The 2011 EuroMillions winner spent around $65m of his $265m jackpot over eight years before he died aged 71, or $165,000 a week.
Colin Weir, a father of two, died aged 71 in December 2019 from sepsis and acute kidney injury.
But in just eight years, the Scot managed to sell off half his share of $131m, splurging on cars, properties and buying a majority stake in his favorite football club.
The roughly $65 million spent was also shared largely among family and friends, donated to charities, used to create trust funds for the common good, and real estate investments.
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A long-time supporter of Partick Thistle Football Club, Mr Weir also acquired a 55 per cent stake in the company a month before his death so he might donate it to supporters and put his future in the hands of the local community.
Although Mr Weir was catapulted overnight into the ranks of Britain’s super rich, he appears to have kept his hand on his heart.
Unfortunately, his immense gain was not enough to bring him health or lasting happiness. He suffered from several years of poor health and his wife divorced following 38 years of marriage.
At the time of his death, on December 27, he was living in a house valued at almost $ 2 million, with five bedrooms by the sea, which he had bought in June 2018, following the end of his marriage.
His will states that when he died he owned furniture, jewelry and artwork worth around $349,000, as well as four modestly priced cars – a vintage Bentley Arnage worth $16,000, a three-year-old Jaguar F-Pace SUV worth $46,000, a four-year-old Mercedes Benz E-Class station wagon worth $40,000 and a 2019 Mercedes Benz V-Class minivan d worth regarding $58,000.
For sudden emergencies, he also kept a petty cash box on his property, which held a handy $400. A TV cameraman before his lucky win, he was apparently still receiving a pension, and when he died the Department for Works and Pensions owed him arrears of over $1,000.
