Euromillions €210 million

dxhound2005

It's beginning to get interesting again. Estimated jackpot Friday 19 Feb €200 million.

AdrianG08

So guys, the jackpot this Tuesday night is a staggering €210 million.

Question is, what would you do if you were the sole jackpot winner and scooped the lot?

Would you leave the country?

Who would you help out?

Would you tell anyone?

Was chatting the wife about it the other day, i'd be all for telling nobody. Not even the kids. It would ruin them, turn them into complete wasters was my view. Obviously make them comfortable, but let them think their ould fella just worked his way into a position where he doesn't need to work every day.

Would be a job in itself of course, but i'd make a load of donations completely anonymously, i'd pay complete attention to detail to make sure the cover doesn't get blown.

What would everyone else do?

murpho999

You really think you're going to win €210m and your kids won't notice all the extra things?

Unless you plan not to spend money then what's the point in doing it. Never get that.


You won't win anyway so nothing to worry about.

Blanco100

murpho999 wrote: »

You really think you're going to win €210m and your kids won't notice all the extra things?

Unless you plan not to spend money then what's the point in doing it. Never get that.


You won't win anyway so nothing to worry about.

Jaysus you sound like a barrell of laughs!

Right OP, time to get back to making plans.

Would be very hard to keep it secret from family, i'd imagine you would have to not see alot of people again unless you were going to be very low key about it all.

Winning any lottery amount would be a thrill in the short/medium term but once the buzz of buying whatever you want etc.. wears off you will be back to worrying about the same day to day stuff (apart from what you will do for €€€). Health, how your family/mates perceive you (some may be jealous as f*ck and may avoid you) etc..

Giving people a dig out may be a curse aswell, you could be the most level headed person in the world, but the person you give a dig out to may lose the head completely with what you give them.

Myself, i'd give the kids the best education they could get, buy a really nice home in a perfect location to raise my family (with an epic games room, gym, sauna, the works), couple of new cars for myself and wife, holidays 2/3 times a year. Help our families out as discreetly as possible, anonymous donations to raft of worthy causes, maybe holiday home or 2 abroad.

For me, the ability to secure your entire future and buy my time so I don't need to do the 9-5 until i'm 70 would be the dream. Being able to turn over in bed on a wet monday morning if I fancy it, or a late sunday night knowing i'm only going golfing at midday the next day, rather than stressing out about the week ahead!

Just some thoughts anyway

TheValeyard

murpho999 wrote: »

You won't win anyway so nothing to worry about.

Announcement PA: calling Doctor BuzzKill to the front desk, that's Doctor BuzzKill to the front desk.

Jesus.....210 million.....id buy covid vaccines for all my friends and family,

startrek56

if anyone asks how i could afford the fancy house and car, say i sold all the bitcoin i bought 5 years ago and made a nice little profit...

megaten

Honestly I would probably just disappear.

vandriver

I'd change my filter on websites to "price:high to low"

startrek56

also, i would never spend another winter in a cold wet miserable country ever again, Caribbean for me from october-april

Strumms

Obviously with the health situation little of this is attainable in the immediate but...

I think the first thing I’d do would be to get myself a Mercedes AMG...






A luxury apartment in the south of France, somewhere on the hills overlooking Villefranche-sur-mer.. quiet and beautiful..



Then just get on with enjoying life, helping others on the way where I can..

Greenlights16

I’d put half of it all on red in Vegas

Hyperbollix

I'd buy a tank of diesel instead of getting "a drop"

seamie78

Greenlights16 wrote: »

I’d put half of it all on red in Vegas

and the other half on black

murpho999

TheValeyard wrote: »

Announcement PA: calling Doctor BuzzKill to the front desk, that's Doctor BuzzKill to the front desk.

Ha no. Not Mr Buzzkill.

Just go do the maths. Better odds of being struck by a meteor in an ambulance that was bringing you hospital after you'd been struck by lightening.

seamus

Yeah, we've spoken about this before and realistically we would make sure it wouldn't last that long. You don't want 200 million sitting in a bank account where you can get your hands on it, for all sorts of reasons.

Our families and friends would all be sorted. Probably €5m apiece to siblings & parents. €1m apiece to all of our good friends.

Obviously sort ourselves out with a permanent home, decent size, nothing obnoxious, just enough rooms and outside space. A holiday home as well, maybe Spain or something. Somewhere to go whenever you feel like a no-hassle break.

Throw enough into a fund that will pay out a decent salary, maybe 100k/year, for the rest of our lives.

After that you'll probably have at least €100m floating about. I've no interest in taking over the world, or turning that into millions.

I'd probably use it to help provide grants to community projects, charities and ethical businesses looking for no-strings seed funding.

That'll take up a few years of my time, then I can retire with no bills and 100k a year in a tax free salary for doing nothing.

frozenfrozen

murpho999 wrote: »

Ha no. Not Mr Buzzkill.

Just go do the maths. Better odds of being struck by a meteor in an ambulance that was bringing you hospital after you'd been struck by lightening.

right but the difference is for 2.50 you are making something that unlikely actually happen.

Someone wins it. Everyone who bought a ticket gets to google where their apartment in france will be overlooking

Deeec

I never play euromillions when there is high amounts to win. €210M is a ridiculous amount - it would completely change your life for the worse IMO.

I would love to see them split it up - say 21 winners of €10M. Their revenues would go up because people would think they have more of a chance of winning.

Beechwoodspark

I’d start an investment fund. That would be some nest egg to play the markets with.

howamidifferent

Join Elon Musk by buying €200 milion in bitcoin and live on the €10 million :-)

I’d go rent a house in near Monterrey or Carmel by the Sea, California and hide out there for a few months.

I’ll then start planning my dream home in Ireland which will have a swimming pool. This will be enclosed most of the time but on the days we have great weather the roof will need to open and somehow fold over and slot beside the walls. Then the walls will disappear into the ground.
The dogs will have their own jungle Jim room complete with ball pit.

I’ll employ someone to do the ironing.

carltonleon

Go to every major sporting event that I could ...
Super Bowl, champs league, World Cup, us masters, Wimbledon, World Cup skiing, olympics, Ryder cup etc etc etc
Houses in several cities like Perth (love it there and not the Scottish one) New York, Nice, California, Ski Chalet in Alps, etc etc

McGinniesta

murpho999 wrote: »

You really think you're going to win €210m and your kids won't notice all the extra things?

Unless you plan not to spend money then what's the point in doing it. Never get that.


You won't win anyway so nothing to worry about.

It's statistically unlikely that any given person will win a prize.

However, someone is going to win some prizes somewhere having played it.

Say nothing for a couple of weeks, then when a plus is won for .5m tell everyone you won that.

So you can have nice things without being haunted

Housefree

Go public then go around shopping in VDP, wearing ould clothes and paying for everything with coppers. Live off the hate

nigeldaniel

With that kind of dosh in the bank, I would vow not to go mad or anything, 12 months later I'be completely cream crackers.

Mimon

Deleted User wrote: »

Say nothing for a couple of weeks, then when a plus is won for .5m tell everyone you won that.

So you can have nice things without being haunted

Like your thinking. Only problem is if 200 million was won down the local Spar people will not buy it.

silverharp

I think I would set up a a business I'd like to run, offer a crazily good service at a cheap price, it could lose a million a year, who cares, just tell everyone you are raking it in.

Smee_Again

I'd buy a nice fur coat and a crown.

startrek56

Deleted User wrote: »

Say nothing for a couple of weeks, then when a plus is won for .5m tell everyone you won that.

So you can have nice things without being haunted

all the nice things for 500k??

it wouldnt add up... im telling ya, tell everyone you got a load of bitcoin in college years ago and you sold it now made a huge profit

Boscoirl

I'd buy an island go live there till the pubs open again

Cienciano

AdrianG08 wrote: »

Was chatting the wife about it the other day, i'd be all for telling nobody. Not even the kids. It would ruin them, turn them into complete wasters was my view. Obviously make them comfortable, but let them think their ould fella just worked his way into a position where he doesn't need to work every day.

Would be a job in itself of course, but i'd make a load of donations completely anonymously, i'd pay complete attention to detail to make sure the cover doesn't get blown.

What would everyone else do?

You'd never get away with that. What to do is, wait 6 months and live your life as normal, newspapers and everything have forgotten about it. When a 2m lotto prize in the irish lotto comes up and the winner is anonymous, tell your kids and family you won that. The less people that know, the better.

startrek56

Boscoirl wrote: »

I'd buy an island go live there till the pubs open again

just go to spain or some other country where all the pubs are opened already

murpho999

McGinniesta wrote: »

It's statistically unlikely that any given person will win a prize.

However, someone is going to win some prizes somewhere having played it.

Have a look at the prize breakdown in Ireland for last few draws.

The winners and pay-outs are very low. Last draw one person got €175k Nice but actually pretty rare.

Draw before that 2 people won €975 as highest winners.

It's a ridiculous draw made attractive to people because of the high jackpots reached through people not winning it.

murpho999

Deeec wrote: »

I never play euromillions when there is high amounts to win. €210M is a ridiculous amount - it would completely change your life for the worse IMO.

I would love to see them split it up - say 21 winners of €10M. Their revenues would go up because people would think they have more of a chance of winning.

So why wouldn't you take the €210m and give €200m away to 20 different people? Not that difficult.

Lockdown has fecked up my plan to get whoever I would give a substantial amount of it to, to sign the ticket so we could say we’re a syndicate.

If I bought houses and then sold them to my siblings and best friend at a sale price of 1000 each, if they never sold that house would they have any tax to pay?

Mimon

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

Lockdown has fecked up my plan to get whoever I would give a substantial amount of it to, to sign the ticket so we could say we’re a syndicate.

If I bought houses and then sold them to my siblings and best friend at a sale price of 1000 each, if they never sold that house would they have any tax to pay?

Surely all you would have to do is tell the lottery people that you are a syndicate and that they can't come over to sign the ticket due to Covid??

Mimon

I like to think that I am very rational and have a decent grasp of probability etc. but every time I get excited about my chances of winning.

Probably only play once every couple of months but worth the 6 euro to daydream about what my life would be like if I won it.

If I win tomorrow the OP might get a couple of thou for reminding me to play

seamus

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

Lockdown has fecked up my plan to get whoever I would give a substantial amount of it to, to sign the ticket so we could say we’re a syndicate.

If I bought houses and then sold them to my siblings and best friend at a sale price of 1000 each, if they never sold that house would they have any tax to pay?

They'd have to pay tax on the house they bought from you.

If you buy an asset worth €100k for €1k, then Revenue consider the other €99k to be a gift. You'll have to pay 33% tax on all or part of that 99k depending on who sold it to you.

daheff

Boscoirl wrote: »

I'd buy an island go live there till the pubs open again

I'd buy a pub and go live there till the Island opens again

xzanti

I have 2 sons, so obviously a big portion would be put away for them, property bought for them etc for when they turn 18.

I'd give a portion to my immediate family.

Probably buy property abroad, pay off our mortgage on our current home, which we would keep, as we quite like where we live.

I'd buy a penthouse apartment in Dublin City, as a second home. Maybe in the docklands. I live in the countryside but I love Dublin. Grew up in Dublin. City girl at heart.

But, honestly, I don't even do the lotto so it ain't gonna happen

seamus

seamus wrote: »

They'd have to pay tax on the house they bought from you.

If you buy an asset worth €100k for €1k, then Revenue consider the other €99k to be a gift. You'll have to pay 33% tax on all or part of that 99k depending on who sold it to you.

I’ll just tell the lottery tomorrow night when I make “the call” that we’re a syndicate then

House for you and mimon for the financial advice

pottokblue

I'd get some jumpers and ask Rachel, Charlotte, Conor, Kevin, Felix to run around UK, Ireland, France...

murpho999

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

Lockdown has fecked up my plan to get whoever I would give a substantial amount of it to, to sign the ticket so we could say we’re a syndicate.

If I bought houses and then sold them to my siblings and best friend at a sale price of 1000 each, if they never sold that house would they have any tax to pay?

Don't think signing ticket is issue as you can by tickets on apps now and don't need a printed ticket.
Signing was only for stopping non syndicate members claiming.

You would declare all the winners to lotto when you win.

ec18

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

I’ll just tell the lottery tomorrow night when I make “the call” that we’re a syndicate then

House for you and mimon for the financial advice

or you could buy the house via a company and rent it to them at a nominal amount for life

shenanagans

A lovely holiday home in Ireland and maybe a city pad in Dublin.

There are too many countries to visit to bother with a holiday home abroad unless you'd live abroad for big part of year.

Tell nobody. Just inner circle that I trust.

Do something good for a charity or cause I believe in.

harr

Travel as much as I can , get the therapy my sons needs and isn’t currently getting. Nice holiday home somewhere warm .
It would be a blessing not having to fight the HSE for every little bit of help we ask for. Being able to go private for medical issues instead of being on waiting lists for years.
Being able to build a house with play rooms and sensory rooms and having enough room for everyone.
Being able to afford a proper babysitter where we might eventually be able to get out as a couple for a meal or a few pints.

FortuneChip

€210 million... I won't do it, because it's not far away from being a scam winning is so imporbable.

But if I did it, and won.
Boring stuff first:
Pay off this Dublin mortgage. Don't think I'd be leaving the country long term.
Buy second and third homes in Ireland, maybe Galway, and West Cork. Or buy land, and build homes in those places.
Sort the mortgages for family and closest friends.

Think I'd put 10/20% towards various charities initially.
Invest in some businesses that interest me, or that do something good.

Then, I'll be buying myself a ski chalet somewhere nice - Austria sounds good.

Travel. Lockdowns have made the world really small, be nice to make it big again.
Travel. Travel.

harr

harr wrote: »

Travel as much as I can , get the therapy my sons needs and isn’t currently getting. Nice holiday home somewhere warm .
It would be a blessing not having to fight the HSE for every little bit of help we ask for. Being able to go private for medical issues instead of being on waiting lists for years.
Being able to build a house with play rooms and sensory rooms and having enough room for everyone.
Being able to afford a proper babysitter where we might eventually be able to get out as a couple for a meal or a few pints.

If I win I’ll be contacting you!

xzanti

One of those little Husqvarna robots to cut the grass.

PTH2009

Bought a ticket for it

If i win the jackpot I'll wish ye all luck