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A British couple have won £1 million in the EuroMillions lottery for the second time in two years - beating odds of more than 283 billion to one.

The millionaires from Scunthorpe scooped the big money prize on Friday night and were also handed a brand new Jaguar to mark the achievement. They are the first people to win £1million twice are expected to reveal their identities later today. A Camelot spokesman said: ‘This is an extraordinary situation where somebody’s been fortunate enough to win twice. ‘As you can imagine, we see winners who win once who are very, very shocked. It must be even more shocking to win twice.’

The last couple to win from Scunthorpe were HGV driver David Long and his wife Kathleen MacKenzie - who won despite throwing their ticket in the bin in 2013. Mr Long then ‘had the urge to fish it out’ and was shocked to discover it was worth £1 million. Camelot say they will name the double winner this afternoon.

Meanwhile, a UK ticketholder won last night’s £53 million EuroMillions jackpot but has yet to claim the prize. This is the 10th biggest EuroMillions jackpot to be won in the UK. While there are rumours that other people have won big sums of money twice but opted to remain anonymous, the chances of winning £1 million twice are highly unlikely.

Things that bookmaker William Hill believes have odds of a million to one - a lot smaller than 283 billion to one - include David Cameron winning the 100 metres at the 2016 Olympic Games, Jeremy Clarkson riding the winner of the Grand National and the royal baby captaining the England football, cricket and rugby sides and also winning Wimbledon.

According to Ladbrokes, there is more chance of Simon Cowell becoming prime minister at any time with odds of 10,000/1, Elvis being found alive this year at 50,000/1, England to win the next three World Cups at 2,500/1, and the royal baby being called Wayne at 500/1.

A spokesman for the bookmaker said: ‘Given the odds suggest it’s far more likely Elvis is found alive this year, it’s fair to say this couple have the lucky touch.’