Scotland's newest millionaire, Edinburgh roofer John Edmond, is to celebrate his fortune with a fortnight's holiday, he said, but will carry on working when he returns.
Mr Edmond, 32, won £1m in the EuroMillions Mega Friday draw.
He and his wife Amanda, 31, from Port Seton, will holiday in Bali, Thailand or the Maldives, with their children.
The couple have now had their claim validated and said they were now ready "to change their lives forever."
He said: "This is absolutely life changing for us and neither Amanda nor I slept a wink on Saturday night when we realised we had won the money and the holiday.
"Going to somewhere like the Maldives could only have been a dream ambition up to now, but this allows us to give ourselves and our two girls the trip of a lifetime and we will try and get it all arranged soon.
"On top of that, the money will allow us to move out of our current two-bedroom house, where the girls share a room, into one where they will each have their own bedroom and that again was only an ambition until now. "We will also be looking to upgrade our old 10-plate Nissan Qashqai now we have the means to do so."
Mr Edmond has worked as a roofer since he was 16.
Mrs Edmond has already given up her job as a customer advisor at BBQ, he is set to carry on working for Midlothian Roofing Services.
He said: "Working is all I have ever really known and we are really busy just now so I am hoping to carry on working at least until we get our heads around everything that has happened."
Mr Edmond is a regular National Lottery player, buying tickets every week.
However, he got his days mixed up last week and was too late for the Wednesday draw - so while he was in the McColl's store in Dalkeith on Thursday, bought a EuroMillions ticket for Mega Friday instead, and won.
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