What would you do with £191million?

[Gray]

People thought I was an idiot for choosing 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.

....of course those people wrongly assumed that your sequence had less chance than a randomly chosen sequence - making them the idiots 🙂

 

[Friesiansam]

I did say it was my first day there at that place of work and I just wanted to fit in. How would I have known how a bunch of strangers would react? (I did not stay there long, btw.)

You misunderstand me. Why did THEY ask YOU, if they didn't like the thought of you winning?

 

[DCarmi]

You misunderstand me. Why did THEY ask YOU, if they didn't like the thought of you winning?

Because they were helping to fund the football club by flogging tickets and had been for sometime, probably without winning. No big deal really. I just thought it mildly amusing, but obviously I mis-judged.

 

[WayneKerr]

Because they were helping to fund the football club by flogging tickets and had been for sometime, probably without winning. No big deal really. I just thought it mildly amusing, but obviously I mis-judged.

It was amusing

 

[Gray]

OK, which one of you was it?

EuroMillions: UK ticket-holder wins record £195m jackpot

A lucky ticket-holder matches seven numbers to become the biggest National Lottery winner of all time.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[WayneKerr]

OK, which one of you was it?

EuroMillions: UK ticket-holder wins record £195m jackpot

A lucky ticket-holder matches seven numbers to become the biggest National Lottery winner of all time.

www.bbc.co.uk

I'm not sayin'

 

[Al ears]

OK, which one of you was it?

EuroMillions: UK ticket-holder wins record £195m jackpot

A lucky ticket-holder matches seven numbers to become the biggest National Lottery winner of all time.

www.bbc.co.uk

Just off to look at castle or two I was thinking of buying.....

 

[Freddy]

OK, which one of you was it?

EuroMillions: UK ticket-holder wins record £195m jackpot

A lucky ticket-holder matches seven numbers to become the biggest National Lottery winner of all time.

www.bbc.co.uk

I didn’t even enter it this time!

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

I got two of the seven numbers - does that mean I get £56M?

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

That 'like' means 'no', doesn't it? What a swizz...

 

[Gray]

Just off to look at castle or two I was thinking of buying.....

I know of someone that paid £3000 a month to rent a castle.
If you look at the price of say London rentals, it's not that expensive.

 

[Gray]

That 'like' means 'no', doesn't it? What a swizz...

It means you get two sevenths of nothing

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

I'd noticed!

 

[Gray]

The story says that, so far 15 UK residents have had wins of more than 100 million.
Now I know that people are starting to turn their noses up at 1 million, but surely.....
better to give 1500 winners a million each.

(But then they wouldn't sell so many tickets to greedy ba*tards)

 

[jjbomber]

Just off to look at castle or two I was thinking of buying.....

Great speakers, but you'll need two for stereo!

 

[jjbomber]

The story says that, so far 15 UK residents have had wins of more than 100 million.
Now I know that people are starting to turn their noses up at 1 million, but surely.....
better to give 1500 winners a million each.

No. 1,500 winners would waste £1million, whereas 15 winning £100miliion will put the money to a lot of good.

 

[Gray]

No. 1,500 winners would waste £1million, whereas 15 winning £100miliion will put the money to a lot of good.

I wouldn't waste a million - and I dare say that quite a few here wouldn't.
With that big prize, waste wouldn't be an issue, so probably more likely.

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

A million is enough for the sensible person to be able to live in comfort for the rest of their days, maybe without the need to work, depending upon age, accumulated cash/investments etc. No-one needs £150m - I would hate to feel as though I couldn't live life as I do now in terms of walking where I want, using the local pub and shops etc. That much cash and you'll need to be making some changes that I know I wouldn't entirely welcome.

They do it the way they do as the huge headline figure is what pulls in the punters - and I feel slightly grubby at having been suckered in this once!

 

[jjbomber]

A million is enough for the sensible person to be able to live in comfort for the rest of their days, maybe without the need to work,

That's exactly my point. If 150 won a million that is what would happen. If one person wins £150 million, a lot of money goes to benefit the community and charity.

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

Hmm. Or gets spent on garishly-coloured Bentleys. Not sure I see the logic.

 

[jjbomber]

Hmm. Or gets spent on garishly-coloured Bentleys. Not sure I see the logic.

I saw a Rolls Royce Cullinan this week. Now I would happily spend £500,000 out of my winnings on one of those! I was happily taking pictures, not realising that the chauffeur was sitting inside. I went to the window to check it was Ok and we ended up having a good chat. The driver;s seat was better than my armchairs at home! Stunning car.

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

Twice as much money doesn't make someone twice as happy - this is well-proven. Lots of £1m winners would create more happiness than one £150m winner. It's what I'd prefer to see, but know it won't happen.

 

[bigboss]

I got two of the seven numbers - does that mean I get £56M?

More like £2.70.

 

[Freddy]

More like £2.70.

That’s what my dad always gets.

 

[Wander]

I will built a house, and learn to invest