Zoo workers went wild today after scooping a £1m lottery prize.
The lemurs at the Welsh Mountain Zoo in Colwyn Bay joined the celebrations as the syndicate of 16 staff sprayed champagne to mark their "unbelievable" win in the EuroMillions Millionaire Raffle.
Each member of the group will get £62,500, allowing staff to pay for houses, a dream wedding and the holiday of a lifetime.
Peter Litherland, 50, an animal collection manager who lives at the zoo, said: “We're still all absolutely stunned. We cannot believe that something like this could happen to us.
“I hadn’t even bothered to check the ticket as we never believed we would win. It was only when I went to buy our next tickets online that I realised we’d won.
“I thought the website couldn’t be right and asked my girlfriend, ‘does that say what I think it says?’
“We sat there for 15 minutes looking at it in disbelief before we started calling around and more and more keepers started turning up.
“When it was confirmed over the phone, we all cheered and hugged each other and there were a few tears. I think it’s fair to say none of us slept that night.
“I still think it’s an intricate and well-planned joke, but I’m really pleased for everyone. It’s nice to be able to share the happiness with people I’ve worked with for a long time.”
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