People who get fantastic news all react differently. Some go on a spending spree, others tell the world. But what did a man who won £4.3million from the National Lottery do? He went home to "sit in a dark room with a cup of tea."
Winning big
46-year-old grandfather, James Couper, decided to skip the traditional champagne celebration when he heard he had won half the lottery jackpot.
The ferry worker says he is still in shock and trying to wrap his head around being a millionaire. He found out about his win while he was at work on Sunday. "We were just casually sitting chatting on our lunch break when my workmate came across the Lotto results in the newspaper,” he recalls.
"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."
He says he looked after the ticket like it was a newborn baby until all the details were confirmed.
Later, he had a bit of a bigger celebration with his daughter at the Mer Hotel near Glasgow.
Couper says he will take his time deciding what to do with the money, but definitely wants to buy a new house, car, and to take his friends to Disney World
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