How Scottish Lottery Winners Enjoyed their Success

Scotland has been a lucky place to play the lottery. Some of the biggest Lotto and EuroMillions wins have been won by tickets sold in that country. How did the lucky players spend their winnings?

Adrian and Gillian Bayford won a massive £148 million EuroMillions jackpot ten years ago. They have been in the headlines on many occasions since then. The couple are no longer married but enjoying life. Both have been using their winnings to launch themselves in the property business. No ordinary houses though, countryside mansions are more their style.

Football Lovers

Christine and Colin Weir are Scotland’s biggest ever winners. They scooped a £161 million EuroMillions jackpot. Their lottery windfall was put to good use, including investing in their favourite football team, Partick Thistle.  They also helped others by setting up charitable trusts. Sadly, Colin died three years ago.

Barry and Roberta Little were lucky enough to win £1 million on New Year’s Day nine years ago. Sometimes players don’t want their winnings to change their lives. The lottery winning couple decided to keep life simple so go shopping in Aldi, have caravan holidays and drive a second-hand car.

No fleet of Audis as was purchased by Gillian Bayford. As Roberta explained, “The money hasn’t changed us. We are not flash people.”

A £14.67 million Lotto jackpot was won by Alison and John Doherty in 2016. They were due to go on holiday, so hid their winning lottery ticket and went away for a fortnight. After finally claiming their winnings, John carried on working as a self-employed plumber.

Strange celebrations

John Edmond won a £1 million EuroMillions prize four years ago.  He was due to buy a Lotto ticket but missed the deadline. Instead, he purchased a EuroMillions ticket and became a millionaire.

How would you celebrate a big lottery win?  He climbed 4400 feet up Ben Nevis in poor weather condition to celebrate, something he’d always wanted to do. Hopefully the weather was better when he went on a luxury holiday that was also part of his EuroMillions win.

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