If you won the lottery would you go public?

[Pothole]

I'd go public, then disappear...John Terry or Ashley Cole would soon do something to distract the press scum

[NDA]

I wonder if his ex wife will come begging?

[Jasandjules]

Hell No.

I'd be only telling a few people even within my friends and family...

[Stupidlikeafox]

Tiggsy said:

This is all pretty simple.

Anyone sensible and moderately intelligent would not tell the public.

Lotto owners love the public to know so try to get you to go pubic.

Typical lotto player is not sensible or moderately intelligent so easily convinced.

Exactly what I was going to write.

If I won a decent some, I'd emigrate immidiatley, as I want to anyway. Then, I'd start a business, and tell people I used some inheritance cash to start it up. Hopefully it would turnover a small profit, and thats where I'd say the cash came from.

Plus, overseas, no one would know you, so you cold have 2/3 epic properties all over the world, and when you went on holiday, you could just say you were visiting relatives in the UK.

[Bill]

Nope.

Posted from my caribbean island.

[SystemParanoia]

[parakitaMol.]

ProfessorPeach said:

You could then sit on a thrown and have a big queue of people line up to beg.

What is a thrown? is it a casually discarded rug, over a chair... like this:



Odd. But I guess if that's your perception of having a seat of power then hey, who are we to question.

Animal or faux?

[Chris_w666]

Not a chance, would tell my parents and SWMBO. I would make sure some anonymous gifts got to my sister and her parents and 1 or 2 really good mates of mine, but I wouldn't move house and wouldn't have anything extra special parked outside or for use in town (Disco 4 and 997 C4S).

I would even keep going to work but wouldn't draw a salary and would take much much longer holidays.

[HOGEPH]

Chris_w666 said:

I would even keep going to work

Er....why?

[ewenm]

HOGEPH said:

Chris_w666 said:

I would even keep going to work

Er....why?

Perhaps he enjoys his work...

[Jasandjules]

ewenm said:

Perhaps he enjoys his work...

Does such a person really exist?

[y2blade]

nope

[bonsai]

HOGEPH said:

Chris_w666 said:

I would even keep going to work

Er....why?

I wouldn't take it too literally, it's the kind of empty comment you can make when the odds of winning are what they are.

[Hammerhead]

RRS_Staffs said:

Assuming you went for anonymity which bank would be safe enough to stash your fortoona in such that you could trust the staff not to blab to the press for a quick profit?

Zurich?

That's a very good question. I can't imagine it would go quietly, rocking up to your usual bank with your paying in slip and a cheque for £56m. Do Camelot do CHAPS?

Anyway, there'd be no way you'd be able to keep it secret forever. Even if you just told immediate family & friends, it would eventually leak as they themselves benefited/they in turn told their friends/relatives etc.

If it was me, I'd be on a flight out the country PDQ to somewhere remote where I/the OH could sit down and work out how to adjust to this new mega wealth.

[hairykrishna]

There was that chap who went back to working in McDonalds after winning. Bonkers.

I work in scientific research. I'd carry on but there'd be a couple of changes. Firstly I'd only work part time, essentially when I felt like it, more like a hobby than a job. I'd also invest some millions in upgrading our our facilities - new particle accelerator for a start. It'd mean we'd have to spend less time doing the boring grubbing around for money with funding applications and more time doing the actual research.

[Stupidlikeafox]

Jasandjules said:

ewenm said:

Perhaps he enjoys his work...

Does such a person really exist?

They must do. Perhaps not in an officey-corporate-type environment, but doctors must derive a fair amount of enjoyment (probably more like satisfaction) from their work. And people that work in computer game design must enjoy it, as it's more like a paid hobby for them. Then you have those who are coaching sports they love, golf pros, ski instructors etc etc.

[Chris_w666]

bonsai said:

HOGEPH said:

Chris_w666 said:

I would even keep going to work

Er....why?

I wouldn't take it too literally, it's the kind of empty comment you can make when the odds of winning are what they are.

It is literal, I really do enjoy my work and would still be involved with the place I am at now if I moved on for a better salary. If I won a huge sum of cash then using that could fulfill quite a few of the things on my wishlist to achieve at work.

[hairyben]

RRS_Staffs said:

Assuming you went for anonymity which bank would be safe enough to stash your fortoona in such that you could trust the staff not to blab to the press for a quick profit?

Zurich?

Lol, glanced at your handle and read "RBS Staff"

You'd use a private bank like Coutts who specialise in banking for the filthy rich.

And like said I'd explain my wealth away using the minor win excuse and probably slip away quietly, soon find out who your real friends are.

That couple- oh dear. I'd be terrified of coming home to find photo's of my children and requests for £30+million. They seem to live in a bubble in sunny cirencester and perhaps don't appreciate the capabilities and ruthlessness of organised criminals, which will make them target number 1. Or in fact, that things are gonna change between them and most of the "lovely friends and family" they speak of

[milu]

So considering all of the above is it preferable for most folk to win just 5 million or so?
Enough for a good life but not toooooo much.

[Killer2005]

I certainly wouldn't go public, even letting family know would be doubtful.