17 years after winning

In fact, there aren’t many winners right now who foolishly spent all their money. But such stories often stand out from the rest. And one gets the impression that people who hit the jackpot immediately lose their minds and quickly lose everything. But it’s interesting to know how things play out in the future.

In 2004, UK residents Ben Woods hit the jackpot of £2,485,736 at the age of 23. And after winning, he immediately quit his job and began to travel.

As Ben himself said, at the time he won, he was still too young, and I had a good time just traveling.

And in 2005, while still traveling, he met his future wife. They soon after the wedding had children. And after that, life was normal. It was only thanks to the children that Woods realized the full value of his own winnings. It is worth saying that when he finished traveling, he returned to his hometown, where the population was 90 thousand people. There he bought a house, and there were parents, friends and acquaintances.

After 17 years, Ben himself spoke about how he disposed of his funds. In youth, the attitude towards money is different, but over time it becomes clear that you need to manage it wisely. That is why he began to invest, but at the same time he did not forget about his sister and bought her a house.

And another important factor is contact with other winners. It was a kind of support, as it was possible to discuss all the fears and failures that the winners face.

Lottery winners often meet each other and media activity begins. Together they take part in various kinds of actions, the purpose of which is to inform people about the existence of a particular problem.

Ben himself noted that such an event did not lead to numerous guests, but still it was not in vain, there was his own contribution and dissemination of information about a good cause.