Divided equally, each player has won £29,500 – more than enough to buy a luxury new car, book the holiday of a lifetime and enjoy a few bottles of champagne.

The colleagues include firm boss, David Murray (65), who started the haulage company in 1987, and his wife and director of the company, Margaret Murray.

Stephen Fletcher (40), traffic co-ordinator and syndicate leader, rushed into work to check the ticket on Thursday morning, only to find them locked in Margaret's drawer for safe keeping.

After waiting for what seemed like forever for Margaret to come in and unlock the drawer, he raced to the local Spar store to get confirmation.

The syndicate of 25 is made up of staff from all areas of the business from truck drivers to store men.

The youngest is Shannon Jamieson (16), an apprentice mechanic, who has recently joined the company, with owner David Murray the oldest.

Stephen said: "The syndicate has been going for six years, but this is the first time we've won anything significant. Some of the drivers who are out on jobs, don't believe us yet, they think we are winding them up.

"The whole office erupted yesterday when we found out and it's fair to say that not much work was done. But when the boss is in on the fun it doesn't matter.

"We've been planning what we are going to spend the money on. I'm hoping to take my wife and kids on a trip of Disney World Florida and others are talking about major home improvements and flash new cars. David wants a new motorbike."

The winning numbers for the Lotto draw on Wednesday were 3, 11, 18, 23, 38, 49. The ticket was bought at the Tesco store in Monifeith.

The David Murray Transport team is the second Scottish syndicate to scoop the Lotto jackpot in the past six months. In September 2009, The Doon Inn syndicate from Glasgow shared £4.5 million between its nine members.