Two best friends who say they bagged £4million on a Lotto scratchcard have threatened to "call the cops on Camelot" for not handing over their winnings.
Mark Goodram, 36, and Jon-Ross Watson, 31, say they are entitled to the huge sum after buying a £10 scratchcard on Easter Monday.
They have been celebrating ever since with magnums of champagne and cocktails.
But Camelot is yet to pay the pals anything - as the firm in charge of the Lottery is believed to have opened a "thorough investigation" into the ticket.
Dad-of-two Mr Goodram today (April 27) told The Sun: "We have a winning ticket, where’s our cash?
"We’ll go to the police to report Camelot. They’re being unscrupulous. I know my rights."
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Mr Goodram and Mr Watson, both of Bolton, Greater Manchester, do not have bank accounts and say they should now be "living like millionaires".
They deny claims the winning ticket was bought with a stolen debit card.
Father-of-one, Mr Watson said: "The Lottery catchline is 'It Could Be You'. Well, it should be us.
"Camelot bosses are messing us around, probably because they know we’ve had a lively past and been in prison. Well, that’s too bad.
"They need to pay us what we are owed or else.
"We’re partying like the millionaires we are."
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Since buying the ticket at a Waitrose in Clapham, south London, the friends have been downing champagne, cocktails, lager, vodka, Jack Daniels, cider and wine.
A Camelot spokesperson told Mirror Online yesterday: "Security procedures form a key part of the process of validating a winning ticket to ensure we maintain the integrity of The National Lottery.
"Should there be any doubt surrounding the validity of a claim, we would undertake a thorough investigation to ensure we pay out the rightful ticketholder."
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