A newly-wed couple who met on a dating website have continued their online lucky streak by winning £1.9m on the National Lottery with an internet-bought ticket.

Ed and Michelle Edwards, from Yeovil, Somerset, had been living on a shoestring before taking a share of Saturday's Lotto jackpot of just under £8m.

The couple, who have four teenage children from previous relationships, currently live in a rented two-bedroom cottage in the town.

They now have their eyes on buying their own detached five-bedroom house nearby.

Mr Edwards, 43, who had originally deleted an e-mail from the National Lottery notifying him of their win, managed to keep it a secret from his wife for three hours last Sunday until he was sure their numbers had come up.

The day before, the couple had been celebrating winning just £7 in the EuroMillions game.

Mrs Edwards, 39, who has handed in her notice as store manager for Edinburgh Woollen Mill in Sherbourne, suggested they chance their luck on the Saturday night draw with three lucky dips and two rows of birthdays.

"We were standing in a field with our two dogs when Ed told me and I jumped up and down, screamed and said I didn't believe him, I thought it was a joke," she said.

Mr Edwards, who works as a computer engineer for Avon and Somerset Probation Service, is taking a month off work to decide his next move.

He said: "All of a sudden you have this great amount of money but you have to invest it and look after your it and your family."

The couple met through an internet dating agency in 2006. They married six months ago.