A Scottish man, who along with his wife, was the record-breaking winner for almost a decade, spent around $131,000 a week across the final eight years of his life. Colin Weir from North Ayrshire, Scotland, won a record-breaking $257.6 million. He was the winner of one of the largest EuroMIllions jackpots before his death in 2019, new documents revealed.
When the dad-of-two died he had a $12,400 stake in Irn-Bru and around $25,000 invested in Greggs. Colin, who died aged 71, shared around $50m with his friends and family as well as donating generously to charity.
Colin made a $3.1m investment, and his shares equated to $337k, which helped set up the Thistle Weir Youth Academy and a section of Firhill Stadium was named the Colin Weir Stand. In 2014 he also contributed millions to the SNP party and backed the pro-independence campaign.
He lived in his $1.36m seafront property in Ayr, which he bought in June 2018 following the end of his relationship. The five-bedroomed house was the second that he bought, after signing over ownership of a $4.4m mansion, Frognal House, near Troon, to his ex-wife.
Colin passed away suddenly after suffering from sepsis and kidney injury, and had kept a petty cash box in case of sudden emergencies. His will shows that he had furniture, jewellery and artworks valued at around $263,000, as well as four cars.
