A SPRAWLING mansion which was snapped up by a sheet-metal worker who won £7.5million on the lottery has now been sold.
Roy Gibney struck lucky in 1998 and bought the six-bedroom mansion, which came with its own fishing lake, for £375,000.
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Roy spent a fortune on transforming the mansion, putting in a 50ft indoor swimming pool with his winning numbers on the bottom.
The stunning property in Barnoldby-le-Beck, Lincs, has now been sold for £1.125m, according to reports in the Mirror.
The dream home, set in 17.6 acres of countryside, has something for all the family. The pool that Roy built all those years ago is still the star attraction, with its own changing and toilet facilities.
There is a state-of-the art gym, steam room, hot tub and changing area. And a stunning games room with a bar, pull down screen and movie projector.
Despite its scale the home still has cosy features such as a wood burning stove. The breakfast room overlooks the pool and there is a formal dining room for those special occasions.
The grounds include 14-acres of mature woodland and the odd deer has been spotted wandering through.
Sadly Roy’s fortunes appear to have changed when he became embroiled in a messy divorce from his second wife Darlene Shand in 2014.
And Roy swapped his country house in Barnoldby le Beck, Lincolnshire, for a one-bed bungalow in Grimsby – though he did keep their holiday home in Cyprus.
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The dad-of-three said at the time: “I only own one car – you can only drive one at a time, so there’s no point in owning 10.”
He later told The Sun: “In a lot of ways the lottery win was a blessing but in some ways it was also a curse.
“It was a hell of a lot of money to win. I lived the high life and parties.
“I’ve lost money, I’ve been fleeced and now I’m down to tens of thousands in the bank.”
Roy was living alone in a £40,000 two-bed home when he hit the jackpot 25 years ago.
The first thing he did was sell his motor to a pal — for a quid.
He then bought a red Lexus LS300, which he still owns, and mansion The Brambles.
He spent £500,000 doing it up, adding the swimming pool, a bar, a snooker table, a poker table and roulette table.
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