Lotto millionaire who said £9m win ‘ruined his life’ drank himself to death

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A builder recently revealed how “three months of partying” left him fighting for his life after becoming a scratchcard millionaire. The tragic story is one of many lotto winners who have had bad experiences after hitting the jackpot. ‌

Keith Gough scooped £9million on the National Lottery but later said the windfall “ruined his life” — before dying just five years after his big win, reports the Mirror. ‌

The baker from Bridgnorth, Shropshire, won the life-changing jackpot in 2005. But the father-of-one, who had been married to wife Louise for 25 years, spiralled into drink and despair as his fortune tore his life apart. ‌

Before his death in 2010 aged just 58, Keith would warn others not to chase the dream that destroyed him — telling people in his loca