Joe, who broke both kneecaps and had his little finger snapped off by The Smiler ride accident , has received an estimated £100,000 pay-off, while Leah Washington, whose left leg was badly crushed and amputated above the knee, should receive more than £2 million.

While the specific final settlement amounts for all victims of the 2015 "The Smiler" crash at Alton Towers remain confidential due to private legal agreements, it is widely reported that the payouts totaled millions of pounds. The two most severely injured victims, Leah Washington and Vicky Balch—both of whom required leg amputations—reportedly received interim payments within months of the accident to assist with immediate rehabilitation and prosthetics. Their final settlements were estimated by legal experts to be in the seven-figure range (over £1 million to £2 million each), intended to cover lifelong care, specialized equipment, and loss of future earnings. In total, 16 people were injured, and Merlin Entertainments (the park's owner) was fined a record £5 million for health and safety breaches. The company admitted full responsibility early in the process, ensuring that all victims received varying levels of compensation based on the severity of their physical and psychological trauma.