Lotto winner, 42, treats himself to a second-hand car after scooping £105m EuroMillions jackpot as he brands flashy motors a ‘waste of money’
- Steve Thomson from Selsey says that the win has brought stress into his life
- He’s gone back to work part-time because he says that it makes him feel normal
- Builder says that the jackpot win has even left him struggling to get to sleep
A Lotto winner, 42, has treated himself to a second-hand car after scooping a £105million jackpot.
EuroMillions winner Steve Thomson says flashy motors are a ‘waste of money’ and is continuing to work because if makes him ‘feel normal’.
The builder and his wife, 41-year-old Lenka, have only bought a pre-owned car since they won last month.
Steve Thomson 42, and his shop-assistant wife Lenka, 41, from Selsey in West Sussex, became the ninth-biggest winner in the history of the National Lottery last month
Mr Thomson told Mirror Online that the jackpot set him on an ’emotional rollercoaster’ he described as ‘very stressful’ and leaving him struggling to sleep. He said that going back to work part-time was his way of coping with the situation.
‘I feel normal and that’s how I want to stay,’ he said. ‘I’m trying to finish some jobs before Christmas.
‘I won’t be able to finish all of them, but I’m doing what I can between meetings.’
Lenka, who has three children with Steven, has already quit her job at a convenience store near their home in Selsey, West Sussex.
But Steve said he’ll finish the work he’s started because he can’t go back on his word.
He admitted that the newfound wealth still hasn’t sunk in, but that the family will be moving from their three-bedroom house so that their children can each had bedrooms of their own.
Mr Thomson, who has been playing the lottery regularly for 25 years, promised to help the local community and told customers: ‘Don’t worry, I’ll hold to it and get all my jobs done!’
Before they move out of the £120,000 property, Steve says that Christmas is the main priority.
He says he’ll only be able to enjoy the cash when he knows that his family, friends and community are happy.