winning ticket, which was bought from Morrisons, sat on their mantelpiece overnight Saturday and the couple did not check it until the following morning when prompted by friends.

They said at a press conference this morning that one of their first purchases will be a first-class ticket home for their 26-year-old daughter Lisa, who is working for a recruitment company in Australia. 

Mr Martin revealed that the couple's daughter was the first person they contacted when they found out about the win.

He said: 'We caught Lisa on the telephone as she was driving to work and told her to pull over.

'She thought something bad had happened as we normally only Skype or WhatsApp her to keep the costs down. So, when we telephoned she was really worried.

'Then we told her we’ve just won 68 million in Australian dollars. She couldn’t believe it and thought we were pulling her leg.'

The family have not been together for more than a year but the couple have offered to pay the plane fare home as soon as Lisa can arrange it.

The Martins said they hoped to be reunited at the weekend so that they can begin planning their futures.

The couple have revealed that they realised they had won half of the historic £66million lottery jackpot while tucking into a bacon and black pudding roll

Delayed discovery: The Martins' winning ticket sat on their mantelpiece at their home in Hawick (pictured) overnight Saturday and the couple did not check it until the following morning when prompted by friends

Mrs Martin, who works at a local Boots chemist, said: 'Lisa loves it out in Australia and has been trying to gain residency over there.

'She’s been in Australia for more than five years and we last saw her at Christmas 2014. We can’t wait to see her again. With all this going on, it doesn’t seem right not to be together.'

The couple said that they were in such disbelief at discovering they had all six numbers that they did not say anything to each other for about five minutes.

Mr Martin, who has a heart condition, also revealed he was keen to help flood victims battered by recent storms, while on a personal front he spoke about going to a number of live sporting events.

He talked about going to Wimbledon and the Masters golf tournament and was also keen on buying a holiday home.

The now millionaire also admitted it would be a nice treat to be able to buy a £200 pair of brogues, while when his wife was asked what she would like to buy he suggested diamonds.

Mr Martin, who works for Borders Care and Repair which helps elderly and disabled fit equipment in their homes, described the moment he and his wife realised they had won.

He said: 'My mate Keith had popped over for a chat on Sunday morning when he mentioned that there had been two Lotto winners in the big rollover the night before.

'I hadn't checked my ticket, so I removed it from the mantelpiece and thought I'd take a quick look but for some reason we couldn't find the results in the paper.

'After Keith had left, Carol and I were tucking into bacon and black pudding rolls when we decided to check the ticket against the results on her phone.

Mr Martin said the couple's daughter was the first person they contacted when they found out about the win

Splashing out: They said at a press conference this morning (pictured) that one of their first purchases will be a first-class ticket home for their 26-year-old daughter Lisa, who is working in Australia

'I had three lines, all Lucky Dip tickets, and as Carol called out the numbers, I realised that the first line matched up one by one. We must have checked it another ten times or more.

He added: 'I've dreamt of this moment many times but when it actually came, it was a just total shock.

'We were both stunned into silence. We kept re-checking the numbers as we thought there must be a mistake.

'Then we called Camelot to see if it could possibly be true. The lady at the end of the phone was really nice and told us we were right, we were winners.

'All we could do was drink lots of hot tea and try and make sense of it all. The information just wasn't going in.'

The couple, who have been married for 28 years, are planning to retire as soon as possible and said they would love a new home in the country, local to where they live now, and a holiday home in the sun.

Mr Martin said: 'It’s everyone’s dream to win the lottery. I’ve talked about winning and what I would do so many times. But now it’s actually here my mind’s gone blank.

'We don’t have all the answers yet but we’d like to help our closest friends and family, and there are charities which are important to us too.

'Parts of our community have also been hit by flooding and we know lots of people who have struggled in recent times, so there’s a lot for us to work out but it’s a nice problem to have.'

He is a keen golfer but has been unable to play for some months due to a heart condition called Atrial Fibrillation.

Mrs Martin added: 'David has been suffering in recent months from an irregular heart rate and has been taking medication to help control it. 

Mr Martin said the couple were 'shocked' and described the experience as 'surreal' when they found out

'He will need to have a small operation soon to help steady the pulses and after that should be back out on the golf course before too long.'

A neighbour in Martins' street in Hawick told MailOnline: ‘They’re a really lovely couple. We’ve been neighbours now for about 16 years. It couldn’t have happened to nicer people.’

The man, who asked not to be named, added: ‘David will do anything for you and Carol is well known for working in the local chemists. I’m chuffed to bits for them.

‘I haven’t managed to speak to them about it yet but when I saw it on the TV this morning I was really pleased. I know they’ll be really looking forward to seeing their daughter, who they are flying home to see them.

‘It’s a lot of money. It’s going to be a big change for them, but I’m sure they’ll be very happy.’ 

The Martins' winning Lotto Jackpot ticket was bought from Morrisons in Hawick and the winning numbers were 26, 27, 46, 47, 52 and 58.

The couple’s win has catapulted them to the top of the Lotto rich list, but the prize was split between two tickets and the other winners have not yet come forward. 

Earlier, a Lotto statement said: 'A couple from the Scottish Borders are celebrating today after winning one half of last weekend's incredible £66 million Lotto jackpot.

'The husband-and-wife team are celebrating with a life-changing cheque for £33,035,323. The couple plan to enjoy their winnings and take early retirement.'

Saturday's massive jackpot - the biggest ever - was the result of 14 rollovers.