Bizarre way £108m lottery winner spends £10k a year to entertain his staff
LOTTERY winner Dave Dawes ships £10,000 of carp a year to his estate’s lake so he can spend all day fishing.
Dave pays specialists to bring hundreds of the fish in so the lake is always packed with whoppers to land.
The 59-year-old, who won £108million on EuroMillions in 2011, even calls his ground staff to get them to ditch their duties and join him with a rod.
A pal said: “Dave fishes all day and is so generous he often ropes his staff into joining him. He’s just a brilliant bloke like that.
“You can’t blame someone for pursuing their passion when they’ve won money like that.”
Dave has applied to install new access tracks around the estate to help him reach other ponds.
A neighbour added: “He’s definitely an eccentric figure. I’ve heard he spends all day fishing. It sounds like a dream life.”
Another said: “It’s definitely not a shock that he imports fish. It fits the flashes of his personality I’ve experienced.”
Chelsea fan Dave and wife Angela, 55, have owned the property in Kent since 2017.
It is their main residence but they also own a mansion in Cobham, Surrey, which they have been trying to sell.
That has a giant tiled Chelsea badge in the indoor pool and a Blues-themed bar.
It was on the market for a year for £9million but withdrawn after failing to tempt a buyer