Winning the lottery jackpot does not mean the end of all worries. Many Lotto or EuroMillions winners suffer from a form of “post-traumatic stress”. If the Française des Jeux (FDJ) sets up a program to psychologically support the big winners, it is not for nothing. As our colleagues at the New York Post report, Britain’s Gillian Bayford, who won the jackpot in 2012, is one of the winners “shocked” by her astronomical winnings.
The couple divorces
After winning 172 million euros in EuroMillions in 2012 with her husband, the woman living in Dundee (Scotland) quickly understood the reason for the saying “money can’t buy happiness”.
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The first step was…divorce. The couple could not resist the jackpot that fell from the sky and separated 15 months after the drawing.
He pays off his family’s debt
Gillian experienced problems with her family after this breakup. She had to pay a little over 800,000 euros to pay off debts her father and brother had contracted while trying to build businesses that failed.
The winner also helped out his parents, who were living in a caravan, by offering them an apartment for €321,000. She also offered almost a million euros to her brother who wants to rebuild his life by building a new business.
Reconciliation is not possible
Family relations improved with money. Her brother stopped talking to her and didn’t even invite her to his wedding. Her father, who died three years ago, tried several times to gain control of her account…
From now on, Gillian claims to have no news from her mother and the rest of her family. She managed to find love again and drew a line under her family: “I want them to be happy, but there will be no reconciliation”she assures.
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