Winning a million-dollar lottery jackpot is a life-changing event, unless you're Robert Stuart. Stuart, a 65-year-old tractor-driver from Kennebunkport, Maine, won a $100,000 prize from a scratch-off ticket he bought in early September. That win might have been more thrilling, but he had already won a $1 million jackpot from another Maine Lottery scratch-off ticket in May. You would think that winning $1.1 million in a matter of five months would lead to some major splurges, but Stuart tells The Boston Globe that not much has changed for him despite his seven-figure winnings. "Ain't nothing really different," says Stuart, who still lives in the same "aging trailer" in Kennebunkport, according to The Boston Globe. "I do the same thing over and over."

A publicity photo from the Maine Lottery announcing Robert Stuart's million-dollar prize in May 2019. Source: Maine Lottery

Stuart even continues to work 11-hour shifts at a local concrete contractor, where he drives a front-end loader tractor. In fact, Stuart tells the Globe that he waited a week to hand in his million-dollar winning ticket in May — not because he wanted some time to process the win, but because that was the earliest his work schedule would allow, to give him enough time off to drive 1.5 hours to the Maine Lottery headquarters in Augusta, Maine. Stuart also declined to hire any lawyers or accountants to help him manage his newfound wealth — which many experts recommend doing — opting instead to consult his bank's free financial adviser. "Why should I pay those guys?" Stuart says. One improvement Stuart did make to his trailer after winning the lottery was to replace the home's windows, though he tells the Globe that he got a good deal on the windows through a friend of his son. Otherwise, Stuart's primary splurge is occasionally ordering a lobster roll — instead of his usual cheaper option, a burger or hot dog — at Arundel Market, the local deli where he stops for dinner most nights after work. "It's only $10.99 with fries," Stuart says of the lobster roll. "Pretty big, too."