Someone in the UK has won £170 million on the Euro

[FoodWoes]

Wow. Can you imagine waking up to that?

Someone life has changed forever.

And here`s me thinking there was only one winner.

I wonder if it was that poster who was going on about blowing their life savings on lottery tickets?
I was hoping to win and I would have bought a nice house in the countryside with plenty of room for my future dogs, helped out the family and friends and give quite a lot of favourite charities.

We did a syndicate at work once and a girl read out our millionaire code rather than the one that was actually called and for a good 10 minutes, we thought we had £1million between 5 of us

I would've won, but I didn't buy a ticket.

I was thinking how if I won I would have to inform DWP for universal credit..

'Hello. I'd like to report a change in circumstances. An increase in capital.'

'How much capital?'

'£170million....'

Wasn’t me so good luck to whoever it is. Use it wisely!

Well it wasn't bloody me as their stupid website crashed the hour before cut off.

I dreamt I'd won 16 grand the other day and was gutted when I woke up
Someone must be feeling like they're having an out of body experience today, I hope the money brings them happiness and opportunities to use wisely!

Would you really set up charities? DH always says this and it's the last thing I would do. We argue about it sometimes when we spend the 170 million in our heads.

I would. I would set up and run an animal rescue so I had something to actually DO.

I would probably donate to charities mostly but I would definitely set up a few.

I would also Foster as many kids as I could provide a happy home for.

It wasn't me as I didn't buy a ticket but my next dooor neighbour had a new washing machine delivered this morning so he may have blown some of the winnings (it was from John Lewis!).

I was so gutted it wasn’t me. I had already mentally spent most of it

Would have been CARNAGE

One thing that would concern me hugely if I suddenly became fabulously wealthy is personal security. Keeping secret a fortune of 100-odd million quid would be virtually impossible, making one an attractive target for robbery, burglary, abduction, fraud and so on. I hope advice on personal security is available to those who find themselves in such a position.

It could still be me, haven’t checked my ticket yes.

@RainyG
I was thinking how if I won I would have to inform DWP for universal credit..

'Hello. I'd like to report a change in circumstances. An increase in capital.'

How much capital?'

'£170million....'

"You're fit to work. Find a job or you'll be sanctioned".

@Whatsnewpussyhat
Well it wasn't bloody me as their stupid website crashed the hour before cut off.

If you can, download the app on your phone. The website crashed for me too and I kept refreshing but it just kept saying the site was busy. I logged on via the app with ten minutes to go and got my tickets (for all the good it did)

Imagine if it was a MNer. It wasn’t this one though 🤦‍♀️ I’d really thought about my numbers too but yet again the machine picked the wrong ones. One day, a distant relative (great, great, great etc grandchild might win with those numbers) just a shame I will have popped my clogs by then!

They do give you advice @WildRosie My friend used to work for the National Lottery, she said it was a great job!

I'd already mentally spent it too. First thing would be sticking two fingers up at work. I'd have to do something though, I am a worker bee, so like others, maybe I would set up some sort of charity.

I'd help out some friends and family too - surprisingly probably not the ones that are neccessarily 'closest' but the ones that have been there for me when I've needed them, the ones I know would never ask for anything and the ones I know who would give me their last £1 if I needed it.

Thankyou tisonly. That's good to know.

I'd be bereft of enough imagination to know how to spend it wisely.

Now, a random £17k, that's going on a separate en suite room with a tiled floor to keep foster kittens in (eyes whiffy shredded carpet in current bedroom) and occasionally allow family to stay over.

£170k would sort out my woefully small pension fund.

But even £170million wouldn't be likely to sort DS's problems, so meh.

We got £11...

I’ve already called the travel agent and financial advisor, obvs.

Night in with a rented movie and wine, SinkGirl?

Does anyone ever look at the winning numbers and just think they look so easy to just pick. Why didn't I just pick THOSE ones 😂

Don't know if the win has been claimed yet, assuming not for the purpose of this post ....

If it's not claimed within 6 months, would they get in touch with all the "1 level down" winners and divvy the £170m out between them?

Dh and I were because we really thought we'd won, and then were discussing how it would be ok if it was some random person from, I dunno, Milton Keynes, but imagine if it was someone you knew . Imagine it was a close-ish relative and you had to be pleased for them as they graciously invited you once a year to their new mansion, roared past in their new Range Rover and paraded their dcs off to a poncey school. It would stick in one's craw.

Some years ago the boss of someone I knew won big time. He was already earning over £200K a year so the employees had to struggle to look pleased for him.

Regarding security (something I have thought about too!) I believe that you only get the full menu of assistance if you go for publicity. If you opt to remain anonymous then you're on your own. Difficult choice!

Suffering from insomnia, so was reading my email at 3am. There was one from the National Lottery telling me I'd won a prize!

I was unable to log onto the bloody app - kept telling me it was busy. Finally when I woke up at 5.30am after dozing, I discovered that I'd won £2.90. Well that's the next Euromillions ticket bought!