The lottery.

[Hetzer]

Tonight's was a 'piffling' prize of just over £1.5 million. To make matters worse, seven people won it, getting just over £200,000 each.

So the question is, if you won the jackpot and went running with mad excitement to see how much you won...oh, it's only £1.5 mill, WTF...oh well, that'll do...hang on...SEVEN WINNERS?! Just over £200k each? On a JACKPOT???!!!

...would you be pissed off?
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[Jayy]

I would headbutt something hard if I got told there was 7 winners, that's fucking lucky shit that.

[ThoughtContro...]

Only 200K? Well it beats the weekly wage. I'd have to start buying tickets to the thing first tho, but at those odds I CBA.
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"In a world of universal deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act" - George Orwell

[Pete.]

Some sets of numbers are more popularly used (1-31 for instance as people choose birthdays), so would likely prodce more winners. They don't actually provide better odds of getting a jackpot just increase the number it's shared between so if you want a higher payout stay away from those combinations.
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[Poseidon]

200k from a £1 bet is pretty good going in my books! That sort of money would certainly improve my life dramatically. Considering I was giddy as a schoolgirl when I won over 2.5k in the bookies last week on a 31euro bet... 200k is most definitely not to be sniffed at.

Hetz, I'm quite surprised at your flippancy over such a large amount of money. That to me is a symptom of an extremely materialistic way of thinking. "OMG I won the jackpot... what??? it's only 200k??? thats shit... where's my millions???". In a country where even minimum wage jobs are becoming harder and harder to find, I can't see how this sort of view is healthy! And unfortunately it's a trait that's becoming so common nowadays. People think that they deserve everything, just because they want it. What ever happened to being grateful for what you've got?

If you ever win the lotto and you're not happy with the amount, send it my way so you can keep trying for a bigger win!
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[Blue_SV650S]

yes I would be pissed off!

this is one of the benefits of a late 'lucky dip'. I was told that the LD is selected from the remaining numbers only . . . so I get LD when I do the lottery, as the chances of a massively split pot is minimised
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[Silver]

Mixed emotions, most likely. More so, when I went on the 'net and checked what the average jackpot wins were since it began!

[Itchy]

[GhostRider]

A couple of months ago I was waiting for a friend to arrive so that we could head on down to this gig we had tickets for. He was taking the piss getting there so I phoned him up and asked him why it was taking him so long to drag his ass, he said mate I got a good reason just found out I got 5 numbers on the lottery. I asked him how much he'd won and he said he was in the process of finding out.

When he turned up at my house he wasn't looking too happy for someone who'd just got 5 numbers. Turns out he won about £5000, which as we both said was better than a kick in the balls, and it paid off some debts, bills and loans he had, so was a good result at the end of the day, but still, to think that one more number and he would have been a millionaire, you'd imagine the next step down would at least bag you £100k or something.

Rarely play it to be honest though I keep meaning to set it up online, I think the last time I went to do it for the euromillions it sent me through to the government website and started asking all sorts of shit about passport numbers and shit, so I thought fuck this - what the fuck is that all about? I don't get the third degree when I pop in the newsagents??

GhostRider
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[Poseidon]

[scorps]

Id be happy enough with 200k, would buy me a house and sort my debts out
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[Silver]

[pa_broon74]

A freind of mine got four numbers too and they they came out in order, when the fifth ball didn't match he said he was a bit gutted.

I agree though, the difference between five and six numbers is vast and seems unfair. Especially with Euromillions, having £100 million is nice I suppose, but I'd much rather see ten people with £10 million to be honest (and one of them be me.)

The chap who sits next to me won £86k not so long ago, easy to grudge him it since he's a jammy bastard anyway.

On the £200k, I take the view that you started with nothing so anything is a bonus. I'd be miffed for a second but thats all, you can't lose what you never had in the first place.


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[Poseidon]

[Silver]

[Misc]

I'd be pissed off. If i knew the jackpot was £200,000 before the numbers came up, i'd be over the moon but still a little annoyed seeing as every week it's usually millions.

You'd be thinking of buying a place abroad, maybe a few exotic cars, a farm/ranch & sorting out the family only to find you can just about buy a house in the UK in a nice area with your average family car.

And looking at the estate agents now, a £200,000 house isn't anything special.

[pa_broon74]

Would you tell anyone if you won big though?

I know I wouldn't. I'd just lie through my teeth, tell people I got a better job (lets me set my own hours) Consultancy can cover a multitude of activities...

As for begging relatives, they can fuck right off, its not my fault I won the money and having it doesn't all of a sudden make me responsible for them financially. That said, i'd sort my parents out (my brother can piss off) but I'd do at second or third hand through a trust of some sort.

I'd use the same method to help friends and/or organisations as I saw fit.


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[The Shaggy D.A.]

[Misc]

I thought about this also.

Does winning mean that people won't want to upset you, because of who you now 'are' now? I've had friends who i've argued with and not spoken for a year & then met up again. Would this happen after winning or would they bite their lip just because?

And how would you sort out friends if you won the big one? A nice exotic car or maybe a couple of cars, take them on holiday with you several times a year? A house, which they then would need to be able to afford the up keep & buy bits for..

[Kickstart]

[Silver]

[GhostRider]

I have pondered as to whether I would inform anyone. Depends exactly how much it is. If it was £1.5 million, then I'd probably keep it largely schtum, splash a bit of cash here and there and just attribute it to whatever I care to make up at the time.

If it was euromillions style £86 million, then I think I'd give a million each to close friends and family, and still have £76 million to play with, that way, we're all rich, can all quit our jobs, and spend the rest of our lifes doing whatever the hell we want wherever in the world. Even with extravagant purchases, that million should last them a while, but even so, I think you could go on for quite a while topping them up if they do find ways to spunk that much cash before getting to a point where you have to say "sorry dude, I've given you £5 million over the past few years, the chequebooks closed now". They can hardly grumble at that, and if they do, well, fuck 'em.

GhostRider
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[The Artist]

I wouldn't tell anyone. Even if it was euro millions stylee.

I would sort my parents out and then just chillax for a bit, nice house, bikes, cars etc.

Then half of it would go into savings so I earned a shit load of interest which I can live off and the rest would go into business ideas.

I also want to have a high stakes poker game with James Bond.

[pa_broon74]

[curlee1]

And if he were to win big, would you expect any? or even begrudge him for the win?

Just wandering