• Colin and Chris Weir ploughed money back into the local community after their record Euromillions win (Image: daily record). Adrian and Gillian Bayford, from Suffolk, took home more than £148.
• Colin, 71, and Christine, 62, who took home the jackpot in 2011 had been married for 38 years before being hit by the curse of the lottery. Pals said Partick Thistle fan Colin, 71, began attending.

Biography of Chris and Colin Weir. A plethora of EuroMillions jackpot winners decide to remain anonymous after winning such a huge amount of money and the Weirs certainly debated doing the same, but sharing their financial blessings with others would be hard to accomplish if no one knew where their funding was coming from.

The couple who won Britain's biggest lottery jackpot are 'divorcing amicably' - eight years after scooping £161m.

Colin Weir, 71, and Christine, 62, confirmed in a statement that they have been living apart 'for some time'.

Colin And Chris Weir Lottery Winners

The former TV cameraman and former psychiatric nurse, made The Sunday Times Rich List when they won the EuroMillions in 2011.

The pair from Largs, Ayrshire, have been married for more than 30 years and have two grown-up children.

They set up The Weir Charitable Trust in 2013 and made a donation to a community football club in their local town, and also investied in the Scottish Championship side Partick Thistle FC.

Their cash led to the youth set-up being rebranded the Thistle Weir Youth Academy and a section of their Firhill Stadium being named the Colin Weir Stand.

They also defended making a donation of £1m to the independence campaign ahead of the 2014 referendum, and continued donating to the Scottish National Party (SNP) afterwards.

Colin And Chris Weir From Largs In North Ayrshire

A statement issued to The Scottish Sun said: 'It is with deep regret that Chris and Colin confirm they have been living apart for some time and intend to divorce amicably.

'There will be no further comment.'

Chris Wier

Patrick and Frances Connolly from County Armagh in Northern Ireland won a £115m EuroMillions jackpot on 4 January.

Hereford factory worker Ade Goodchild won a £71m EuroMillions jackpot in March and celebrated with a takeaway pizza.

He said: 'I'm not one of these winners who is going to say this win won't change me.

'It bloody well will, or at least I'll give it a damn good go! There'll be no more shift work for me.'

This message is for Colin & Chris Weir.

I know the people at the lottery and your own friends will have tried their hardest to ensure that you dont help anyone that approaches you for help and Im sure I will fall into that category – thats even if you do see this.

As with all the other messages you have received asking for help, Im in desperate straights. Infact, I used the last of what little cash i did have left to give to you in the way of a couple of lines on the Euro!

I know full well that all the advice you will have had will be to let people like me rot but I want you to know one thing – If the roles were reversed and I saw this message from you – I would help you in a heartbeat and without hesitation. I am not going to bore you with all the reasons why I need help and the associated ‘hard luck’ stories. I am sure by now you will have read hundreds, maybe even thousands of similar stories. I am simply going to say that just one days interest for you would sort things out for me and make such a massive difference to my life and those people that rely on me.

So, I have nothing to offer you except gratitude and GENUINE friendship. I am another ship in the night that didnt get the numbers right. You have the power to correct my course and I would be forever in your debt if you would ignore all the “Let them rot” advice people will be giving you and show me just a little compassion.

If the person reading this is a friend of Colin or Chris then of course I would be grateful if you could pass it on to them.

Im at the end of the road and I need a break. Its an amount you wouldnt even miss but would save me.

My email address is terry1312@yahoo.co.uk

Obviously if you make contact I will give you all the further info you need. I know I will probably get many emails mocking me as this blog goes live, but Im in desperate straights so needs must.

Colin & Chris – If you do get to read this, thanks for reading and please help.