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Michael Carroll | |
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| Born | 29 March 1983 Swaffham, England |
| Occupation | Refuse collector |
| Known for | Winning the lottery and squandering his prize winnings |
Michael Carroll (born 29 March 1983) is an English man who won the UK National Lottery in 2002.
A former refuse collector, Carroll won £9,736,131 in the National Lottery in November 2002, at the age of 19. He enjoyed celebrity status for a time in the British tabloid media as the "Lotto lout" and the self-proclaimed "King of Chavs".[1]
- ^ Laville, Sandra (29 June 2005). "King of the Chavs – the neighbour from hell or a polite and popular charity worker?". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 November 2023.