Winning the lottery is the dream of many people.
A Scot hit the jackpot and knocked out the money.
But his personal life went down the drain.
Munich – He was one of the biggest lottery winners ever in Great Britain.
In 2011, the Scot Colin Weir conceded a mega-profit of 161 million British pounds - that is, based on the current exchange rate
(as of January 2023),
the equivalent of around 183 million euros.
But luck did not stay with him afterwards, the life of the lottery winner then took a dramatic turn.
Lottery winner squandered over 45 million euros by the time he died - spending 113,000 euros a week
Record-breaking lottery winner Weir died in 2019 at the age of 72 from kidney failure and sepsis.
Now documents have apparently shown how much money the record lottery winner squandered in the last years of his life.
He is said to have made an incredible amount of money in just eight years: Weir spent a total of over 45 million euros by the time he died.
He invested a large part of the amount in shares in his favorite football team.
Fine racehorses and luxury cars also cost him a lot of money, as reported by the
Independent
.
On average, the Scot paid the proud sum of 113,000 euros per week.
Lottery winner invests in football club, racehorses, cars and real estate - wife leaves him
After winning the EuroMillions jackpot, the ex-cameraman from North Ayrshire, Scotland, knew he wanted to support his heart club Partick Thistle FC financially.
"I've been a Thistle fan since I was a boy," Feir was once quoted as saying by the
Mirror
.
So he bought a 55 percent stake in the Glasgow football club.
In addition, according to
Indipendent
, several valuable cars also contributed to the fact that a considerable part of Weir's lottery winnings was knocked out.
An old Bentley Arnage was among the classy cars he bought.
He also added a Jaguar F-Pace SUV and a Mercedes-Benz E-Class station wagon to his fleet.
In addition, the lottery lucky guy invested in a five million euro villa.
Renovating the house cost him millions more.
Not to mention the three expensive racehorses.
While Weir was doing well financially, his personal life was falling apart.
Wife Chris divorced Weir in 2018 and was awarded much of his fortune.
Perhaps Weir should have contacted a lottery winnings consultant who said "silence is golden."
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