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| A 73-year-old grandfather who scooped £25m in one of Britain's biggest lottery wins will not let the prize go to his head, he has said. | A 73-year-old grandfather who scooped £25m in one of Britain's biggest lottery wins will not let the prize go to his head, he has said. |
| Brian Caswell and his wife Joan, 71, from Bolton, were joint winners of the Euromillions lottery jackpot. | Brian Caswell and his wife Joan, 71, from Bolton, were joint winners of the Euromillions lottery jackpot. |
| Speaking on Tuesday, Mr Caswell said the cash would pay for a "flash car" and a trip to Rio, Brazil. | Speaking on Tuesday, Mr Caswell said the cash would pay for a "flash car" and a trip to Rio, Brazil. |
| And the keen gardener said he would also hire a professional to help grow some carrots on his allotment. | And the keen gardener said he would also hire a professional to help grow some carrots on his allotment. |
| A member of his local allotment society in Bolton, Mr Caswell said he had been trying to grow the vegetables on his patch of land "without success". | A member of his local allotment society in Bolton, Mr Caswell said he had been trying to grow the vegetables on his patch of land "without success". |
| When he scanned the ticket his mouth dropped open and he went a little ashen Brian Caswell on his local shopkeeper's reaction to his win | When he scanned the ticket his mouth dropped open and he went a little ashen Brian Caswell on his local shopkeeper's reaction to his win |
| "I've followed every instruction in the book and never had any success," he said. | "I've followed every instruction in the book and never had any success," he said. |
| "What I'm going to do now is bring a professional in and say, right, sort that out." | "What I'm going to do now is bring a professional in and say, right, sort that out." |
| The Caswells, who recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary, spoke of their good fortune at a press conference in Macclesfield, Cheshire. | The Caswells, who recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary, spoke of their good fortune at a press conference in Macclesfield, Cheshire. |
| Mr Caswell revealed that his local shopkeeper broke the news of his win after he went in to check his ticket. | Mr Caswell revealed that his local shopkeeper broke the news of his win after he went in to check his ticket. |
| Family 'dumbstruck' | |
| He said: "I had won £10 the week before so walked in all confident and said to the lad 'I'm on a roll - here's another winner'. | He said: "I had won £10 the week before so walked in all confident and said to the lad 'I'm on a roll - here's another winner'. |
| "When he scanned the ticket his mouth dropped open and he went a little ashen. | "When he scanned the ticket his mouth dropped open and he went a little ashen. |
| "I didn't have my glasses on so I couldn't even read the numbers on the ticket he gave me, so I headed home to get it into focus." | "I didn't have my glasses on so I couldn't even read the numbers on the ticket he gave me, so I headed home to get it into focus." |
| The new multi-millionaire rang his daughter to help him contact lottery operator Camelot, which confirmed the family had won £24,951,269. | The new multi-millionaire rang his daughter to help him contact lottery operator Camelot, which confirmed the family had won £24,951,269. |
| They were "dumbstruck", said Mr Caswell. | They were "dumbstruck", said Mr Caswell. |
| After discovering their win on Saturday, Mr Caswell tried to stay calm with a trip to his allotment on Sunday. | |
| It will transform all our lives and it is a lovely feeling to know that we can help out all the people close to our hearts Brian Caswell | |
| Rumours of a local winner were circulating and he overheard gardeners joking that the winner would not be "up here digging the soil". | |
| The couple said they wanted to move to a farm with stables and properties for their two daughters, Helen, 48, and Angela, 44, their partners and four grandchildren. | |
| Mr Caswell said: "This is a family win. Both my daughters are horse fanatics and would love to have a house with a stable. | |
| "It will transform all our lives and it is a lovely feeling to know that we can help out all the people close to our hearts." | |
| Mrs Caswell said she was still in shock and needed time to consider their windfall. | |
| "It takes time to adjust, I can't quite believe it," she said. | |
| "Usually, it's us watching other people like this on the television but now it's other people watching us." | |
| Mr Caswell helps to run the Harpers Lane Allotment Society in Bolton, while his wife is a former bookbinder. They have four grandchildren. | |
| The win makes Mr and Mrs Caswell the third biggest UK lottery winners. | The win makes Mr and Mrs Caswell the third biggest UK lottery winners. |
| Angela Kelly, from Glasgow, scooped £35.4m in August 2007 and another winner in the same month won £26.5m but did not go public. | Angela Kelly, from Glasgow, scooped £35.4m in August 2007 and another winner in the same month won £26.5m but did not go public. |