Lottery winner carries on as normal, 16 years after £12m jackpot While many would have quit their job and moved into a mansion, he is still working as a furniture restorer and sharing a terraced home with his elderly parents, Roy, 76, and Jean, 74. While some might have made the kind of shrewd investments that could have doubled their winnings, Mr Ashcroft acquired a property portfolio worth less than £250,000, according to records at Companies House. Personalised number plates for his father's van and a Ferrari, which he gave to a relative, are perhaps the only real luxuries he has permitted himself to spend on. His mother says he has "not gone anywhere" and it is unclear whether he has formed a romantic relationship since his win, having said he was single when he pocketed his millions. When Mr Ashcroft won his jackpot in 1997, he said: "I am an ordinary, quiet introvert. This may change me. I hope not. It appears he had nothing to worry about. Passers-by still see him tidying up outside his workshop in a suburban garage near his home, dressed jeans and checked shirt. His neighbour told the Daily Mail: "Most people would have used a fortune like that to fulfil all their dreams, but evidently David's perfectly happy as he is."