How would you share your lottery winnings? Tell the National Lottery - £300 voucher to be won! NOW CLOSED

[AmeliaMumsnet]

Let’s just spend a few moments dreaming about winning the lottery! How would you spend a big windfall? The National Lottery would love hear who you would share your winnings with if you scooped a life changing Lotto prize?

Here’s what The National Lottery have to say: “Amazingly there are over 4,600 National Lottery millionaires now in the UK winning £1 million or more. And what’s lovely to hear is that 95% of winners say they share their jackpot prize with family, charities and friends; with one third helping their children first.*

Real winner stories:

· Matt – I paid off Mums mortgage aged 28… it was the best feeling in the world
· Trish – I’ve set up investments so that years from now my son will be a millionaire just like me
· Natalie – before the win mum gave us so much help with the children, it was amazing to take her on a dream trip to New York to show her how much we love her and appreciated all her support.

That’s what they did, so now tell us: Who would win if you win? Who tops the list of those you would treat and why? "

…would it be giving your DH the ‘boys toy’ he has always wanted?

…or perhaps rewarding Mum & Dad for all their help and support over the years?

…how about an all-expenses paid girly holiday in the sun?

…or is there an individual or community project you’d love to support and help make their dream a reality?

…or how about you invest in a holiday house that everybody can enjoy for years to come?

Everyone who posts on this thread telling The National Lottery about who they would share their Lotto winnings and how will be entered into a prize draw to win a £300 voucher of their choice (from a list).

Thanks and good luck,

MNHQ

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*Source: Camelot UK Lotteries

My son has sen and i would pay for the very best education i could find for him.
As other posters have said would pay off mortgages of close family. I would not move as i love my place would buy a luxury kitchen though with granite worktops and one of those American fridges. Would also employ a gardener and have a landscaped paradise also suitable for my son.

OK this is about a big Euro Millions win because £1 million would just cover a detached house in my area of London

1. 20% split between me and DH to give to charities of our choice. Mine would go to women's charities e.g. Women's Aid, Refuge, Abortion Support Network etc.

1. A family trust. Seeded with as much as I could manage, the idea of this trust would be for younger members of my extended family (including non-related friends who may as well be family). The idea is they could claim once before the age of 18 and up to three times before the age of 35. Amounts could be up to £20K per time. The grants would be for one of the following:

Education (including trips abroad/musical instruments/courses etc) Travel - of the year long backpacking type House Deposits Business start ups / debt relief etc Money would also be available for medical devices and not included in the 3 dips into the pot for the under 35's only rules.

1. A house in London with a garden (and a cat according to DD)

1. A house in NZ, preferably Waiheke Island

1. Depending on the level of the win I would also like to set up a small space for business start ups. Low/no rent, good IT services, links with the local college for support with finance, legalities, general skills support. The spaces would be aimed at low income (i.e. my neighborhood) and disadvantaged young people who have business ideas but don't know where to start or the money to get started.

I would buy a home for us that would be our forever home with enough bedrooms for my family to stay with us. I'm an expat living in the UK and i miss my family terribly and i would pay my moms mortgage off as she is nearly 70 and still working full time to pay it. Life is hard for a lot of people and I'd like to help others if I was able too.

I would start with buying my parents a little house, they are in a rented place at the moment and I know the instability worries them.

I would want to discreetly give some money to people close to me- my cousin has a severely disabled son and I would love to pay for the family to have a proper holiday, with support staff, and the opportunity for the occasional night off for respite.

Then slip a few anonymous sneaky bankers drafts through people's doors, just so they can treat themselves but they don't feel uncomfortable around me!

Apart from the obvious mortgage, children trust funds helping family etc, I would help university students in third world counties with their tuition fee and other expenses. Thus helping to develop those countries

Especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds.

After I'd bought my forever home, I'd buy a small holiday home for our family and friends to use. I'd try and do anonymous nice and generous things for people I knew that needed it. Like put vouchers through their doors etc

I'd quit work and travel the world! Basically do whatever we felt like doing for a change. And I'd buy my mum the nicest house, and put a big chunk in a high interest savings account for my kids for their future.

If it was a super massive win I'd...

Buy my husbands family houses and set up trust funds for them. They live abroad in considerably poorer circumstances than we do and whilst we already financially support them, it would be so exciting to properly lift their standard of living.

Pay off the mortgage on this house and keep it as an investment property and then buy a bigger one somewhere in the country.

Set up trust funds for the kids education and future house purchases.

Pay off my brothers mortgages and maybe buy my ex sister in law a house so my niece has stability (also set up a trust fund for her and my other nieces and nephews).

My parents have no mortgage and are financially well off but I would gift them money and also take them on lots of holidays and possibly put aside some money for if they needed additional care as they got older.

Charity wise, I'd probably look for small grass root organizations centered around women, children and the environment and invest in them as an ongoing thing.

And for myself - get some domestic help, take loads of courses that I'm interested in, get fit with a personal trainer and buy some decent clothes that I actually like.

Oh yes! We all have a DREAM. Any win would definitely change my life no matter how small. Maybe a lovely and comfortable house and car, nice holidays and everything we can't afford now. I would make sure the rest of my family and close friends have a lot easier in life and can enjoy it too.

I'd move the DC and I out of a one bed flat and into a house with a bedroom each! it's the simple stuff.

First I'd take my family to ceIebrate at a local Michelin starred restaurant. I've been once and it is a fabulous experience that very few can afford. Then I'd help my DC buy houses. Then I'd see what I could do for other members of the family, they have complex needs.

I think I'd prefer a little win that didn't change my life beyond all recognition, just made it a little bit more comfortable (homeowner rather than renting, working part time instead of full time). But one thing that's definitely on my list would be buying a horse and riding again regularly - it's something I've had to give up since having DD as there's neither the time nor the money for it. That and hiring a personal trainer to teach me to swim properly - no more cheapo lessons in the council pool!

Give all my siblings a good amount towards a deposit/paying off mortgage.
Pay off mortgage for all parents
Give up work and buy a food truck.
Fly first class everywhere

Firstly I would put a fair amount into savings for my son so he has money when hes older, secondly I would buy a nice house and do it up properly (none of this DIY on a budget business) and thirdly the rest would go into savings and i would spend the intrest on treating my family, my friends and a few good causes i believe in

i would give some to my family, probably in form of holidays and new car and help my brother start the business he has always wanted, and then i would give my friends equal amounts , basically so we are all equally as rich then my friends wouldnt feel awkward around me...we would all be the same .

My sister has a disability that means her life is pretty shit. I'd pay for her to have her own home, car and some help at home. And we'd go on the best sisters holiday ever.

Sadly, my Mum's cancer is so advanced I don't think any amount of money would actually help.

My best friend is a single parent to four amazing children. I would love to buy her a house so that she can fit them all in with space to spare. I would buy my husband a holiday home near the Mediterranean Sea and put money away to fund my children's future education. And then I'd sleep at night without worrying about it all! ;)

I would take everyone I love on a massive long unforgettable all expenses paid holiday.

I would do some boring things like paying off mortgages and giving my siblings a nice deposit for a home.

I'd pay for all the home improvements my parents and in-laws would like to do, and make their homes as safe and warm and energy efficient as possible.

I'd put some money in trust for my children and my nephews and nieces.

I'd spend some money on holidays - it would be nice to go away on a holiday with friends, and one with extended family, and one just me, DH and DC. If there was enough money, I might buy a little holiday cottage and let friends and family use it too.

I'd like to get involved in charitable work too - I'd like to do something to rejuvenate my local high street. Perhaps something like paying towards the business rates of local small businesses. I would also try and make sure that as many things I spent my new wealth on as possible were from local independent retailers.

Aside from going on a lovely holiday, I'd pay off immediate families debts.

i would buy a house big enough to share with my grandma, she lives quite far away from me right now so often think about winning the lottery

I'd clear mine and my sisters mortgages, buy DH the bicycle he's been mentally constructing for years and send him on a frame builders course. Set up some decent investments for my DC's and finally host a huge family gathering (my family are scattered across the globe and my DD (7) has never met her cousins.

I'd also love to own a small holding and run a small cafe based on my produce

Obviously depends on how much it was, but 10% out to charity first whatever amount.

Then probably something special that we could never normally do. I would love to go on a safari trip or visit Australia where my mother in law is from.
Then.. if any left... decorate the house...or even move to a more suitable one.