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Lottery winners who won millions but ended up with nothing

Lara and Robert Griffiths, winnings: $2.3 million (£1.8m)
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Lara and Robert Griffiths, winnings: $2.3 million (£1.8m)

This British couple not only blew their multimillion-pound lottery win but also saw their marriage collapse as a result. Lara and Roger Griffiths fully embraced the luxury lifestyle after their £1.8 million ($2.3m) windfall in 2005, but raucous spending and bad investments quickly caused disharmony between the pair.

The Griffiths’ 14-year marriage came to an end when Roger moved out, and a week later he revealed that their fortune was all but gone. In 2013 he told The Sun newspaper he had just £7 ($9) to his name, while Lara was surviving on financial support from her mother. 

lovemoney staff

08 January 2025

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  • 28 June 2024

    It's so hard to win with such odds in Romania...

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  • 29 April 2021

    I realized I had spelled frugal incorrect and by mistake pressed enter, so to continue..... If anyone is fortunate enough to win or earn a large amount of money and finishes up blowing the lot, leaving them skint in their old age and needing care, the state will pick up the bill. Anyone who has been frugal, saving, and investing, for a rainy day, is expected to fund their own care.

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  • 29 April 2021

    If anyone is fortunate enough to win or earn a large amount of money and finishes up blowing the lot leaving them skint in their old age and needing care the state will pick up the bill. Anyone who has been frugle saving

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