Pub regulars scoop £1million on Lotto

A pub syndicate from the Black Country has scooped £1m on EuroMillions - and another ticket holder from the region is also sitting on a fortune.

The syndicate from The Old Star in Brierley Hill, was today toasting the win.

And while staff and customers at the Brockmoor pub were celebrating today, Lotto organisers revealed another £1.1m prize from a ticket bought in the Black Country was still unclaimed.

The 15 pub winners in the Starry Eyed syndicate include jubilant licensee Garry Adams, aged 51, who said he couldn't believe his luck when he got a phone call from another member of the syndicate asking him to check the numbers on Saturday.

He said: "I was trying to think about the England match that evening, and here I was looking on Teletext and on my computer for £1million pounds."I couldn't believe we may be winners.

"I then saw a line of letters and numbers which is the EuroMillions raffle code and the figure £1,000,000.

"I was laughing and crying at the same time and knocked over my cup of freshly brewed tea in all the excitement."

Mr Adams and his wife Annette, aged 43, plan to give some money to their family.

Each member of the syndicate scoops £66,666 from Friday night's draw.

Other members want to pay off their mortgages and debts with some buying cars, booking holidays or spending on home improvements.

The winning ticket was bought at Asda in Pearson Street, Brierley Hill.

The search is now on to find the owner of the winning ticket, bought in Dudley borough.

They matched all six numbers in the Lotto draw on Saturday, 29 May, 2010. They have until November to claim.