EUROMILLIONS £172 million pound draw tonight

[WomensHours]

What would you do if you won? Would you go public or would you remain anonymous? How would you tell people or would just keep it a secret? How would you stop your lives from being ruined from it?

Split it between my DM, DF, 2 siblings and me.

175/5 = £35m for me which is more than enough

I'd put £10m in trusts for DD and any other future children

I'd give 250K each to my friends and cousins. Total £2m.

I'd also clear DH best friends debts and pay for him to go to privatley to somewhere like the priory so he can get the help he's ready to accept but can't get due to waiting lists in our trusts.

I'd but a decent size cottage on the outskirts of the city with a good bit of land round it. I wouldnt buy a second home elsewhere as I'd like to see every inch of the world and I could travel well with the remaining money.

Oh and I'd also buy our community centre (brand new building but closed down after 6 months due to government cuts) and fund it for the local community with extra funding for single parents needing childcare or support in returning to education

I wouldn’t do anything initially and after a few months claim to immediate family to have won a smaller amount and see what happens. Unfortunately I suspect lots of grabbiness and coming out the woodwork so I would never let on how much we actually had.,,.

I wouldn’t tell a soul. As much as I would love to help my family, and I would, they would get more modest amounts than if they knew. I would set up some sort of business in name only and pretend that I was making money through it, and help them that way. I would get lawyers and financial advisers on baord to make it all look legit. Alternatively, I would look to get a better job and help them slowly this way. Just extra money that could help with a deposit/extra money every month to make sure that they’re not stressed about finances.

I would buy a property that I wouldn’t move into yet. I would continue renting for the next few years, until I could justify the move based on other earnings from my job or said business.

I would get plenty of legal and financial advice all the way. In a few years, I would help one of my colleagues retire. But she would have to sign an NDA. She doesn’t know friends or family, so wouldn’t get round anyway.

If I get married, I would make sure that legally only some of that money ever becomes marital assets. So in the case of a divorce, most of it would be protected.

Good luck to everyone playing. If you win, get the right advice and do use the money for good.

Poppy it sounds like your entire win experience would be influenced by hiding it from the your family! Why!

I wouldn't let anyone know probably not even dc.

Just float through and slowly increase standard of living so it's not noticed.
I'd anonymous help many people around me but no family.

I would leave my DH and get me and DS set up for life. Pay for counselling for us both to rebuild and try to enjoy life more. I would then set up a chain of refuges specifically for women with teen boys and/or women that for whatever reason don’t ‘qualify’ for help.

We've just moved to our forever home, but there is woodchip in every room. Wall and ceilings. So I would pay for someone to come and decorate for us.

Pay all my families mortgages off and give them 1million each.

I wouldn't move. Even though we live in what is classed as a deprived Borough because all our family and friends live here.

Tonnes of family holidays. Pack in work.

Hire PT, chef, cleaner, gardener.

I'd buy a pad in central London, another in a big town on the South coast with a sea view and would get myself a nice, but not ridiculously house in the town where we live now. I reckon that'd all come to about 2.5 million.
One million would make about 25k a year in interest so reckon I'd keep 4mill so can always have 100k per year. I'd stick a million into savings for each of my children.
So would be up to about 8 million. I'd round it up to 10 mill so would have a nice new car and always enough money for a nice holiday. Having watched Below Deck I reckon I'd charter a private yacht as part of that and go round the Greek islands for a bit.
So, would have 162 million left! After securing mine and DCs future and having 2 nice UK homes.
I'd love to treat friends and family but would try to do that anonymously. I like pps idea of hiring a solicitor who sends the money out to the people anonymously. But I reckon people would be able to figure it out by working out who their common connection is. But would maybe look to give 2mill to 50 people who are friends and family.
Would still have 62 million left! I would donate that to charity. I like the idea of having my own charitable fund and would love to invest that in girls education in a country overseas I have close connections to. I'd also like to donate to Shelter, Centrepoint and Action for Children.
I am too late for tonight's draw- darnit!

Say nothing to anyone. Not even the kids.

I already have a nice house and no amount of money would make me move. I love my home.

Id buy land. Do the garden, new car (on lease) eventually. I already have another 2 houses we rent out so id not buy mire.

Help charities out. No big charities, but smaller ones, like local animal charities, preschools, football clubs etc.

Id also keep working, i like my job.
And live a very modest life until i surprise everyone when i die.

Wouldn’t even tell my brother! But I would buy a normal house with for the kids one day, or help them out. Could easily say ive sold the other homes!

Id just love to buy a house. Doesn't even have to be massive just a semi detached house of my own. Sick of renting. Would also get a vintage sports car and get my mum a little bungalow.

100 grand doesn't seem to that much on such a vast sum actually.

I don't like huge houses I'd rather a beautiful house in London and one somewhere perhaps like Dorset.

@Frymetothemoon

New car, house, long holiday

Make everyone in the family financially comfortable

Help out a few people who have had a tough time in life

Pick a whole bunch of charities to support

same

But I reckon people would be able to figure it out by working out who their common connection is

No they wouldn't - because obviously you got an anonymous amount of money too... didn't you... 😉

Buy lots of Chanel Have you seen Chanel under Virginie Viard? I think I might prefer to trolley dash at Primark...

Some people do manage to keep vast wealth completely secret. A Chinese pop star (Tao from EXO) only found out after his father's death that he was worth billions. But his father let his family believe they were totally poor, Tao even used to pass out flyers in front of a skyscraper his father owned.

Well it wasn't won. £184 million now.

I'd genuinely give at least 90% to charity...mainly local ones and try and make a real difference in my community. Also family and friends. It's a lovely daydream.

Everyone says they’d remain anonymous - so how come so many people go public ? I presume there must be a reason

cos they are idiots and no the majority don't go public, the lottery tries to persuade winners to go public as it helps them with publicity. Having said that, there are much fewer winners these days than around 5 years ago when the odds of winning the UK lotto and the EuroMillions became significantly harder to win. The UK lotto used to be 1 in 14 million, its is now 1 in 45 million chance.

Likewise, the Euromillions went from 1 in 76 million to one in 140 million. That's why you keep hearing of these bumper jackpots, cos nobody wins the bloody thing anymore.

I would have thought you could pay for your own financial advice with £172m! You don't really need to be enticed by freebies anymore

ah yes but you see sudden money even in excess amounts doesn't necessarily change your perceptions and values overnight. You'd still see the price of things if you get me, especially in the early days. So if it was me that won and I drive a clapped-out 05 banger, I'd still think handing over 100k for the latest jaguar was ALOT of money even though it wouldn't make a dent.

I heard that they only give you long term support and financial advice if you go public so assumed that was why

I would sell everything and move into a hotel and when I got sick of that view I would move into another and go around the globe on a permanent holiday
If I ever got bored I would then buy a few places around the world to spend my time in.

I don't do the Euro, it's too much money.
I could cope with a couple of million normal lottery win. I just wouldn't want it to change things too much.
Too many horror stories about winners falling out with families and getting divorced. It's a lot of pressure.
I want to still look forward to holidays I have saved for and planned, and feel a sense of achievement when I've saved for something nice.

I'd split it between my family, and buy a nicer house and garden. A motorhome would be fab aswell. Would also like to visit a few Michelin starred restaurants.
Definitely no publicity.

I'd put most into a trust then buy land for rewilding.

After some time I'd own up to a smaller win and retire.

I'd give family life improving but not life changing shares of it.

Just checking in to report a £7.60 win. My plans will need to be adjusted I think.