A Scot won the biggest jackpot in the country's history in the lottery.
Then he managed to celebrate 44 million euros of his profit in eight years.
Colin Weir won a
record € 185 million
in the
lottery
.
The Scot used it to treat himself to houses, cars and jewelry.
After eight years of 44 million euros from were
winning
away.
Imagine winning the biggest
lottery
jackpot in a country's history.
What would you
do
with the unexpected
profit
?
Buy a chic little house, go on a trip around the world, maybe buy a new car, and then invest the rest and only live on the interest?
Or maybe donate?
After a record lottery win: 44 million euros squandered in eight years
The decision should also depend on how high the
profit
is.
This is about the biggest
lottery jackpot
ever won in Scotland.
That was 2011. The lucky one was Colin Weir, who was working as a cameraman at the time.
He won the mind-boggling sum of £ 161.7 million.
At that time that corresponded to around 185 million euros.
This begs the question of whether one will even manage to get this insane sum among the people during their lifetime.
In Bavaria, too, a lottery player recently became a multiple millionaire.
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Colin (l.) And Chris Weir celebrate winning the lottery.
© Lynne Cameron / picture alliance
We tried it.
And he was on the right track.
But at the end of 2019, the lottery winner suddenly died at the age of 71.
By then - in eight years - he had managed to celebrate around 44 million euros.
That was equivalent to 100,000 euros per week.
The Scottish newspaper
Daily Record
reported on this crazy story
.
Winning the lottery: million dollar villa bought after a 10-minute tour
Accordingly, Weir and his wife Christine were the
first to treat themselves to a fully equipped villa worth around 3.8 million euros
from the
lottery
win.
The couple is said to have bought the property after a ten-minute tour.
Weir then expanded his fleet to include four cars with a total value of 100,000 euros.
In the garage he parked an old Bentley Arnage, a Jaguar F-Pace SUV, a Mercedes E-Class and a Mercedes-Benz V-Class MPV.
Weir owned jewelry, antiques and art valued at 230,000 euros, plus shares in three racehorses.
He gave around 2.7 million euros of his
lottery
money to his favorite football club, Patrick Thistle.
In addition, he acquired 55 percent of the club's shares in order to then give them to a fan group.
This should prevent a takeover by a foreign investor.
Huge lottery win: Weir also had a heart for the needy
After divorcing his wife after 38 years of marriage, he bought a five-bedroom house by the sea.
Value:
approx. 1.2 million euros
.
He lived there until his
death
.
He had previously given the villa to his wife.
Also read: In Germany, playing the lottery has become more expensive, by the way.
Weir was also active as a philanthropist.
With his
money
he promoted
young sport hopes and supported charitable foundations.
He gave
millions
for the independence campaign of the left-wing liberal Scottish National Party
.
But friends and his two children didn't miss out either.
While Weir allowed himself
a life without work
after
winning the lottery
, a British woman continued to put shelves in a supermarket despite
winning
millions.
(mt)
