article: It could have easily been passed off as an April Fool's Day joke, but for one couple winning the £53million EuroMillions jackpot was a reality. Richard and Angela Maxwell, from Coningsby in Lincolnshire, became 10th on the National Lottery rich list after they scooped £53,193,914 on the  draw on Tuesday. The couple, both 67, so far have only modest plans for what to do with the huge windfall - with Mr Maxwell planning to retire and play bowls. Scroll down for video . Richard and Angela Maxwell from Lincolnshire have become the 10th biggest British winners of Euromillions . Mrs Maxwell said she thought her husband was playing an April Fools' Day joke on her when he told her . The semi-retired consultant in the poultry industry said: 'I always keep our lottery tickets in the kitchen drawer so I took a break and went online to check the results. 'I looked first at the two Lucky Stars and noticed we had those. Then I scanned across to the first main number and immediately knew they all matched our numbers. I checked again and again, five times in total, as I couldn't believe it.' Mr Maxwell said he was in shock when he saw only one ticket had won £53million and believed someone had scanned his ticket and put it on the website as a joke. 'It was April Fool's Day after all,' he added. The father-of-two kept the win to himself for four more hours until wife Angela got home from helping to cook for a local OAP luncheon club. He said: 'I knew Angela would be busy and wouldn't answer her mobile phone so I waited til she got home. 'I kept myself busy making cups of tea for the builders because I couldn't sit still but didn't say anything to anyone.' When his wife came back carrying a basket of tea towels and asking about dinner plans, Mr Maxwell said: 'Angela, I've got something to tell you.' The shocked couple plan to take their family on holiday to New Zealand first class and buy a Land Rover . His wife said: 'I didn't know what to think. Richard just went red in the face and then said "we've won £53 million". 'I just said "don't be stupid" - he's always playing jokes so I thought it was an April's Fool. 'I just didn't believe it, then he showed me the numbers on the website and I dropped the basket of tea towels on the floor. I then just sat down in the chair for about half-an-hour stunned.' When the couple called their two daughters, Sharon, 45, and Paula, 44, they too thought it was an April Fool's joke. The couple are still thinking about what to do with the huge windfall but have already decided to upgrade a planned holiday to New Zealand - by taking the whole family first-class. They said they are also keen to help good causes and will donate some of the cash to their local community . Sports fan Mr Maxwell said he will now be able to retire completely to enjoy following Boston United and big sporting events, and play golf and bowls. Mr Maxwell is also going to treat himself to a Land Rover, while his wife plans to splash out on designer handbags and shoes. Mrs Maxwell said: 'Richard says he wants to travel round the world watching sport. I can go with him but I don't think I'll be watching any sport. It'll be retail therapy for me. 'As soon as we told the girls it started to dawn on us just how big an amount of money it is. 'It still hasn't sunk in. We don't know if we will make anyone millionaires but we will make sure our family is OK.' Mr Maxwell added: 'It's a life-changing amount of money - £1 million would have been amazing but £53 million enables you to do so much, not just for you, but those around you. 'Our local community is really important to us, in particular helping young people in the area. The win will enable us to spend more time getting involved, as well as give financial support.' Mr Maxwell said he survived prostate cancer eight years ago and is now in remission . He said: 'I had three operations and it was successful in the end. I was very ill for quite a while. That's why I retired from full-time work. He added: 'It made me realise that every day is a gift. We are not materialistic people. We don't crave things. 'We are simple people. Winning this amount of money would change anyone but we are going to try and stay grounded and live the way we've always done.' Mr Maxwell said his experience had inspired some of his fundraising and added that his motorcycling group has raised £50,000 for Macmillan nurses in the last three years. With their money they could buy 450 semi-detached houses in Lincolnshire or eight million tonnes of the county's famous sausages. The winning balls were 8, 20, 24, 28, 49 with lucky stars of 8 and 9. It comes in the same week that another couple - from neighbouring North Lincolnshire - beat odds of 283 billion to one to win £1 million in the EuroMillions lottery for a second time. Dave and Kathleen Long, from Scunthorpe, won their first £1 million in 2013 and scooped the big money prize again on Friday night. Mr Maxwell survived a prostate cancer diagnosis eight years ago and said he was glad to be here today . Colin and Chris Wear are Britain's current biggest winners after they won £161million in July 2011 . Mr Long said yesterday he 'just knew it would be my turn again some day' as the couple become the first people to win £1 million twice who have gone public. And the former lorry driver has not ruled out winning for a third time despite being perplexed at being labelled the luckiest man in Britain. The couple previously banked £1,000,000 in the EuroMillions Millionaire Raffle draw on Friday July 26, 2013, before they married. Despite their windfall, they decided to upgrade their prefabricated home - adding a conservatory and other improvements - rather than spend their cash on an upmarket house. Now they are looking for what they called today their 'dream home', although they still appeared to be thinking about a modest semi. The record for the biggest ever National Lottery win is held by husband and wife Colin and Chris Weir, from Largs in Ayrshire. They said they had been 'tickled pink' after claiming £161,653,000 in July 2011 to rank among Europe's biggest lottery winners. Psychiatric nurse Mrs Weir and Mr Weir, who worked as a TV cameraman and studio manager for 23 years, reportedly bought a fleet of cars for friends since their win as well as a mansion with their EuroMillions winnings. They are followed on the rich list by Adrian and Gillian Bayford, from Haverhill, Suffolk, who won £148,656,000 in August 2012, and an anonymous ticket-holder who scooped £113,019,926 in October 2010. Adrian and Gillian Bayford are the UK's second biggest winners, pictured with cheque for £148million . The announcement came the day after David and Kathleen Long had their second six-figure win in two years . Scooping the jackpot: The UK's biggest Lottery winners . The National Lottery was set up in 1994 and since then it has made more than 3,700 new millionaires and changed the lives of thousands. Topping the list of winners is Colin and Chris Weir from Largs, North Ayrshire, who scooped a massive £161,653,000 in July 2011. The couple, who have been married for 30 years and have two children, shot above Ringo Starr and Sir Tom Jones in the Sunday Times Rich List after the win. Adrian and Gillian Bayford became the second richest lottery winners in August 2012 after scooping £148m . Gillian and Adrian Bayford, from Haverhill in Suffolk, are the second richest lottery winners after they won £148,656,000 in August 2012. But the music shop worker and his nursing assistant wife, who have two young children, soon split after their jackpot win and both now have new partners. Britain's third richest winner - who walked away with £113,019,926 - in October 2010 has decided to remain anonymous - much like sixth, seventh and eighth richest. Neil Trotter was living in a three-bedroom suburban semi in Surrey when he scooped £108million in March last year. Car mechanic Neil Trotter, pictured with his girlfriend Nicky Ottoway, won £108million in March last year . Dave and Angela Dawes' lottery ticket was worth £101,203,600 when they cashed it in October 2011. They have reportedly split after the win . The former car mechanic now has a £5million medieval mansion to call home, with its own private lake and more than 400 acres of land. In October 2011 Dave and Angela Dawes, from Wisbech in Cambridgeshire, won £101,203,600 and bought a £2million mansion in Surrey - but they have also reportedly split since the win. Nigel Page from Cirencester, Gloucestershire, is the ninth richest lottery winner after he scooped £56,008,113 in February 2010.
highlights: Couple from Lincolnshire won the eight-figure sum on Tuesday .
  They become the tenth biggest British winners in lottery history .
  The husband said he thought the win was an April Fools' Day trick .
  Comes the day after a couple living nearby won for the second time .
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