The tale of Michael Carroll ~ UK lottery winner

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I believe it is the sublimest of dreams of many a manual worker earning minimum wage to be able to go on a binge of parties, drugs, prostitutes, gambling, houses, and giveaways.

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And he wasted the rest.

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That’s why I never buy lottery tickets.👍

@the-gravedigger said
And he wasted the rest.

That was Pete Best, wasn't it?

Anyway, I'm in two minds about Carroll. On the one hand, he could have been so much better off now if he'd been a bit more prudent. On the other hand, he had a complete blast, and isn't really any worse off than he was before. I'd have preferred the first outcome, but I can't blame him for choosing (if it was an active choice) the second.

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I ive the dumbass credit for going back to work

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When the dust settles, I hope he doesn't find that too many of his friendships and relationships have not been damaged in the course of this money-driven personal whirlwind he experienced.

@gertrude said
I ive the dumbass credit for going back to work

Did you miss a "g"? 🙂

-VR

@very-rusty said
Did you miss a "g"? 🙂

-VR

You wouldn’t miss a “g”. To you, that’s chump change…right?🤔

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bit like viv nichols back in the 60s.....spend,spend,spend, 4 husbands 2 died in car crashes, lived her final 25 years alone I think she won around 130,000 pounds valued today around 3 million, wrote a best selling book, play and film still died skint.....dementia in a care home.