In third place on the rich list are Colin and Chris Weir, who earned £161 million in 2011. They bought a mansion with their earnings, but kept some for smaller luxuries, such as a checkered sports jacket similar to the one worn by Scotsport legend Arthur Montford, a tractor and a computer. Colin also invested his cash in the likes of Irn-Bru and Greggs. The 71-year-old died in December 2019 after a “short illness” but saved enough money to throw friends a lobster feast when it came to his funeral. Mr Weir was known for his support of the SNP and his love of Partick Thistle Football Club. He secured a majority stake in the Glasgow club in a seven-figure deal – and promised to give 55 per cent to a supporters group. He also helped the Jags establish the Thistle Weir Youth Academy and a section of the club’s Firhill Stadium was named the Colin Weir Stand in his honour. Colin and Chris Weir earned £161m in 2011 and spent their winnings on a range of homes A former STV cameraman, he also made a donation to a community football club in Largs after setting up the Weir Charitable Trust in 2013 with his wife. The couple ended up buying several houses, including for their son Jamie, who worked in a call center, and their daughter Carly, who studied photography. They also bought houses for their close friends. Shortly after the life-changing windfall, they moved from their own three-bedroom home to Knock House – a manor house set in 23 acres of gardens and woodland in the hills above Largs, with a cinema, swimming pool and stables. Adrian and Gillian Bayford from Suffolk are in the running for fourth place after winning £148.6 million in 2012 when they bought a Lucky Dip in a convenience store. The couple used their earnings to buy a Grade-II listed estate in Cambridgeshire, complete with a cinema and billiards room. But within a year their marriage ended and Gillian returned to Scotland with her half share of the profits, where she set up a property company. Adrian and Gillian Bayford used their winnings to buy a Grade-II listed estate in Cambridgeshire, complete with cinema and billiards room She has since remarried and had her third child with her second husband. Bayford remained at the Grade 2 listed property, but later put it up for sale and moved north to be closer to his children. In fifth are former social worker Frances and teacher Patrick Connolly, from County Armagh, Northern Ireland, who took home a life-changing £114 million. Mrs Connolly, 55, has already given away £60million to charity, as well as sharing her winnings with friends and family, saying she is addicted to helping others. She has already smashed the charity budget she agreed for this year with her husband Paddy – and has given away everything they would have donated until 2032. She said helping others, whether with money or volunteering her time, lifted people’s spirits during the lockdown. The lottery winner has set up two charities, one named after her mother Kathleen Graham in their native Northern Ireland and the PFC Trust in Hartlepool, where the couple have lived for 30 years. Frances and Patrick Connolly have already given away £60 million of their earnings to charity The couple, who have three daughters – Catrina and twins Fiona and Natalie – are not extravagant with their wealth and Mrs Connolly does not want to buy a yacht. Their biggest expense since winning was a six-bedroom house in County Durham with seven acres of land, while Mr Connolly drives a second-hand Aston Martin, but Mrs Connolly scoffed at the idea of ​​spending £13,000 on a console table. In February, a Superdraw winner won £109 million, becoming the tenth highest winner in UK history. In total, 100 people won £1 million in January’s draw, including 24 in the UK.