AN ESSEX pub syndicate have been toasting their good fortune, after they discovered a £187,000 EuroMillions win on Valentine’s Day.

The syndicate, a group from the Kings Arms, on Stifford Clays Road, in Orsett, are each £11,694 better off after their ticket matched five numbers and one lucky star in the EuroMillions draw on Tuesday, February 10.

The group of lucky winners includes the pub landlady, Emma Crawford, 47 and her sister.

The Kings Arms syndicate bought their winning ticket at Tesco Express in Crammavill Street in Grays.

Landlady Emma, buys the tickets for the EuroMillions draws on a Tuesday and Friday.

She discovered the that the sydnicate had secured their big win while she was cooking a roast dinner for a Valentine’s meal, which made it extra special.