cover story for lotto win

lotsobear · 08-08-2018 12:23AM #1

Following on from a pub talk/debate at the weekend we came to the conclusion that it would be very hard for the average PAYE worker to enjoy and spend a big lotto win (â‚¬10m) and still keep it secret. Buying new house, holidays and upgrading from average car to something nice without raising eyebrows would be nearly impossible. All we came up with was inheritance from wealthy uncle or aunt abroad or prizebonds.....

smelly sock · 08-08-2018 12:24AM

lotsobear wrote: »

Following on from a pub talk/debate at the weekend we came to the conclusion that it would be very hard for the average PAYE worker to enjoy and spend a big lotto win (â‚¬10m) and still keep it secret. Buying new house, holidays and upgrading from average car to something nice without raising eyebrows would be nearly impossible. All we came up with was inheritance from wealthy uncle or aunt abroad or prizebonds.....

Try "its none of your fooking business".

Spanish Eyes · 08-08-2018 12:26AM

Say you are emigrating, this country is driving you nuts and you want a better life somewhere else where you are not taxed out of existence and cannot afford to buy or rent anywhere now.

Sorted. Spend it abroad, no one will know you and the world is your oyster.

You can pay for your family to join you when the heat has died down too. Win win.

Outlaw Pete · 08-08-2018 12:27AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TpvGTxWRL0

WoollyRedHat · 08-08-2018 12:27AM

Buy houses abroad and don't take photos and put them on Instagram.

Don't buy a Ferrari and leave it in your front driveway.

freshpopcorn · 08-08-2018 12:27AM

Start hanging around with a few unsavory characters. Dress the part.
Leave a few bags contain white powder or pills around for somebody to see.
Perhaps a fake gun.
People will mind their own business.

Jim Bob Scratcher · 08-08-2018 12:28AM

lotsobear wrote: »

Following on from a pub talk/debate at the weekend we came to the conclusion that it would be very hard for the average PAYE worker to enjoy and spend a big lotto win (€10m) and still keep it secret. Buying new house, holidays and upgrading from average car to something nice without raising eyebrows would be nearly impossible. All we came up with was inheritance from wealthy uncle or aunt abroad or prizebonds.....

Just don't do any of these things right away.

lotsobear · 08-08-2018 12:30AM

Not everyone wants to move abroad permanently, the ironic thing is most towns and small city's in Ireland have business people who are worth millions and can spend it on whatever they want but a big lotto win attracts different attention... Possibly some unwanted!

Drumpot · 08-08-2018 12:32AM

Wait, why do you need a cover story if you are going to say you have come into money from an uncle? Why not just say you came into some money from the lotto?! I don’t get the benefit of using a dead relative if they are going to know you have money. Sure you could say you won the 500k lotto plus..

Liamalone · 08-08-2018 12:32AM

Just say that you found a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow, sorted.

freshpopcorn · 08-08-2018 12:36AM

To answer your question seriously.
Well first of all it would depended on were you lived and the ticket was bought.
If you bought a ticket in a rural shop and was a local theirs a good chance that they'd remember you.
In the country side you can build/buy a fairly good house on an fair enough salary. However you can finish it off to a high enough standard.
Regarding the car. I'd just say I left it go a few years to save up for something good.(I'm talking about large mid luxury car now not something worth €100,000).
You also don't have to tell everybody about every purchase/holiday you make.

Arrival · 08-08-2018 12:39AM

Cryptocurrencies. People have made massive money from them and you could say you got in early enough to realise some big profits and you used those to create further wealth. Just say you kept it quiet because you didn't think it would go the way it has. Simple as that.

AllGunsBlazing · 08-08-2018 12:49AM

If I ever win big on the lottery I'll say that a rich uncle left me a huge inheritance as a cover story.

If ever a rich uncle leaves me a huge inheritance I'll say that I won big on the lottery.

Sorted.

bazz26 · 08-08-2018 12:51AM

Part time drug mule.

Keplar240B · 08-08-2018 12:58AM

Your not going to win the lottery, no one is, statistically speaking . It's a scam, a tax on people that cannot do maths, A Form of social control,
designed to keep the proles entertained and passive.

bilbot79 · 08-08-2018 12:58AM

Keplar240B wrote: »

Your not going to win the lottery, no one is, statistically speaking . It's a scam, a tax on people that cannot do maths, A Form of social control,
designed to keep the proles entertained and passive.

Someone wins it

08-08-2018 01:14AM

Crypto is a good one. Problem with the lottery is that people feel more entitled to a piece of it cause they feel you didn't earn it.

As for the "tax on the stupid" argument, it's made by idiots who think they're smart.

Donald Trump · 08-08-2018 01:19AM

Tell nobody nuttin'

Blow it all on coke and hookers

Problem sorted

No pun intended for blow with respect to either coke or hookers

blanch152 · 08-08-2018 01:22AM

Drumpot wrote: »

Wait, why do you need a cover story if you are going to say you have come into money from an uncle? Why not just say you came into some money from the lotto?! I don’t get the benefit of using a dead relative if they are going to know you have money. Sure you could say you won the 500k lotto plus..

Agreed that the best approach is to say you won a lower Lotto amount such as the Lotto plus one. That way, people will expect you to have a bit of money, but not so much that they will harass you for money.

seamus · 08-08-2018 08:37AM

I'm not sure why anyone needs a cover story tbh. We wouldn't go broadcasting it, but immediate family would know about it.

Outside of that, nobody is going to ask how we can afford a new house or car, etc. We wouldn't be flash anyway, most expensive car I might buy would be a Volvo.

"How do afford a house when you don't go to work" can be responded to with a wink and nose tap and "That's my business".

Ciaran_B · 08-08-2018 09:03AM

Tell people you've become a farmer and you've just got your first SFP in. Money for nothing for those boys.

Berserker · 08-08-2018 09:12AM

Keplar240B wrote: »

Your not going to win the lottery, no one is, statistically speaking . It's a scam, a tax on people that cannot do maths, A Form of social control,
designed to keep the proles entertained and passive.

It's not a scam, someone wins the money. Also, how is the lotto a tax on people who cannot do Mathematics?

LirW · 08-08-2018 09:21AM

Insurance payout is another good one.
There are two lads here that got ridiculous insurance payouts for work-related accidents.
Nosey people are usually happy with the vague details "accident, insurance, big payout".

razorblunt · 08-08-2018 09:27AM

Say you won enough to cover the mortgage and buy a nice few things for the family.
The difference in not having to pay a monthly mortgage is huge so could explain the trips and gaff abroad or what not.

Say the new car is a lease.

Also, the aim is not to "spend" it, invest wisely and live off the income earned, having splashed some cash first. But they advise you of all that anyway (I know 2 different lads who won it)

razorblunt · 08-08-2018 09:28AM

Keplar240B wrote: »

Your not going to win the lottery, no one is, statistically speaking . It's a scam, a tax on people that cannot do maths, A Form of social control,
designed to keep the proles entertained and passive.

Leave some of the tinfoil for wrapping your lunch.

The J Stands for Jay · 08-08-2018 09:32AM

razorblunt wrote: »

Leave some of the tinfoil for wrapping your lunch.

Haven't you heard? It's dangerous to use tinfoil on food.

badtoro · 08-08-2018 09:47AM

Why do you owe anyone an explanation? Nosey cnuts.

Bought something last year, a particularly nosey cnut couldn't hide his eyes popping out of his head "..... where'dyougetthemoney!....."

He's still wondering.

Henry Ford III · 08-08-2018 09:47AM

I think keeping it quiet would be difficult if not impossible. You've to bank the cash after all and bankers talk.

Expanding your lifestyle and remaining under the radar has to be difficult also.

If I won big I'd help family and some selected friends (although CAT is an issue) and whilst I'd like to help charities I'd find it tricky to identify the really good ones, and I don't really trust them not to waste the money.

I'd move house for sure, but would sooner have a truly lovely home with say 4 bedrooms than a palace. I might buy a villa in the sun. Maybe a flat in London also. Then cars, motorbikes...............

Ken. · 08-08-2018 09:48AM

If I won the lotto I'd wait till the lotto plus 1 or 2 was won and say that that was me. New house,new car few holidays. Sorry money gone moochers.

Steve F · 08-08-2018 09:50AM

Outlaw Pete wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TpvGTxWRL0

Absolutely adore this film.And Casino too

Boscoirl · 08-08-2018 10:02AM

I only buy the lotto when I am away for work so when I win nobody in town would expect it. Probably wouldn’t even tell the wife.

Id build a garage in the outskirts of town or build a bat cave and keep my Ferrari there and drive a banger

cover story for lotto win

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