Would you actually want to win the lottery

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I'm talking the big big amounts like the 200 million like on the euro millions i always thought i would, no money worries, nice house, quit my job etc etc but now im getting older (late 30s) i honestly don't think i would. I'd love enough to pay of mortgage, a new car and some nice holidays and some home renovations. But to actually win 200 million i honestly think I'd be miserable as it would change everything and I'm just happy where I'm at. I wouldn't want to be unemployed, not being able to trust who your real friends are, security issues, moving home etc I just don't think it sounds that great in reality.

Hell yes I would! It would be weird though as I wouldn't want anyone to know if I'd won a lot but I'd still want to help people out and share the money, as well as move house but nothing too luxurious. I'd tell people I'd had a win but not how much or when exactly. I don't enjoy shopping so would probably be ok.

Yes please

This is the sort of thing I mean. I feel like i would lose everyone and everything and it's just not worth it.

If you don't want to win 200+million, well you won't if you don't buy a ticket!

I don't play, but I always hope with the big jackpots that a few people win it jointly , making the win a bit more manageable.

I would love to win that amount. After doing all the obvious like having a holiday, buying a house and paying off any debts,I'd see all my family were alright. Then I'd give a lot of it to animal charities. I've been used to living carefully with regards to money for so many years now,I would find it very difficult to break that habit and go totally mad. I would love the security it would give me,never having to lie awake at night stressing about the water bill/rent/ council tax.

Yes I would because although not all of my problems can be solved with money, about 90% of them could, and make it easier to deal with the other 10%.

Things are not great at the moment. No I don’t need as much £200m to deal with that, in fact any little would help, but I wouldn’t turn my nose up at it.

If I won £200 million, I’d give my boss around £70 million to get a new manufacturing facility. ( this may be a bit too outing for my comfort zone!).
I have already promised this to him if I ever won big on the lottery!

I’m really not sure how realistic telling no one is. If you give up work, move house, buy a new car - even if nothing particularly lavish - people would soon put 2 and 2 together

Heck yes. But it would be really complicated and stressful trying to use it and give it away without attracting attention.

So intrigued - is it that you adore your boss, or that you really believe in the product you make?

If I won £200 million, I’d not change my work environment for at least a few months, why would you?
Money is not the only thing to bring you happiness, my friends at work do provide a stable friends base, at that is more valuable to me than any lottery win!

Hell yes! Don't tell anyone though. Give a load of it away ... maybe to Rachel from Accounts. Buy an island or something. Live the dream.

No way, not that much, am Irish and always think of how the Irish euromillions winner was dragged through the media, they tore her to shreds plus she had begging letters and callers and had to get security.

Any amount of money up to a few million and I’d find use for it though;)

Because I’m 52, I’ve done enough years of it, and plus I’m in quite a new job so not got lots of relationships there yet.

I would LOVE to win that much. I’d sort out all my large family, then I’d set up a charitable foundation and I’d spend my time working on that, giving to lots to
other causes. I would retain a relatively normal life for myself just in a lovely house with financial security and great holidays and never having to work for someone else again.

I would really really enjoy helping others. Giving money to charity, buying a house for my children. I wouldn’t splash out money on myself. I would be sensible with it . Also keep it as anonymous as possible outwith my immediate family.

No, I wouldn't. I like the sense of purpose I get from having a job and the feeling that I have worked for my money. I think it would affect friendships and relationships. I wouldn't mind a few hundred thousand to save for retirement, but definitely not millions.

I think a couple of million,might cause more issues, enough to sort yourself out but also to piss other people off.

If I Wong 200 million I’d be very happy very rich. I’d put money into restoring a local lido as a community project, set up a local arts cinema, give money to animal charities…

and go on a lot of holidays.

Yes

I would chunk it up into pots and really think about what to do with them.
So with 200 million, the first million would sort out immediate issues and I’d probably set up a trust for the family with ten million. Then pause and think about it…. The interest earned while I’m paused would justify a little procrastination!

@Mum2jenny I’ve promised the man in the shop if I win big I donate to the church toilet fund - I’d have to buy gold glittery toilet seats if its 200 million!

In reality I would love to win, but id claim inheritance. I’d book myself into some private hospital and work out why im in horrendous pain. Full body MOT.

Then I’d set about sorting out kids uni/ house/ trust fund.

Work out a diminishing balance put aside a safety net. Offload the remainder to charity.

No! DH and I often have this conversation when he buys a euromillions ticket. While he’d like to quit work, buy a bigger house/car etc.. all the trappings, I’m a lot more modest and enjoy working. I think it would be very stressful to win large amounts of money - although I’d settle for one million!

(I also work for a charity and know how hard they are to run.)

Set my kids up for life.
Quit work earlier than current plan.
Travel the world in luxury instead of current basic plan.
Donate to good causes.
Not only pay off mortgage but move to a dream house instead of suburban semi.
Maybe run a small business for fun, wouldn't have to turn a profit, so if made anything, it could go to charity too.

If I put mind to it, I am confident I could be very happy with a large lottery win.

I'd love to win £200 million if no one found out and I didn't have to live the rest of my life in fear of being kidnapped. You could do so much with that money. I'd quite like to set up a dementia village, like one in France I saw a documentary about. It looked like a lovely place to live and apparently whilst they're expensive to set up, the running costs are about the same as for a residential care home.

I'd also like to eradicate a horrible disease, such as Noma.

Finally, it would be nice to create a fun attraction (or two) for my home town. We get a lot of traffic going past us on the way to Cornwall, but few tourists have a reason to stop off here and spend money.

Fuck yes. Why wouldn't you? Other than for virtue signaling reasons. You only get one life 200mil? Yes fucking please!