A National Lottery-winning father-of-four has revealed he scooped a £1million prize thanks to an impromptu visit to buy a burger.
CraigHaggie, 36, had ordered his food to take away before popping into a Spar on Fore Street in Callington, Cornwall, to buy a drink and two scratchcards - one of which netted him a cool seven-figure sum.
"I went out for lunch and came back a millionaire," said Haggie.
The 36-year-old from Liskeard returned to his family's work office, where he learnt of his life-changing win.
"It was absolute pandemonium, my family were jumping around the office screaming - while my first thought was: 'Where's the safest place to keep the scratchcard?" he said.
Craig said he kept the winning ticket safe in a saucepan
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"My brother and I decided I should keep it close, literally, so we put the ticket in a plastic bag and taped it to my body.
"We must have looked crazy mad as he held the roll of tape, and I twirled around to make sure it was stuck securely to my body.
"It didn't last long... I quickly got very sweaty, and it wasn't staying stuck to me - so we settled on keeping it in a saucepan on the top of a kitchen cabinet instead.
"You clearly don't think straight when you find out you're a millionaire."
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The Haggies now plan on renovating their family home
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Haggie's wife, Zoe, 33, was at work when he broke the news - but said she didn't think he was telling the truth.
"Craig is always winding me up, so I just didn't believe him," she said. "I was at work cleaning a client's house, and I had to finish before I could leave and meet Craig.
"I remember thinking: 'Is this real? Has our life really just changed forever?' I finished the house in record time - never has a carpet been hoovered so quickly."
When she arrived at Craig's office, Zoe quickly realised the news was, in fact, real.
"I sat on the floor and cried. It was just the relief that we could finally sort our home out and get a bedroom for all the kids," she said.
"We love where we live - it's a beautiful spot and the neighbours are brilliant but the bungalow isn't big enough for the six of us."
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'It was absolute pandemonium, my family were jumping around the office screaming' when they heard the news, Craig said
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The Haggies have been married for six years, and have four children aged between five and 11.
The family purchased a two-bedroom bungalow at auction nine years ago with the intention to renovate - and though they have been saving hard, they were still some way off what it would take to freshen up the property.
Haggie said: "This win has just been incredible for our family and we can't wait to start work on our new home. I have sketchbooks full of floor plans already - it's my favourite hobby.
"We're both still young and enjoy our jobs, so will continue working, however I may reduce my cleaning hours and even get a cleaner of my own in time... Imagine that!"
Haggie is the managing director of WCL Storage Systems, a family-owned warehouse storage company he runs with his brother, Nick.
