Mr Thwaite works as a communications sales engineer and Mrs Thwaite manages the business of a hairdressing salon she runs with her sister. The couple, who have been married for 11 years, have two primary school-age children, and Mr Thwaite also has two children at university from a previous marriage. Joe Thwaite said he found out on Tuesday morning while his wife was still in bed. 'I thought it'll be on the news app: 'Tells everyone they've won the EuroMillions'.' 'We just kind of thought this is a fun game to play, this is wrong but let's enjoy this fun moment of thinking we'd won the lottery. She said: 'He told me and I was like, 'Don't be silly.' I was like, 'Oh Joe, let me look at it,' thinking he'd looked at it wrong. Speaking of the moment they found out they'd won, Mrs Thwaite, 44, said her husband came into their room and said: 'I've got a secret to tell you.' Mr Thwaite, 49, said he found out on Tuesday morning while his wife was still in bed – and revealed he let her sleep in till her alarm went off while he flicked through Rightmove, with the pricing filter turned off. Joe and Jess Thwaite, from Gloucester, scooped a record-breaking £184,262,899 in last week's draw.

The lucky winners of Britain's biggest ever EuroMillions jackpot have been revealed. Joe and Jess Thwaite from Gloucestershire were named the largest EuroMillions winners in British history.

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