Hawick couple unveiled as £33m National Lottery winners

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Media captionThe couple who won £33m in the National Lottery say they did not know they had won until Sunday

A couple from Hawick in the Scottish Borders have been unveiled as the winners of half of last Saturday's record £66m National Lottery jackpot.

David and Carol Martin, both aged 54, appeared at a news conference at the Dalmahoy Hotel, south of Edinburgh.
They were one of two ticket holders who matched the six winning numbers 26, 27, 46, 47, 52 and 58.
The couple received a cheque for £33,035,323. The record jackpot followed 14 consecutive rollovers.
The Borders husband and wife said they were relaxing at home the following day with the lottery ticket on their mantelpiece and only checked it when a friend urged them to do so.
Mr Martin said it felt "great" to have landed the huge win.
"Obviously the initial shock was surreal," he said.
"If we had won £50,000 we would have probably been dancing round the living room.
"But when we were sitting looking at each other and we had won £33m we didn't speak to each other for about five minutes.
"We were in total shock."

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Image caption Mr and Mrs Martin were presented with the cheque at a hotel in Edinburgh

The first person to be told the news was their 26-year-old daughter, Lisa, who lives in Australia.
Mr Martin said she had thought they were "pulling her leg" when they told them the scale of their win.
They now plan a family reunion this weekend to begin planning their futures.

Flooding help

Mr and Mrs Martin said they intended to take early retirement as soon as possible.
Mr Martin has been working for the last eight years for Borders Care and Repair (part of Eildon Housing Association) which helps elderly and disabled people fit specialist equipment in their home. 
Mrs Martin has worked in the local chemist for most of her working life.
The couple, who have been married for 28 years, said they would love a new home in the country, near where they live now, and perhaps a holiday home in the sun.
They also intend to help their family and closest friends.
"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," said Mr Martin.
"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."
Even though the prize total is shared, it is still the biggest National Lottery win.
However, Saturday's prize is still dwarfed by the the biggest UK win in the Euromillions lottery, a draw where prize money comes from ticket sales in several European countries.
Another Scottish couple, Colin and Chris Weir, from Largs, North Ayrshire, collected £161.6m in 2011.