To ask; do you know anyone who knows anyone who....

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Has won a decent amount on the lottery?

By decent amount I'm meaning anything £10k and up

Only wondering as I had a zoom catch up with a friend last night and as we were chatting away I said something along the lines of "If I won the lottery I'd..."
It got us onto the subject of her thinking the whole thing is a conspiracy and nobody actually ever wins. Her theory is that she doesn't know anyone that's ever won more than £50/£60 and she doesn't know anyone who knows anyone who has either (think she was on a six degrees of separation tangent kind of thing) and neither do I so therefore it can't be real I should point out that we had drunk a considerable amount of wine by this point

So, I thought I'd put it to the wonderful wisdom of mumsnet!
Does anyone know anyone who's won big? Or know anyone who knows anyone?

I know someone who won 40k per year for life on a scratchcard and another who won a million. Does that count?

One of my first cousins won half a million on lottery. He bought a house and gave deposit money to his two kids.

A neighbour of mine won over 6 million a couple of years ago

I think the same as you OP. I don't know anyone who has.

I am not in the UK, if that matters, but whenever there is a big announcement of a huge win, its is always someone who is living in poverty, is a widow or has had some hardship. Never just an average Joe Bloggs.

Colleague won 30k on the post code lottery

But don't know of any one else

Yes, I know someone who won around half a million (in a syndicate) and a distant family member (DH’s cousins husbands parents!) who won several million. The ones who won half a million have spent it wisely, bought a nicer house etc and are very happy. The ones who won several million paid off their close family members mortgages, which long story short led to ructions and basically broke down lots of the families relationships irreparably, sadly.
When I heard some of the fallout from it all I couldn’t believe how some people could be so ungrateful and entitled. DH’s cousin and her husband had a horrible breakup as a direct result of it all.

Our neighbour won something like £4 million over a decade ago.

Yes- friend of a friend won well over 1 million. Sadly, he drank it all. Not a good thing to have happened to him as he was already a functioning alcoholic and the win robbed him of his need to be functioning.

Personally if I won I would keep it a secret, so maybe we all know someone and they've done the same!

I know someone who won £2 million. Know them personally, family members know them very well, so not urban myth.

My dads uncle won big, he emigrated to Australia and hasn’t spoken to anyone since!

Worked with someone who won around 6m. She quit immediately but paid for a party for the rest of us staff and paid for the wedding of another colleague who had just got engaged.

The best bit was that it came right after her divorce was granted from her shitty husband who ditched her (and the kids) at Christmas and he wasn’t eligible for a penny

Yes. All over 10 years ago though. An aquaintence''s parents won just over 4 million. A girl I knew, her sister won £60K. A village near us has several people who have won over a million. I'm still waiting for my turn . . . 😁

Not personally, but a former colleague's aunt won as part of a syndicate and gave him a house deposit.

I know someone who won £125,000. He spent the lot very quickly.

Yes, an old bfs previous ex - her parents won £1m on lottery 10+ years ago

My uncle won £17k years and years ago. That’s the only person I know or have heard of. I don’t really bother doing it now

A boy at secondary school's parents won either 40k or 400k (can't remember which), it was very exciting gossip for a week.

My friend won about £30k in a work syndicate about 20 years ago. Paid off her student debt and went towards a deposit on a flat.

A friend won 15k from a This Morning competition.

A couple a little older than me from my village won £250,000 they were delighted because it gave them a chance at private IVF treatment which was successful.

I don't know of any bigger winners though.

Wow I didn't expect so many replies!

I'll have to show my friend this..... and buy a ticket this weekend 😂

@riotlady

Personally if I won I would keep it a secret, so maybe we all know someone and they've done the same!

Maybe! I wonder how many secret millionaires I know? 🧐

@Soundbyte

Worked with someone who won around 6m. She quit immediately but paid for a party for the rest of us staff and paid for the wedding of another colleague who had just got engaged.

The best bit was that it came right after her divorce was granted from her shitty husband who ditched her (and the kids) at Christmas and he wasn’t eligible for a penny

Love this!

Yes mate won about £130,000