Lottery is a bit crap

[robinessex]

I think the Euro should be limited to £10m, just up the number of winners when it's not won. After due diligence, me and the wife worked out how to spend £5m on things we'd like and things we'd like to experience and see. After that, the only way of reducing it is give it away to relatives and friends. If you win +£100m, you'll earn so much in interest that you'll never be able to spend it. Unless you buy an island, a Jumbo Jet, or a huge yacht. There is another bonus in a big win. The ability to tell all the aholes you encounter in life to fk off !!

[Butter Face]

robinessex said:

I think the Euro should be limited to £10m, just up the number of winners when it's not won. After due diligence, me and the wife worked out how to spend £5m on things we'd like and things we'd like to experience and see. After that, the only way of reducing it is give it away to relatives and friends. If you win +£100m, you'll earn so much in interest that you'll never be able to spend it. Unless you buy an island, a Jumbo Jet, or a huge yacht. There is another bonus in a big win. The ability to tell all the aholes you encounter in life to fk off !!

I don't think the point of winning £100m+ is that you spend it. That kind of money would basically safeguard your family for generations. You could change your loved ones lives overnight, medical treatment, houses, anything they ever need.

[Mr Trophy]

Thanks for the heads up. I've just bought 7 tickets, if I win, I'll make sure I personally buy you a beer or two.

[KingNothing]

Had £20 in my account, spunked it all away tonight, if I'm lucky I'll probabley get back £2.80 or something.

[andygo]

Just purchased 3 tickets which is a bit silly as when I win the jackpot I will have wasted £4.

[TwigtheWonderkid]

Butter Face said:

TwigtheWonderkid said:

JohneeBoy said:

I've gone in with 5 tickets too; 2 more than usual. 5 in 116m chance. Favourable odds, I'd say.

Yup, one in 23.5 million. I'd start making plans on how to live your new life if I were you.

Er, the odds are still 5 in 116m

How is that different to 1 in 23.5m? Or have I missed a parrot?

[loafer123]

TwigtheWonderkid said:

Butter Face said:

TwigtheWonderkid said:

JohneeBoy said:

I've gone in with 5 tickets too; 2 more than usual. 5 in 116m chance. Favourable odds, I'd say.

Yup, one in 23.5 million. I'd start making plans on how to live your new life if I were you.

Er, the odds are still 5 in 116m

How is that different to 1 in 23.5m? Or have I missed a parrot?

You have missed a parrot the size of a jumbo jet as just because you have 5 tickets, your probability of winning is still only five times at the same odds.

Imagine five friends buy 1 ticket each. If the first one has odds of 1:116m, what odds does the second one have?

[226bhp]

Mr Trophy said:

Thanks for the heads up. I've just bought 7 tickets, if I win, I'll make sure I personally buy you a beer or two.

Hopefully not serious.

[vescaegg]

robinessex said:

I think the Euro should be limited to £10m, just up the number of winners when it's not won. After due diligence, me and the wife worked out how to spend £5m on things we'd like and things we'd like to experience and see. After that, the only way of reducing it is give it away to relatives and friends. If you win +£100m, you'll earn so much in interest that you'll never be able to spend it. Unless you buy an island, a Jumbo Jet, or a huge yacht. There is another bonus in a big win. The ability to tell all the aholes you encounter in life to fk off !!

I could easily spend £128m although I probably wouldnt want to.

£28m to family and friends? £20m to charity? Thats down to £80m already.

Company I work for builds houses which regularly top £15-20m. Add a flat in New York and Central London

Now at say £50m already....

Then the cars and holidays or 'living life' as it would then be known.....

[Butter Face]

TwigtheWonderkid said:

Butter Face said:

TwigtheWonderkid said:

JohneeBoy said:

I've gone in with 5 tickets too; 2 more than usual. 5 in 116m chance. Favourable odds, I'd say.

Yup, one in 23.5 million. I'd start making plans on how to live your new life if I were you.

Er, the odds are still 5 in 116m

How is that different to 1 in 23.5m? Or have I missed a parrot?

I don't think you could buy a parrot that big with all of the £100m+


Edit: One of my colleagues just said "Well, I think it's a mugs game anyway, there'll be loads of people buying tickets so your odds of winning are even lower"


I suppose the chances of you getting the jackpot all to yourself are marginally lower, but the odds of winning don't change.

Edited by Butter Face on Friday 17th October 13:32

[Bullett]

I thought about the holiday home in London, New York etc and then thought "why bother?" if travelling for fun I'd just stay in good hotels even £1k a night is nothing and in the case of London I only live a hour on the train anyway so a driver and a Rolls would be a better idea. Ok you don't get the investment return, but would it matter with 100m in the bank.

[Butter Face]

Bullett said:

I thought about the holiday home in London, New York etc and then thought "why bother?" if travelling for fun I'd just stay in good hotels even £1k a night is nothing and in the case of London I only live a hour on the train anyway so a driver and a Rolls would be a better idea. Ok you don't get the investment return, but would it matter with 100m in the bank.

I agree,

My wife says 'wouldn't it be nice to have a place in etc etc' and my response is that she must be mad, you'd just have the best room in the best hotel anywhere you needed to be. It'd be easier and probably more cost efficient.

[wiliferus]

Butter Face said:

Bullett said:

I thought about the holiday home in London, New York etc and then thought "why bother?" if travelling for fun I'd just stay in good hotels even £1k a night is nothing and in the case of London I only live a hour on the train anyway so a driver and a Rolls would be a better idea. Ok you don't get the investment return, but would it matter with 100m in the bank.

I agree,

My wife says 'wouldn't it be nice to have a place in etc etc' and my response is that she must be mad, you'd just have the best room in the best hotel anywhere you needed to be. It'd be easier and probably more cost efficient.

Exactly, so much of the world to see. With all that money you could jetset all over the world living life in the most luxurious hotels.
I would just have a huge house in the UK, and an account with a high end travel company

[petrolsniffer]

syndicate been going round work the last three draws including this one.

128M between 50 of us now that would be nice and no night team left

[Blib]

You should all join the PH lottery. We don't even know what to do with all of our winnings.

[crashley]

Butter Face said:

I agree,

My wife says 'wouldn't it be nice to have a place in etc etc' and my response is that she must be mad, you'd just have the best room in the best hotel anywhere you needed to be. It'd be easier and probably more cost efficient.

I'd prob buy a nice place in the South of France, as i'd imagine spending a lot of time there, and would appreciate having locally registered vehicles and the ability to take my dogs without too much hassle.

[omgus]

Blib said:

You should all join the PH lottery. We don't even know what to do with all of our winnings.

I fell for that line before.

Although i will be right back in on it when it comes around again just to avoid the worry of you lot winning it without me.


Still saving for that Moon on a stick?

[Blib]

omgus said:

rofl:


Still saving for that Moon on a stick?

They promised me!!!!

[Jasandjules]

With 130m I would give away 50 million and still be set for life.

[KingNothing]

crashley said:

Butter Face said:

I agree,

My wife says 'wouldn't it be nice to have a place in etc etc' and my response is that she must be mad, you'd just have the best room in the best hotel anywhere you needed to be. It'd be easier and probably more cost efficient.

I'd prob buy a nice place in the South of France, as i'd imagine spending a lot of time there, and would appreciate having locally registered vehicles and the ability to take my dogs without too much hassle.

I'd buy a place somewhere where the tax system is a bit less punitive and make in my primary residence, somewhere where there's less chance of a Labour type party getting in power and charging you a fee for living in your expensive house. Then just travel the rest of the world.