A EuroMillions lottery winner who scooped a whopping £108million jackpot has revealed the first things he bought.
Neil Trotter, 45, from Coulsdon in south London, became one of Britain’s biggest ever winners when he landed the prize in 2014.
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The mechanic splashed out on a Jaguar, a Porsche and a mansion – as well as his own lake.
He also bought his sister a house and helped out family and friends privately.
Neil explained he started to get bored of the unemployed life and chose a house that needed a lot of renovation to fill his time.
After completing the project, Neil can enjoy the view of his stunning lake against a 400 acre back-drop.
To top it off, the multi-millionaire can watch his dog Millie also revel in her new surroundings – a cute companion he couldn’t afford to home before his cash windfall.
He confessed it had been a struggle adjusting to his new life – and the race-car fan took about five years to end up where he dreamed.
Neil told the BBC: “This is the lake that I bought and the big house and I’m living my dream.
“People have said in the past they would hide the money, I think £108million is going to be impossible to hide.
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“If you want to live the dream – which is have the house, the money and spend it, you’ve got to go public.
“I have had loads of people contact me on Facebook, I’ve probably got about four million kids in this country.
“Everyone wants a bit of money.”
Fellow lottery winners offered their advice on how to handle the massive win through a form of support group.
Camelot were there to help Neil handle the technicalities of scooping the life-changing fortune too.
But the former mechanic always knew he would land on his feet.
In an eerie premonition on the day he won in 2014, he told staff at his dad’s office that “this time tomorrow” he’d be a millionaire.
Just hours later he saw his EuroMillions Lucky Dip bank him an incredible £107,932,603.20 and make him the fourth biggest lottery winner in the country at the time.
This comes as an anonymous ticket-holder scooped a whopping £46million in the May 5 Euromillions draw.
It follows an incredible string of luck for UK players, after a total of six Euromillions jackpots totalling over £820million in prize money were won.
The record for the biggest EuroMillions win remains the £195million, won by an anonymous Brit in 2022.
Britain’s previous EuroMillions record holders were Joe and Jess Thwaite.
The couple won a record-breaking £184million jackpot in May 2022 and the family shared hopes of a Hawaiian holiday and a new horse box for their children’s ponies.
Some of the biggest EuroMillions winners include Colin and Chris Weir who took home £161million, Adrian and Gillian Bayford who scooped £148.6million and Frances and Patrick Connolly who won £114.9million.
