Keith Gough, 58, won the jackpot with his wife Louise in June 2005, but spent much of his winnings on racehorses, fast cars and an executive box at Aston Villa. He died at the Princess Royal hospital in Telford, Shropshire. It is believed he suffered a heart attack.
Two years after his win, Gough split from his wife of 25 years and began drinking heavily. He then reportedly checked into the Priory rehabilitation clinic in Birmingham for treatment.
He said he slept in the spare room of his nephew's house and spent most of his time indoors, only venturing out for long walks alone in the Shropshire countryside. "My life was brilliant. But the lottery has ruined everything. What's the point of having money when it sends you to bed crying?" he said last year. "Now when I see someone going in to a newsagent I advise them not to buy a lottery ticket."
4 comments:
Kind of unfair to blame it on the money, isn't it? He was the one who gambled, divorced, and became an alcoholic... not the cheque.
Indeed... he was just trying to find an excuse for his flaws.
I saw a tv program a while ago which reported that most lottery winners (don't remember the percentage) end up losing their winnings and ending up in debt because they don't know how to handle their new wealth.
Not only the winners themselves- also all those who know about it and who think they can get something to from the won money....
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