Why Winning the Lottery Was a 19 Year-Old's Worst Nightmare

Happy lottery stories seem few and far between, so let’s focus on the larger than life case of 19-year-old Briton, Michael Carroll. He quickly became one of the most infamous winners - starting his fame by collecting his winnings wearing a police tracking anklet.

Michael then went about spending his newly found fortune responsibly, investing in his future and keeping a low profile… except he did none of those things.

Sources:

[Michael Carroll, King of the Chavs]

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/michael-carroll-lottery-works-cookie-factory_n_3568198?ncid=edlinkushpmg00000046&te=PopSugar
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/norfolk/8692475.stm
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/lotto-lout-ex-binman-who-7190894
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Lout
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/chav
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1301508/Lotto-lout-Michael-Carroll-sell-wrecked-mansion-600-000-loss.html
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/8402541/how-national-lottery-lout-michael-carroll-blew-9-7m-pounds/
https://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/30/world/europe/at-wits-end-a-town-dithers-over-its-millionaire-pest.html
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/lotto-winner-mickey-carroll-skint-20891585
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/revealed-lottery-lout-tells-how-2033689

[Jackpot Winner Mistakes]

https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/9-ont-co-workers-quit-jobs-after-winning-60m-jackpot-1.4248363
https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/powerball-winner_n_599f00f7e4b06d67e33609f0?ri18n=true&guccounter=1
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-49254292
https//www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2297798/Griffiths-lottery-win-How-winning-1-8m-wreck-life.html
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/lottery-winners-whose-lives-were-13983202
https://bit.ly/2v74deN
https://bit.ly/2PflWrn
https://bit.ly/38Pdc2P
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2006/01/20/william-bud-post-iii/e2c64b90-550d-470f-8337-d853795888bd/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-6034733/Britains-youngest-lottery-winner-Callie-Rogers-spent-winnings.html
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/7024311/callie-rogers-teen-lotto-winner-dogsitters/
https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/2869555/callie-rogers-lotto-jackpot/
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2004-02-12-lottery-winner_x.htm
https://abcnews.go.com/US/lottery-jackpot-winners-lost-big/story?id=36313525
https://abcn.ws/2V7IIVX

[What To Do If You Win]

https://www.eagletribune.com/news/local_news/cash-windfall-can-lead-to-downfall/article_a494f8ea-825a-5330-826e-93f8f2dd47bf.html
https://birkeconsulting.com/contact/
https://www.statefarm.com/simple-insights/smart-ideas/what-to-do-when-you-win-the-lottery
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jrose/2016/08/21/winning-the-lottery/#3dae9b54aad5
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2018/10/19/think-you-ll-win-mega-millions-1-billion-jackpot-here-are-mark-cuban-s-tips-for-lottery-winners/
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/07/what-financial-experts-say-to-do-if-you-win-the-lottery.html
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/23/kevin-oleary-what-to-do-if-you-win-the-lottery.html

[Other Sources]
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