A DOZEN bus drivers who scooped a ￡38million jackpot still buy lottery tickets — and shop in Poundland.

       The syndicate bagged ￡3,169,553 each in March 2012 and quit their ￡17,000-a-year Stagecoach jobs together.

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       The Lotto winning syndicate of bus drivers quit their jobs and say the win changed their lives Credit: Louis Wood - The Sun

       Ten years on, dad of four John Noakes, 59, told how he had lived in Cyprus and Spain, splashed out on cars, a boat and six homes for family.

       He said: “Nearly all my winnings have gone. But the less we have, the more comfortable we feel. I still play the game.

       "I’ve had a few wins since but nothing to speak of.”

       John said the pals were no longer in contact. He added: “It changed our lives but it’s caused hassle too.

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       Me and my wife were in Poundland and a shopper asked ‘What you doing here? You’ve got millions.’

       “I shop where I feel comfortable and it’s not Harrods.”

       Fellow winner Charlie Gillion, 74, has remained in Corby, Northants.

       He said: “It’s not changed me — I wouldn’t let it.”

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       Also still in the ex-steelworks town are David Mead, 74, and Stephen Derrick, 73, and 60-year-old Charles Connor.

       Chris Smith, 54, became an ambulance first responder but is thought to have left the job. Alex Robertson, 77, now lives in Spain.

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       John said Neil Taynton died in his late 70s.

       The three remaining winners to go public are Ally Spence, 77, Jim Patton, 75, and Derek Wilson, 71.