A Scots couple who won a massive £33m Lotto jackpot have been named.

David and Carol Martin, from Hawick in the Borders, found out earlier this week they had won half of last weekend's £66m lottery jackpot.

The couple are now celebrating with a life changing cheque for £33,035,323.

The Martins, both 54, said they were relaxing at home, completely unaware that the Lotto ticket on their mantelpiece held the key to the incredible fortune until a visit from a friend urged them to check it.

Mr Martin revealed he was eating a bacon and black pudding roll when he discovered his winning numbers.

He said: "My mate Keith had popped over for a chat on Sunday morning when he mentioned that there had been two Lotto winners in the big Rollover the night before. I hadn't checked my ticket so I removed it from the mantelpiece and thought Id take a quick look but for some reason we couldn't find the results in the paper.

"After Keith had left, Carol and I were tucking into bacon and black pudding rolls when we decided to check the ticket against the results on her phone. I had three lines, all Lucky Dip tickets, and as Carol called out the numbers, I realised that the first line matched up one by one. We must have checked it another ten times or more.

He continued: "I've dreamt of this moment many times but when it actually came, it was a just total shock. We were both stunned into silence. We kept re-checking the numbers as we thought there must be a mistake. Then we called Camelot to see if it could possibly be true.

"The lady at the end of the phone was really nice and told us we were right we were winners. All we could do was drink lots of hot tea and try and make sense of it all. The information just wasn't going in."

The family now hope to be reunited with daughter Lisa, who lives in Australia, at the weekend so that they can begin planning their futures.

Mr Martin said: "We caught Lisa on the telephone as she was driving to work and told her to pull over. She thought something bad had happened as we normally only Skype or WhatsApp her to keep the costs down. So, when we telephoned she was really worried.

"Then we told her we've just won 68 million in Australian dollars. She couldn't believe it and thought we were pulling her leg."

The family have not been together for more than a year but the couple have offered to pay the plane fare home as soon as Lisa can arrange it.

The Martins said they would like to take early retirement as soon as possible. Mr Martin has been working for the last eight years for Borders Care and Repair which helps elderly and disabled people fit specialist equipment in their home.

Meanwhile Ms Martin has worked in the local chemist for most of her working life. Both are keen not to leave their employers in the lurch and have really struggled with calling in sick for the last two days.

Ms Martin said: "We are not the type of people to ever call in sick or mess people about. On the rare occasion that I'm not at work, its because I'm too poorly to even lift my head off the pillow. David's the same. Its such a relief to be able to tell them today the real reason we haven't been at work this week."

The couple, who have been married for 28 years, said they would love a new home in the country, near to where they live now, and a holiday home in the sun.

Mr Martin said: "It's everyone's dream to win the lottery. I've talked about winning and what I would do so many times. But now it's actually here my mind's gone blank.

"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. 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."

He is a keen golfer but has been unable to play for some months due to a heart condition called Atrial Fibrillation.

Ms Martin added: "David has been suffering in recent months from an irregular heart rate and has been taking medication to help control it. He will need to have a small operation soon to help steady the pulses and after that should be back out on the golf course before too long."

Their winning Lotto Jackpot ticket was bought from Morrisons in Hawick and the winning numbers were 26, 27, 46, 47, 52 and 58.

The couple's win has catapulted them to the top of the Lotto rich list, overtaking the previous biggest Lotto winners, Paul Maddison and Mark Gardiner, who shared a £22.5m jackpot in 1995.