Park Life 71 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 'In 2002, Michael Carroll won the U.K.'s National Lottery, netting a £9.7 million (U.S. $15.8 million) boost for his bank account. By 2012, however, the former garbage collector was living on public benefits, having squandered the money in myriad ways. Carroll purchased -- and then destroyed -- a mansion, threw lavish parties for friends and made a daily habit of smoking $3,000 worth of crack cocaine. He also bought pricey cars, wrecked them on the self-made "race track" circling the grounds of his mansion and then left them to rust on the property's outskirts. A fair amount of his lotto payment went to prostitutes and overstated gold jewelry, and he developed a penchant for drinking alcohol and then driving around the otherwise quiet streets of Norfolk, England. The disturbances occurred on such a predictable basis, a hotline was established so neighbors could report Carroll to the local council. Eventually, financial shortfalls forced Carroll to sell the mansion at a loss and he was later caught leaving a grocery market without paying for the sandwich and drink he grabbed off store shelves. The $17 items ended up costing him nearly $138 in court costs. "I only started to think about three things -- drugs, sex and gold," lamented Carroll after his downfall. "The dealer who introduced me to crack has more of my lotto money than I do" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4725 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Learn to fly a plane Visit Hawaii Buy a box at SJP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7029 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 If we are talking £100mil on the euro's 1- Buy property in the Lakes, New York and Barcelona 2- Build a large collection of motorbikes 3- Take a year to tour the world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21924 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 'In 2002, Michael Carroll won the U.K.'s National Lottery, netting a £9.7 million (U.S. $15.8 million) boost for his bank account. By 2012, however, the former garbage collector was living on public benefits, having squandered the money in myriad ways. Carroll purchased -- and then destroyed -- a mansion, threw lavish parties for friends and made a daily habit of smoking $3,000 worth of crack cocaine. He also bought pricey cars, wrecked them on the self-made "race track" circling the grounds of his mansion and then left them to rust on the property's outskirts. A fair amount of his lotto payment went to prostitutes and overstated gold jewelry, and he developed a penchant for drinking alcohol and then driving around the otherwise quiet streets of Norfolk, England. The disturbances occurred on such a predictable basis, a hotline was established so neighbors could report Carroll to the local council. Eventually, financial shortfalls forced Carroll to sell the mansion at a loss and he was later caught leaving a grocery market without paying for the sandwich and drink he grabbed off store shelves. The $17 items ended up costing him nearly $138 in court costs. "I only started to think about three things -- drugs, sex and gold," lamented Carroll after his downfall. "The dealer who introduced me to crack has more of my lotto money than I do" sounds awesome. i'd probably go out like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10857 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Buy property in London, Hong Kong and New York, then rent out Open a pub with a small (150/300 cap) theatre upstairs Invent new and unusual ways to make Mike Ashley's life a torment the like of which only Dante has seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonasjuice 0 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 I'd buy some of those neat Marty McFly Nike's and pay two peasant chumps to carry me around on a de-wheeled skateboard, making the humming hoverboard noise for me. Invest in hoverboard technology. Pay Rachel Riley to come round my house and just be nice to me when I'm down, because prostitution is wrong. And then we would fall in love and watch Countdown together Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophyshy 7083 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 (edited) Turn captions on Edited September 24, 2014 by trophyshy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 42449 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 1.Salma Hayek 2.Sofia Vergara 3.Christina Hendricks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 42449 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Turn captions on Bet his ex-wife is boiling her piss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted September 24, 2014 Author Share Posted September 24, 2014 1.Salma Hayek 2.Sofia Vergara 3.Christina Hendricks Cutting to the chase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted September 24, 2014 Author Share Posted September 24, 2014 Turn captions on That's brilliant....Love the way he goes up notches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 13869 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Upon hearing the news, I would spontaneously and violently, shit my pants in disbelief. Then, immediately blow it all on suits and high-class prostitutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooner 243 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 quit my job and build my house travel for an extended time with my wife and kids go skiing on every continent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15531 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Upon hearing the news, I would spontaneously and violently, shit my pants in disbelief. Then, immediately blow it all on suits and high-class prostitutes. I was going to say "I hope you'd change your pants first", but when you've got that much money I suppose it wouldn't matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Go travelling through Latin America would be the first thing I'd do. (Well maybe after learning some Spanish) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophyshy 7083 Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 if we're talking euro millions, i'd give a mill each to my close group of friends/direct family, then move to the states. Here's some money, now I'm fucking off from the lot of ya! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Who would you give the hairdressers to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1245 Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Crack Cocaine and high class hookers seems a good way to go. Not really interested in the jewellery so I guess the third thing I'd go for would be to travel around the world to places where I could find high class hookers and crack cocaine. After watching the wolf of wall street, one of the places I'd definitely visit would be South Africa as it's apparently the only place you can still get Quaaludes and they look awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15531 Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 I'd get my teeth fixed, pay off the mother-in-law's mortgage, and go into a Greggs and keep ordering one steak bake after another, incessantly, but only one at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 42449 Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Carr's Gloves 3894 Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 I would be well boring. I would buy a nice house and pay off mortgage on current one and rent out. I would look to buy property to rent out as a small percentage of the winnings. I would put some in trust for when the kids go to university in case of tuition fees. I would put 2 million in Norwegian bonds as a failsafe in case anything went wrong. I would invest some in low yield low risk investments. I would also have a nice holiday or 20. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1245 Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Shit I forgot about the bairn! I suppose I'd better give her some and go for some slightly lower class hookers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 42449 Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21924 Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 I would be well boring. I would buy a nice house and pay off mortgage on current one and rent out. I would look to buy property to rent out as a small percentage of the winnings. I would put some in trust for when the kids go to university in case of tuition fees. I would put 2 million in Norwegian bonds as a failsafe in case anything went wrong. I would invest some in low yield low risk investments. I would also have a nice holiday or 20. missionary is your favourite position isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophyshy 7083 Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 1. I would commence a national programme of reappropriating large unused inner city properties to centres for the housing, education, employment and general assistance of the homeless/neglected in our society. 2. I would develop a hotel in a remote part of the Lakes and establish it as a haven for disconnecting from modern life (no mobiles, no internet, one land line, £100 if you want to use it). 3. I would buy an original Salvador Dali painting, if an appropriate one ever came to market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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