Woman who won lottery at 16 gives life update after heartbreaking story of win 20 years ago

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By Asiya Ali

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A woman who made history as the UK's youngest lottery winner has shared a life update.

Back in 2003, Callie Rogers scooped the jackpot at just the age of 16, winning a staggering $2.4 million.


At the time, Rogers was earning 4 dollars an hour as a checkout girl at a supermarket and was living with her foster parents in Cockermouth, Cumbria, so her lucky win was life-changing.

In the ten years that followed the winner's victory, she bought homes for herself and several family members, cosmetic surgery, and fancy cars. She even bought vehicles for her boyfriends, many of whom didn't stick around long after the first test drive.

The lotto winner - who declared herself bankrupt two years ago - also confessed that she splurged $322K on her substance abuse, and lost thousands by giving loans to family and friends.

The national lotteryRogers became a millionaire at the age of 16. Credit: Shank_ali / Getty

It seems like Rogers, now aged 37, has got her life back on track after a turbulent two decades, and has shared an update to her followers on social media.

According to The Sun, she announced that she was expecting her fifth child in a Facebook post shared in June.

She shared a picture of the 4D scan with the caption: "What a magical experience. Getting to share seeing the baby in 4D with my beautiful little girl, niece, mam, and sister today meant the world. We love you so much."

The publication reported that she gave birth in August and named her baby Navie-Nicola. She shared the happy news in a post with the caption: “The Best five Weeks Of Life Loving You Our Little Bean," and another: “Mammys precious girl”.

In addition to this, she is reportedly in a relationship with a new man, 35-year-old Lee Matthews.


The mom-of-four has opened up about her regret at not saving some of the huge sums as it would've helped her support 12-year-old son Blake, who has cerebral palsy.

She has also admitted that she was not “equipped” to win millions as a teenager, saying in a previous interview: “I was buying houses when I didn’t have the first idea about the responsibilities involved," cited by The Sun.

"I didn’t know how to pay a bill because I’d never had to. I didn’t know what council tax was,” she added.

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