Callie Rogers was the youngest lottery millionaire ever. She hit the jackpot when she was just 16-nothing is left of the prize now!
When the Brit was kissed by the lucky fairy nearly 20 years ago, she was just 16. In one fell swoop, on June 28, 2003, Callie Rogers became her country’s youngest lottery millionaire. 1.875 million pounds – about 2.5 million euros – suddenly belonged to her alone. An unbelievable amount for the seller, who was tricked into an hourly wage of less than 5 euros.
More curse than blessing
Needless to say, the headlines were not long in coming. But the 35-year-old looks back on her million-dollar profit with a saddened eye and sees it as much more of a curse than a blessing. As all the money ran out, Callie Rogers almost went broke.
The teenage millionaire recklessly squandered her earnings. Her fortune was spent on parties, clothes, medicine and cosmetic surgery – 300,000 euros gobbled up just designer leftovers – and she gave another half a million to friends and family. Homes for them, their parents and grandparents were still there.
“I was too young”
“I remember sitting with people drinking and they all took my credit card to buy MacBooks,” the Briton later said, according to “Bild”. “I bought houses when I had no idea of the responsibilities involved. I didn’t know how to pay a bill or what a council tax was.”
“I was very young. I went from a carefree child to an adult overnight.” The insight is there now, but it came too late, your life has become completely out of place. Callie Rogers completely fell apart, until she built an accident while under the influence of cocaine.
New workout at 35
Now the mother of four regrets wasting her money. Her son was born with a severe disability, but she can no longer afford the best possible medical care.
In order to support her family, the now 35-year-old has changed her habits and is now back at school. According to British media, she now wants to train as a nurse after previously working as a nurse in the social sector.
His deep fall left its mark and also led to consequences in the UK game. The youngest lottery winner later spoke out vehemently against minors being allowed to play the lottery. As a result, the age limit has also been raised to 18.
For Callie Rogers, however, the misery has a happy ending: Even without money, her life is on track. “I couldn’t be happier,” she later said in a TV interview.
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Fatal Error Trap for New Millionaires
All winners should seek good advice before the big cash-in. Because if millions suddenly end up in the account, many lottery winners also make big mistakes. In an interview with the newspaper “Bild”, specialists from two of the biggest lottery companies in Germany revealed the fatal mistakes made by new millionaires and how they can be avoided:
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