Monday, November 30, 2015

£13.5m Lottery winner refuse to spend his cash 'still lives in his council house and calls bingo at the community centre' after refusing to let his win change him

Celebration: Great-grandfather Peter Congdon pictured celebrating after winning the £13.5million jackpotMr Congdon
A great-grandfather who scooped £13.5million on the lottery still lives in his council house that has been his home for nearly 30 years. Peter Congdon, from Truro, Cornwall, scooped the prize in May and said at the time that he planned to celebrate with a trip to Butlin's - where his family has been going for the past 40 years. the 67-year-old is still living modestly despite his vast fortune. He calls bingo numbers at a community centre and has continued his work as a local councillor, it is understood.


Modest: Mr Congdon is understood to still live in the council house which has been his home for 28 years

A source close to Mr Congdon told the Sun:

 'He doesn't want to move as he loves where he lives and knows the neighbours. He wants to spend the money on other people.'
The former funeral director is believed to have splashed out on a £900,000 farmhouse for one of his three children, and has bought cars for a number of relatives.

Mr Congdon has also established a treatment centre for multiple sclerosis. He was a full-time carer for his wife Rosemary, who suffered from the disease, for 30 years, until she died six years ago.
Family: Pictured from left, granddaughter Ashleigh Parsons, Dan Dawes, daughter Sharon Parsons, granddaughter Lisa Venton, son Anthony Congdon, Peter Congdon, daughter Helen Venton, granddaughter Megan Venton, son in law Mike Venton and granddaughter Katie Venton

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