Michael Carroll (lottery winner)
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 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".