The Briton hit the jackpot and did not let the rock festival break

Many lottery winners, having received a win, begin to go crazy with luck, waste money, rapidly degrade… But the Englishman Adrian Bayford, who hit the jackpot of 148 million pounds, did well for himself and people — he saved a local music festival in Cambridge.

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Spouses from Britain Adrian and Gillian Bayford in 2012 hit the jackpot of the pan-European lottery EuroMillions and became owners of 148 million pounds (190 million euros). Before receiving their fabulous winnings, the Bayfords lived with two young children in Haverhill, Suffolk. Adrian worked as a postman, and his wife Gillian was a nurse.

After receiving the money, the family purchased a Georgian mansion in East Anglia. The main house has seven bedrooms, four marble bathrooms, and four living rooms. The estate also has a three-bedroom farmhouse, four cottages and outbuildings. The estate is located on a plot of more than 100 acres (40.5 hectares), where forests and agricultural land are spread out. All this beauty cost the Bayford family 6 million pounds.

As usual, such dramatic changes in the financial condition of the family did not benefit. The lucky Bayfords did not remain the standard of a happy and strong couple for long: 15 months after receiving the winnings, the spouses split up. It turned out that his wife had an affair with a gardener who was hired to look after the mansion. Adrian also did not remain in debt — he found himself a young mistress, who eventually left him safely, and even robbed him.

Whatever it was, 46-year-old Adrian recovered from the shocks and decided to bring good and bright things into the world. The other day he found out that his favorite local Cambridge Rock Festival is closing, as he was denied the lease of the venue. Then the hospitable Adrian offered the organizers to hold the festival on his vast grounds from now on and forever. And at the same time completely free!

I must say that the newly-born multimillionaire is very partial to music. The former postman bought himself a Black Barn Records record store and musical souvenirs in Cambridge.

The Cambridge Rock Festival is taking place right now, this weekend. The multimillionaire himself appeared in the crowd of fans, and told reporters the following: "I want people to have fun. I feel really happy when people are having fun around."

The Cambridge Music Festival is not a particularly large—scale event. This year, about 1,000 tickets were sold for it, and about 80 bands were announced on the list of speakers, including Eddie and the Hotrods (pictured), FM and Tygers of Pan Tang. But the fact that there are people who are ready to invest in saving rock music is really pleasing.