Lottery milkman creams off £1.4m

The couple changed their usual lotto numbers

A milkman who scooped £1.4m on the lottery vowed to continue in his job complete with its early starts.

Colin Bradley, 44, and wife, Pauline, 48, from Preesall, Lancashire, hit the jackpot after ditching their regular numbers for a lucky dip.

The couple picked up a £1,482,086. cheque from Camelot on Wednesday.

"I was awake at 3am as normal today. I have done it for the last 30 years and I can't envisage suddenly being able to lie in bed until 10am," he said.

It hasn't really sunk in yet Pauline Bradley

Mrs Bradley, a nursing sister at a GP practice, spilt a Chinese meal over their regular lottery ticket at home. So, instead of their usual numbers she asked for two lucky dips on her next visit to the shops.

One set of six numbers - 7, 11, 12, 20, 38 and 44 - came up in Saturday night's draw.

Mrs Bradley said: "I was upstairs running a bath and my hubby was on the sofa falling asleep.

Back to work

"I said: 'I think I have won the lottery.' He said: 'What? A tenner?'

"I said: 'No. I think I have got six numbers.' He checked the numbers and said: 'Oh my God! Yes, you have won.' It hasn't really sunk in yet," added Mrs Bradley.

The couple have no immediate plans for spending the cash, except for a New York shopping trip for Mrs Bradley and their daughter, Louise, 25, a holiday rep working in Rhodes.

And both vowed to carry on working.