UK Lottery Winner Leaves 12-Hour Factory Shifts For Massive Spending Spree
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Euromillions winner Matt Myles. Photo: Daily Mail
Imagine winning £1 million (US$1.7m). What would you do with it?
Just months ago Matt Myles, 27, from Hereford, was working gruelling night shifts in a factory when a Euromillions ticket bought on a whim netted him a surprise £1 million windfall.
He wasted no time in putting his newfound wealth to good use - jetting off to Indonesia before the money had even hit his account.
So far his lavish lifestyle has taken him to Hong Kong, Bali and Thailand. He then set off for Brazil, where England's disappointing World Cup performance failed to dampen the experience.
It's all part of a year-long tour that he has put £100,000 (US$170,000) aside for.
Matt and friends pictured with a tiger in Thailand.
Still on his wish list are visiting Machu Picchu in Peru, diving at Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, bungee jumping into the Grand Canyon in Arizona, driving across Route 66 in a Ford Mustang.
He then hopes to canoe the Amazon, walking the Great Wall of China and seeing the pyramids in Egypt, enjoy a fortnight of partying with his friends in Ibiza and volunteer with Unicef in Africa for three months.
Mr Myles, who used to serve in the Army, told the Sunday People: "From travelling the world to meeting celebrities I couldn’t have made this up in my wildest dreams - They say money can’t buy happiness but I have never been happier."
Here's what social media had to say when his story appeared in the Daily Mail Online:
