It's been 20 years since the self-proclaimed "King of Chavs" won £9.7million in the national lottery in 2002.
Michael Carroll, 39, became the most infamous lottery winner in Britain after his exploits were plastered across the media after winning almost £10million at the age of 19.
Carroll was working as a binman at the time of his win and 20 years on from that moment, he now delivers lumps of coal to fishing villages seven days a week.
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The former millionaire spent his winnings on drugs, alcohol and brothels in activities that not only left him homeless and bankrupt but divorced after his formerly ex-wife left him, accusing him of cheating with prostitutes.
Carroll was known for his outrageous sex parties where he would instruct naked women to carry cocaine on trays and end the night bedding eight women at a time.
He labelled these sex parties "Roman-style orgies" and admitted he'd spend up to £50,000 on these parties that were filled with escapades surrounding cocaine and orgies.
Carroll also would spend up to £2,000 a day on cocaine and said he "started sniffing the world away".
He said his nickname of "Master Micky" came from when he bedded eight women in one night.
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“In every room in my house people would be f*** ing. Women would just come up to me and offer me sex," he said.
“The girls would have all their gear off and they’d be serving cocaine on silver plates."
Carroll has spoken openly about how the lottery affected his health, labelling himself as a "full-blown alcoholic" and admitted he would regularly ingest cocaine and drink vodka in the morning.
Despite losing his fortune and being forced to return to manual labour, Carroll insists he wouldn't do anything different, saying that winning the lottery: "was the best 10 years of my life for a pound".
He added: "“I don’t look back with any regrets that’s for sure, I wouldn’t want to turn the clock back.”
As well as his indulgence in drugs, alcohol and women, Carroll made sizable investments during the height of his wealth that no doubt contributed to the loss of that said wealth.
He'd spent £325,000 on a mansion that he said "lay derelict for about 10 years", he invested £1m into Rangers, his favourite football club, who entered administration in 2012 due to sizeable debts owed to HM Revenue and Customs and buying £150,000 worth of gold.
Declaring bankruptcy in 2013 led Carroll on a downward spiral as he spent three months in a hotel for homeless after being unable to find a job.
After stints working at a biscuit factory and a slaughterhouse, the 39-year-old made the move to Scotland in 2019 to become a coal delivery man and has since reunited with his ex-wife.
Despite blowing an incredible sum of money in 10 years, Carroll looks at the positive side of his new life.
“I live a good, free lifestyle now and I’m happier because I’ve got my life back, I’m a skint lottery winner," he said.
“I reckon I’m lucky to be alive. If I still had the money I’d be 6ft under."
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