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James

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Registered: 1st Jun 02
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16th May 10 at 22:43

Would you go public? I really don't see the point of letting the entire world know you won the lottery. You could still live the high life but going public is just asking for people to use you.

Discuss.

Matt H

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Registered: 11th Sep 01
Location: South Yorkshire
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16th May 10 at 22:45

I'd keep it quiet unless it was unavoidable. IE huge Euromillions rollover etc

James

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16th May 10 at 22:46

quote:
Originally posted by Matt H
I'd keep it quiet unless it was unavoidable. IE huge Euromillions rollover etc

This is exactly the kind of thing I meant. The £86 million win from this weekend for example, it's up to the winner to decide whether to go public or not so it is avoidable.

Obviously it would be unavoidable to keep it quiet from friends and family but I was talking more about the media, newspapers etc..

Matt H

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16th May 10 at 22:48

I wouldn't mention it to anyone at work, then just turn up for work as normal & pretend I'd had a normal weekend

N3CRO

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Registered: 12th Apr 07
Location: Sandy, Bedfordshire
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16th May 10 at 22:53

I wouldn't go public and the first thing I'd do is leave the country.

Jay

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Registered: 26th Sep 04
Location: Liverpool
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16th May 10 at 22:57

quote:
Originally posted by Matt H
I wouldn't mention it to anyone at work, then just turn up for work as normal & pretend I'd had a normal weekend

Fuck that goin back to work sitting on 86mil, theres no one in my work who im really that arsed about so I'd just never go back

Andrew

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Registered: 5th May 04
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16th May 10 at 23:05

I would carry on as normal, probably buy a nice sized house in a decent area with a double garage.

One thing i would have is a cleaner as i can't stand it

I'd do the garden myself as being outside is a treat after working in an office all day...

No-one need to know really. So what if i have a paid for nice sized house. People don't need to know it's paid for etc.

SetH

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Registered: 15th Jul 01
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16th May 10 at 23:14

Think of all the ROIDZ you could buy Andrew.

mike56gte

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Registered: 23rd Jun 09
Location: Fife, scotland Drives: Audi S3
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17th May 10 at 00:47

i wouldnt tell anyone. every so often i have a little day dream about winnin the lottery and what i would do. supose i better start actualy buying a ticket so av got a chance of winning.

Reecemac

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Registered: 7th Jun 06
Location: Essex
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17th May 10 at 00:54

Id like to only tell my family/close friends and still go to work part time and just carry on as usual but but house outright and not have to ever worry about money, but on the other side I dont think I could resist having the money and not buying a big house and a gallardo, which you couldnt really explain to people you didnt tell.

deano87

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Registered: 21st Oct 06
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17th May 10 at 05:44

I'd never go public. Would be bad enough via word of mouth and begging letters. £84million is just far too much because people will think you have loads of money to spare etc and "expect" handouts.

I've always said I'd give my parents a huge share and let them deal with the family and who gets what, to save me having the hassle.

BarnshaW

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Registered: 25th Oct 06
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17th May 10 at 06:32

yea i would go public

Nath

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17th May 10 at 07:31

Wouldn't matter. How could you keep it quiet unless you moved to the Moon? Word will spread quicker than wildfire.

'Oh, I saw that Nathan the other day, how come he was driving an Enzo? I thought he earned like £20k a year?'........ etc

Nath

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17th May 10 at 07:34

quote:
Originally posted by Matt H
I'd keep it quiet unless it was unavoidable. IE huge Euromillions rollover etc

Would be the only way.

Fro

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Registered: 20th Jun 06
Location: Rainham, Essex Drives: A3 2.0TDi Sport
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17th May 10 at 07:48

I'm not going to tell anyone.

pow

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Registered: 11th Sep 06
Location: Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire
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17th May 10 at 07:58

I didn't tell anyone

mwg

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Registered: 19th Feb 04
Location: South Lakes
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17th May 10 at 08:01

I think people might guess I'd come in to money when they saw me screaming round in a Ferrari/Lamborghini/Zonda etc.

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17th May 10 at 08:07

The last thing you'd want are the papers banging your doors down to pap you. They seem to find out most of the time, so you might want to do something official?

Neo

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Registered: 20th Feb 07
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17th May 10 at 08:11

Wouldn't tell anyone, probably just get a new car for a work hack so people wouldn't be to suspicious.

Although big house with amazing garage would be hard to hide

Paul_J

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Registered: 6th Jun 02
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17th May 10 at 08:21

I'd go back into work, happy on the knowledge I'm sorted now.

I'd then hand in my notice.

Then start up my 'own company' ... and then when I start driving ferrari's etc - it's just that my company is doing really really well.

I'd also go motor racing.

oceansoul

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Registered: 19th Jun 06
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17th May 10 at 08:25

I'd post on Corsasport

mwg

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Registered: 19th Feb 04
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17th May 10 at 08:30

I'd buy John an iPad

Marc

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Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: York
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17th May 10 at 08:43

I didn't go public when I won. Oops.

Ben G

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Registered: 12th Jan 07
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17th May 10 at 08:53

quote:
Originally posted by Nath
Wouldn't matter. How could you keep it quiet unless you moved to the Moon? Word will spread quicker than wildfire.

'Oh, I saw that Nathan the other day, how come he was driving an Enzo? I thought he earned like £20k a year?'........ etc

just tell them it's a replica based on a peugeot

i'd keep quiet. would just let my family and close friends know and that's it.

LeeM

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Registered: 26th Sep 05
Location: Liverpool
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17th May 10 at 09:02

I wouldn't shout about it, although like previously mentioned I reckon my brand new gallardo would give it away

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