An English lottery winner who blew $16 million on a rock-star lifestyle is now working in a factory for $10 an hour.
‘Lotto lout’ Michael Carroll happy on $10 an hour
Michael Carroll, a former rubbish collector, styled himself the “King of Chavs” after his win in 2002.
But his journey from rags to riches and back again has seen him jailed twice and his fortune spent on cars, drugs and drink.
Now divorced from wife Sandra, Carroll, who was dubbed the “lotto lout” after he won the millions aged 19, was declared bankrupt in 2010 and has now moved to Scotland.
Carroll, 30, said: “I’d had 10 years of doing what a rock star does and I had to sort myself out, so I decided to head up to Scotland – and it’s great.”
Today, Carroll earns $10 an hour at the Walkers shortbread factory in Morayshire in northeast Scotland.
He said: “I take home $335 for packing and stacking shortbread and cookies. I treasure those wages more than any $16 million fortune. This is a new start for me.”
