You Win Some, You Lose Some: Lottery Winners Who Lost Everything

Michael Carroll Enjoyed Life In The Fast Lane

Michael Carroll hit it big back in 2002 when he won a lottery in Britain for a cool $12.89 million USD. But as we’ve discovered with many of our lottery winners — he was not very smart with his money. Cocaine, partying, girls and other expensive purchases put him right back where he started only five years after his big win.

Since then, he has been sent to jail twice (once for driving without proper license plates and one for catapulting steel balls from his van at other cars while drunk). Despite losing millions he claims he has no problem with where his life is now. “I get £204 every week for ­packing and stacking shortbread and cookies and I love it,” he said. “I treasure those wages more than any £9 million fortune.”