For the winners who have suddenly won hundreds of millions of prizes, it is estimated that few people can maintain their peace of mind. According to foreign media reports, the life of a British grand prize winner who won the EuroMillions jackpot in 2019 was exposed. Not only did he not start a luxurious life like other grand prize winners, but he also kept fulfilling his various promises.
According to the report,The grand prize winner named Steve Thomson won the EuroMillions jackpot of 105 million pounds (1 GBP = 8.7336 RMB) in 2019.But instead of spending money randomly, they still spend money in a planned way.
After learning that he had won the grand prize, although Thomson was surprised at the time, his mentality remained calm afterwards. Nine months after winning the award, he bought a second-hand Volkswagen for himself and a Volvo XC90 for his wife.
Thomson didn’t start to eat because he had so much money.As a builder, he still worked as seriously as before, and did not start to squander his property.
In addition to work, the builder also prioritized his bonus to bring changes to the local community, and even offered to do some work for his friends and family for free at Christmas.
Currently, Thomson has donated 100,000 pounds to his cricket club, 50,000 pounds to Selsey Medical Center, and 50,000 pounds to the schools of his two sons.
certainly,For many people who chose to buy a luxury villa for themselves after winning the prize, Thomson still lived in a terrace house worth £150,000 for more than a year after winning the prize.
As the children grew up, it was only recently that Thomson bought a property worth £4.5 million in Kent, which is currently the biggest expense after winning the lottery.
In sharp contrast to Thomson, before that,Colin and Christine Weir, winners of the £161 million grand prize, squandered this fortune at a rate of nearly £100,000 a week and ended their 38-year marriage.
In October 2005, Roger Griffiths and his wife Lara won a huge prize of 1.83 million pounds in the National Lottery. Due to the collapse of the real estate, the investment failed, and finally ended the 14-year marriage.
Former postman Adrian Bayford won £148 million in EuroMillions, but only 15 months after winning the prize, his 46-year-old wife Gillian divorced him .