Les Scadding
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(m. 1982 / 1983; div. 2000)
Samantha Peachey
(m. 20??; div. 2013)
Les Scadding | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1955 or 1956 (age 69–70) Bristol, England |
| Known for | UK£45.5 million lottery win in 2009 |
| Television | The Welsh Millionaires Club |
| Spouse(s) | Rose-Marie (m. 1982 / 1983; div. 2000) Samantha Peachey (m. 20??; div. 2013) |
| Children | 3 |
Les Scadding (born 1955 / 1956) is an English former mechanic who acquired media attention as the winner of UK£45.5 million (equivalent to £66.5 million in 2024) on the EuroMillions lottery in 2009. Following his win, he invested a portion of the money in becoming the major shareholder of Newport County A.F.C. and acted as the club's chairman between 2012 and 2015.
Born in Bristol, Scadding married his first wife, Rose-Marie, in 1982 / 1983; they were married for 27 years, and had two daughters and a son together, before divorcing in 2000.[1] At the time of his lottery win, the then-53-year-old Scadding had for some time been resident in Newport, Wales, where he lived with his second wife, 38-year-old Samantha Peachey-Scadding.[2] Scadding had been unemployed for a year before buying the winning ticket,[2] and had overcome testicular cancer some years earlier.[3]
In June 2009, Scadding and his wife won UK£45.5 million (equivalent to £66.5 million in 2024) through the lottery EuroMillions. At that time, it was the largest single lottery win in the United Kingdom, exceeding a 2007 win of £35 million (equivalent to £57 million in 2024), by a person in Scotland.[2] Scadding gave each of his three children an undisclosed seven-figure sum, but did not share any with their mother.[1][4][5] Scadding and his second wife separated in 2013.[3]