A couple who bought their home on have plans to demolish their home and build their forever home after they became £1million richer. Craig Haggie, 36, was left gobsmacked after he popped out to buy a burger and a scratch card on his lunchbreak. The doting dad is now celebrating his jackpot lottery win after purchasing the card from a Spar on Fore Street, Callington, while he was waiting on his food.

And now, Mr Haggie and his wife Zoe, 33, who previously bought their home at auction on the beloved TV show, are planning to tear down their bungalow to build a dream home to share with their four kids. The win even means Mrs Haggie, who works as a cleaner, is planning to reduce her working hours and instead hire her own cleaner for her new place.

Recalling the life-changing moment he won big, Mr Haggie said he had time to kill while waiting on his lunchtime meal so he popped to the shop, bought a drink for his brother and two scratch cards for good measure. But when they returned to the office of their family-owned business, WCL Storage Systems, they could never have predicted what was to come.

He told the press: "I went out for lunch and came back a millionaire. 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 scratch card?'

"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".

The winner admitted that his tactic didn't last very long after getting sweaty, instead opting to keep it in a saucepan on top of the kitchen cabinet. "You clearly don't think straight when you find out you're a millionaire," he chuckled.

Mrs Haggie was in the middle of a work shift when her husband shared the exciting news - which she initially thought was a prank. But when she realised the news was real, Mrs Haggie confessed she "sat on the floor and cried" with joy.

She added: "It was just the relief that we could finally sort our home out and get a bedroom for all the kids. 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."

The happy couple, who have been married for six years, share four children aged between five and 11. They purchased a two-bedroom bungalow at auction nine years ago, which featured on Homes Under the Hammer with the intention to renovate.

The couple said at the time that they had been saving hard but were still some way off making the dream of the perfect family home a reality. But after becoming millionaires, Mrs Haggie said she already has a sketchbook full of plans for their new family home and is ready to put their new budget to good use.

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