i would remain anonymous, would tell my girlfriend, my parents, a few of friends who i can trust and thats it, would donate a few million to charity, split the rest between , my parents and girlfriend and myself
I wish I'd entered now but I Know if wouldnt ofwon. If I won I would build an entire replica of the castle from Beauty and the beast and get a tv series to make a documentary about me
i would remain anonymous, would tell my girlfriend, my parents, a few of friends who i can trust and thats it, would donate a few million to charity, split the rest between , my parents and girlfriend and myself
It just never works. Everyone wants to remain anonymous but there are reasons why they advise you to go public. Because they are going to know anyway.
An Australian lottery syndicate managed to rig the Australian lottery once. The jackpot was $20m and they worked out that a $5m spend would cover every possible combination, which they duly did and won the jackpot, netting a profit of I think $15m (I could be wrong on the numbers).
You could probably do that with Euromillions when it's really high.
Assuming it was $1 a ticket, is there even enough time available to physically purchase 5million tickets, either in person and/or online?
Doing the same with the Euromillions would not be possible as there are 116,531,800 combinations, so at £2 a ticket you'd invest £233M to win a slice of £80M.
So with that knowledge count me out of your syndicate
I agree. That's way too much for most people to handle.
4 or 5 million is a lot of money. It would be better if the money was spread around more. You could have 16 winners instead of 1 and more people would have their lives changed in a positve way.
I wouldn't go public though it would be rather hard to keep a low profile. £80m is way too much and a ludicrous amount but i'd dish out a fair slice to family, get rid of my house, then look for Hotel suites....one in UK and one in South of France or somewhere similar. I certainly would not buy a property. That's the first mistake every lottery winner makes.
But I need not worry anyway as I don't do the Lottery!
That would be the first thing I'd do:o So, just in case I do win why would it be a mistake?:)
If like me you believe that we have a moral duty to care for each other then 80 million is a truly obscene amount of money for one person to have (and there are people in this world with a lot more), if however you don't give a crap that there are people starving in this world then greed is a thing to indulge, sadly the latter seems to be the way humanity is going by and large.
An Australian lottery syndicate managed to rig the Australian lottery once. The jackpot was $20m and they worked out that a $5m spend would cover every possible combination, which they duly did and won the jackpot, netting a profit of I think $15m (I could be wrong on the numbers).
You could probably do that with Euromillions when it's really high.
How long did it take them to buy all the tickets?! :eek:
If I won big I'd look forward to getting lots of sleep. No more lying awake at night worrying about bills or the future.
I don't have a ticket for this draw, but if I did win that kind of amount, something that would appeal to me is sponsoring a medical research student or two for a few years.
Don't know how practical that would be but I probably will never need to follow it through.
An Australian lottery syndicate managed to rig the Australian lottery once. The jackpot was $20m and they worked out that a $5m spend would cover every possible combination, which they duly did and won the jackpot, netting a profit of I think $15m (I could be wrong on the numbers).
Would be a bit galling if they ended up sharing the prize with four or more other winners and ended up making a loss.
I would go public, because me and my husband have lots of family who have treated us really really badly in the past. I would LOVE to rub it in their faces (I know that makes me petty, I don't care, you have no idea what these people have done to us).
Spend wise, go travelling for as long as possible, hire a nanny/teacher to come with us so I don't get sent to prison for taking my kids out of school. Then decide where to live and buy a house and settle down.
Give money to the people in my life who it deserve it and donate a chunk to good causes (things like, prostetic limbs to kids who have lost them through injury/illness, pay for people to go to USA etc... for treatment for illnesses not treated in the UK). I wouldn't donate to "big" charities, I would make a massive difference to smaller ones
If like me you believe that we have a moral duty to care for each other then 80 million is a truly obscene amount of money for one person to have (and there are people in this world with a lot more), if however you don't give a crap that there are people starving in this world then greed is a thing to indulge, sadly the latter seems to be the way humanity is going by and large.
Only if you intend to keep it all for yourself. I'd take great delight in giving most of it away to family, friends and charities.
I've bought two lines so fingers crossed! I rarely do the lottery but I always buy a ticket when it's a big Euromillions jackpot.
It'd be amazing to never worry about money again. I'd pay off our credit cards, buy a house, and give money to our closest family and friends. I'd also donate a large amount to the neonatal unit at our local hospital, a place close to my heart, as well as to the charity Bliss.
I wouldn't go public. No-one round here would care if we moved and we can count our close friends and relatives on one hand so there'd be no need for a big reveal to the media.
When I win I'll track down (but not in a creepy way) people who've helped me in the past and who I''ve lost contact with and given them a big dollop of cash along with such things as a soup makers, a bag of muffins, that board game where you have to fit tiny objects in their right slots before the things springs up and unslots them, a packet of playing cards, the complete set of Babylon 5 on BlueRay, a handmade tiedye t-shirt and a lifetime pet insurance pack - with the assurance that they don't let on who gave them the stuff and they don't track me down.
Assuming it was $1 a ticket, is there even enough time available to physically purchase 5million tickets, either in person and/or online?
Doing the same with the Euromillions would not be possible as there are 116,531,800 combinations, so at £2 a ticket you'd invest £233M to win a slice of £80M.
So with that knowledge count me out of your syndicate
Would be a bit galling if they ended up sharing the prize with four or more other winners and ended up making a loss.
Here's the original story. My mistake, it was the Virginia state lottery that was rigged by an Australian syndicate, not the Australian lottery, and the jackpot, which they won, was $27m. They bought 5 million of 7 million possible combinations, and were the only jackpot winner.
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It's next week, so you still have time.
It just never works. Everyone wants to remain anonymous but there are reasons why they advise you to go public. Because they are going to know anyway.
Assuming it was $1 a ticket, is there even enough time available to physically purchase 5million tickets, either in person and/or online?
Doing the same with the Euromillions would not be possible as there are 116,531,800 combinations, so at £2 a ticket you'd invest £233M to win a slice of £80M.
So with that knowledge count me out of your syndicate
I agree. That's way too much for most people to handle.
4 or 5 million is a lot of money. It would be better if the money was spread around more. You could have 16 winners instead of 1 and more people would have their lives changed in a positve way.
That would be the first thing I'd do:o So, just in case I do win why would it be a mistake?:)
If like me you believe that we have a moral duty to care for each other then 80 million is a truly obscene amount of money for one person to have (and there are people in this world with a lot more), if however you don't give a crap that there are people starving in this world then greed is a thing to indulge, sadly the latter seems to be the way humanity is going by and large.
How long did it take them to buy all the tickets?! :eek:
If I won big I'd look forward to getting lots of sleep. No more lying awake at night worrying about bills or the future.
Don't know how practical that would be but I probably will never need to follow it through.
Would be a bit galling if they ended up sharing the prize with four or more other winners and ended up making a loss.
apropos of which, I saw a £10 scratchcard today. I was amazed. I thought they were £1 and maybe £2 occasionally.
I wouldnt go public. Would just keep the news between friends and family
Would certainly emigrate to a country where the sun always shines. Perhaps OZ
Spend wise, go travelling for as long as possible, hire a nanny/teacher to come with us so I don't get sent to prison for taking my kids out of school. Then decide where to live and buy a house and settle down.
Give money to the people in my life who it deserve it and donate a chunk to good causes (things like, prostetic limbs to kids who have lost them through injury/illness, pay for people to go to USA etc... for treatment for illnesses not treated in the UK). I wouldn't donate to "big" charities, I would make a massive difference to smaller ones
Only if you intend to keep it all for yourself. I'd take great delight in giving most of it away to family, friends and charities.
It'd be amazing to never worry about money again. I'd pay off our credit cards, buy a house, and give money to our closest family and friends. I'd also donate a large amount to the neonatal unit at our local hospital, a place close to my heart, as well as to the charity Bliss.
I wouldn't go public. No-one round here would care if we moved and we can count our close friends and relatives on one hand so there'd be no need for a big reveal to the media.
When I win I'll track down (but not in a creepy way) people who've helped me in the past and who I''ve lost contact with and given them a big dollop of cash along with such things as a soup makers, a bag of muffins, that board game where you have to fit tiny objects in their right slots before the things springs up and unslots them, a packet of playing cards, the complete set of Babylon 5 on BlueRay, a handmade tiedye t-shirt and a lifetime pet insurance pack - with the assurance that they don't let on who gave them the stuff and they don't track me down.
Here's the original story. My mistake, it was the Virginia state lottery that was rigged by an Australian syndicate, not the Australian lottery, and the jackpot, which they won, was $27m. They bought 5 million of 7 million possible combinations, and were the only jackpot winner.
And in the end, they paid out, but not before they had changed the rules to ban block ticket sales.