EUROMILLIONS WINNER…

16th Jun

Considering all we seem to hear about at the moment is the credit crunch, war or Britain's miserable weather, it was nice to open a paper this morning and be greeted with the heart-warming story of Euromillions winner Brian Caswell.

The 73-year-old scooped £25m to become one of Britain's biggest lottery winners with his wife Joan.

And while most winners would rush out to buy a fleet of luxury cars, or book their round-the-world cruise, Brian simply plans to pay someone to help grow some carrots on his allotment.

Apparently, the granddad has been trying to grow the vegetable without success and intends to use his massive win to get a professional in to 'sort it out'.

How much do you love this guy already?

But Mr Caswell becomes even more loveable when you find out he had to ring his daughter so she could help him contact lottery operator Camelot to claim his winnings.

This heart-warming story is a refreshing change from some of the previous winners.

Mickey Carroll became known as the Lotto Lout after winning £9.7 million on the Lottery in 2002 at the age of 19.

But by 2006, he had blown £8.5 million of it living like a Roman emperor and spending a huge £10,000 a week on 24-hour cocaine and sex parties.

He's not the only one who wasted his windfall though as Michael Antonucci, who won £2.8 million in 1995 on one of the first lottery draws, has recently been in the news after appearing in court over a £400 debt.

And Peter Kyle, who won £5.1 million, ended up broke and on benefits after losing his cash on a string of failed investments.

I just hope this story, which made me smile when I read it this morning, has a happy ending and unlike some of the other high profile winners, he enjoys his money for many years to come.

Written by Gemma