For most people in the UK and Europe, EuroMillions is the go-to lottery game – and for good reason.
This transnational lottery is played across 9 different countries and offers up substantial jackpots week after week, sometimes hitting the jackpot cap of €190 million!
If you play EuroMillions regularly, you’ve probably dreamt about what it’s like to hit those numbers and take home the jackpot. From a lifetime of travel, to buying a new house or car, to quitting your day job – the possibilities are endless with a EuroMillions jackpot win!
Here’s a look at some of the biggest EuroMillions winners in the UK and what they’ve done with their windfall via the Mirror Online:
1) EuroMillions Winners Colin and Chris Weir: £161,653,000
In July 2011, this couple from Largs in Ayrshire became EuroMillions winners.
Married for over 30 years, with two kids, this lucky couple made it into the Sunday Times Rich List above the Beatle Ringo Star!
Mrs Weir, 55, who was a psychiatric nurse, and Mr Weir, 66, who worked as a TV cameraman and studio manager, bought a mansion with their winnings and a fleet of fancy cars! They upgraded their mansion to a bigger one nearby soon after.
Winnings: £161,653,000
2) EuroMillions Winners Adrian and Gillian Bayford: £148,656,000
This lucky couple scored a major EuroMillions win in August 2012.
Gillian,40, a children’s nurse and Adrian, 41, a record seller planned to spend their winnings on luxury holidays and cars. The couple split 15 months after their win, but they remain on good terms.
Adrian moved into a grand Georgian-style mansion with 90 acres of land – where he staged the Cambridge Rock Festival once to save it from being cancelled!
Winnings: £148,656,000
3) Anonymous EuroMillions Winner: £113,019,926
One UK ticket holder was the lucky winner of the massive EuroMillions prize in October 2012.
However, he or she decided to not go public with their win.
Winnings: £113,019,926
4) EuroMillions Winner Neil Trotter: £107,932,603.20
Neil Trotter, winner of the EuroMillions jackpot in 2014 always knew he was destined for a big win.
The car mechanic and racing driver from Coulsdon, claims to have had a premonition on the day of the win, when he told the staff at his father’s office that “this time tomorrow” he would be a millionaire.
Hours later, he discovered he was the 4th biggest lottery winner in UK, thanks to his EuroMillions Lucky Dip!
The lucky winner bought a mansion with his winnings that came with it’s own lake and 400 acres of land.
Winnings: £107,932,603.20
5. EuroMillions Winners Dave and Angela Dawes: £101,203,600.70
This lucky couple from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, became massive EuroMillions winners in October 2011!
Dave, 47, a shift supervisor for Premier Foods, and Angela, 43, a volunteer at the British Heart Foundation decided to give £1 million to around 20 close family and friends.
With the remainder of their winnings, they originally bought a luxury flat in West London, which they later sold to move into a Manor house in East Sussex, that was once owned by Tom Jones and Engelbert Humperdinck.
The couple also got married, set up a charity and enjoyed splashing out on a Rolls-Royce, designer clothes and luxury holidays!
Winnings: £101,203,600.70
There you have it!
Have you thought about what you would do if you were the next big EuroMillions winner? What would be your first big purchase? Would you stay anonymous or go public?