Scottish £161 million EuroMillions lottery winner spent $50 million in eight years before death

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Twenty$straight — Wed, 29 Mar 2023 03:48:51 GMT

I was thinking the same thing.

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dannyct — Tue, 28 Mar 2023 23:46:43 GMT

Mr Weir had also invested 50,000 in Premium Bonds, which are very popular in the UK. The US Treasury should follow the UK Treasury's example and introduce similar Bonds. I suspect they would be just as popular in America.

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Tony Numbers — Tue, 28 Mar 2023 21:44:29 GMT

Ya can't take it with ya

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noise-gate — Tue, 28 Mar 2023 21:08:02 GMT

* At least Colin left some serious change on the table after his death. I can appreciate that in a person, go semi crazy, but not full bore crazy l don't think he had regrets. That look on Colin's face said it all!

* A Toast to you Colin.

Scottish £161 million EuroMillions lottery winner spent $50 million in eight years before death

Lottery Post — Tue, 28 Mar 2023 20:50:39 GMT

Jackpot winner spent over $130,000 per week

By Kate Northrop

A Scottish lottery winner of a 161 million (US$249.9 million) EuroMillions jackpot spent hefty a chunk of his fortune within eight years on luxuries and charitable acts before he died.

Colin Weir was Scotland's biggest lottery winner and had the purchase history to prove it. Over the course of eight years prior to his death, he burned through $50 million and left a legacy in his wake.

In 2011, Weir and his wife, Christi... [ More ]