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Would you tell people outside your immediate family you won the lotto?

Kermit.de.frog

https://www.rte.ie/news/munster/2020/0623/1149215-lotto/

People choose to do this sometimes and I suppose each to their own and if it's million or two it probably won't attract much attention.

More than that and I guess it would. Probably end up inundated with letters from people/causes, phone calls etc...

Is it bringing unneeded attention or in extreme circumstances trouble to let all know of your good fortune?

Would you let the world know?

I wouldn't personally.

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Rodney Bathgate

I probably wouldn’t tell my direct family, let alone anyone else.

Tig98

I'd say I won a much smaller amount, 200K or so. It'd explain away the new car and house improvements without making you too much of a target, or ostracise you from begrudgers

c.p.w.g.w

I'd tell nobody

Purple Mountain

Tig98 wrote: »

I'd say I won a much smaller amount, 200K or so. It'd explain away the new car and house improvements without making you too much of a target, or ostracise you from begrudgers

That's very cute

But a local lotto win would make national news.

Kermit.de.frog

Rodney Bathgate wrote: »

I probably wouldn’t tell my direct family, let alone anyone else.

I can't understand the reason for people doing it.

The craziest i've seen has to be yer wan in Limerick with the Euromillions (particularly given her family associations)

It's just one way or another going public with it like that is only going to bring some level of aggravation. I don't know that for sure but it's hard not to assume it.

Tony EH

How much did you win?

r93kaey5p2izun

No. I wouldn't tell immediate family either!

Leg End Reject

Once you tell one other person it'll spread like wildfire.

Icantthinkof1

Nope I wouldn’t tell anyone outside my immediate family; but who my immediate family would tell would be beyond my control; I’d love the opportunity to be in that position and wish this family the very best of luck with their winnings. I would probably have to be sedated if I won that amount of money though; so wouldn’t be in any position in the first place to tell anyone!!

Flickerfusion

I’d probably just tell anyone who asked that I had sold some shares and act fairly cool about it.

I’d definitely use a % to set something up for or fund a good cause and also help out some individuals and organisations.

[Deleted User]

I wouldn’t tell anyone. Not even my wife.

John Doe1

Not at all, i can just imagine a load of my acquaintances from school/3rd cousins coming out of the woodwork, cap in hand.

lickalot

Wouldn't say anything to anyone. I'd leave a nice dump on the bosses desk after a heap of Guiness and a curry the night before.

I'd make sure the parents and siblings are looked after. Just say I won on the stock market or something. There mortgage would be clear but would still want then to work. I'd make their life extremely comfortable.

Princess Calla

I wouldn't tell anyone.

I'm in an office syndicate for euro millions, but I don't do the euro millions on a personal level as I actually wouldn't like to win that type of money.... I'd worry over the safety of my children, though to be fair Ireland isn't like the states etc.

A few million in the normal lotto isn't going to go far. It will set you up very nicely... I'd plan to buy a bigger home, and maybe a holiday home, but would also plan to give up work... So there wouldn't be much change left.

Strumms

I’d tell my immediate family... they’d obviously suss something , with a Mercedes, new house and no need for employment...

My mother could keep her council, my father couldn’t... he is a great guy, the most generous most selfless person on the planet but he’d be ringing the two charities and that he’s involved with and yapping about it and what we can do to help...followed by every charity getting wind and you’d be inundated.

With me I’d spend a week, writing a few cheques for family and friends followed by doing the same for the two charities and maybe researching a few more that could benefit from a dig out but I’d want to resume life as normally as possible. Focusing on enjoying it but not having to be inundated with requests that need processing and considering.

PTH2009

Be hard to keep it in

Imagine sitting at the bar (be a while before that's possible ha) after winning millions. Every few minutes jump up and cheer

If someone won it in a small town you probably be found out easier

KungPao

I’d tell the whole world, then drive home to my solid gold house in my new rocket car, and just live it up.

the_syco

Well, I didn't tell anyone after I won it 47 years ago the day that Patrick got into power, so no.

[Deleted User]

if i won it id spread a story about losing the ticket in a rubbish tip somewhere and let the country go mad while i stayed cute and quiet for a while

Arghus

Shock horror as anonymous people on Internet site say they value privacy.

I'd keep it close to my chest as well.

JustAThought

I was travelling in Asian a few years ago and got to know a guy who was on the same circut - after a few weeks of shared experiences and hanging out we were stuck on another long 18 hour commute & he told me in chit chat about how we bankrolled the trip and time off work he had won mega big on the lottery and had given it all up just to travel the world. His wife had died a few years previous and he had never told a soul. It was his lifelong big secret and I think he regretted saying it to me later - but after he realised it didnt make a difference to me and I was still following my dream and bankrolling myself we gad some great giddy nights and many happy beers. We kept in sparodic contact over the next few years - and he kept on travelling and seeing everywhere he had always wanted to - he was a really sound guy who lived life low key and followed his dreams and just wanted to be one of the guys, and whose only regret was that his wife who he loved so much had passed away and wasn’t there to travel with him.. They are out there - amongst us!! RIP E.

Rubberchikken

I've never played it. So couldn't win:)

Mjolnir

I'd tell the misses and the mother, no one else. Throw money away for the god-daughter set certain family members and friends up. Spend a sickening amount on cars and bikes, invest some and just live it up.
No one on the fathers side would ever know jesus the grief that would bring.

Kermit.de.frog

Rubberchikken wrote: »

I've never played it. So couldn't win:)

If you're not in you can't win

ILoveYourVibes

I think they would notice when i build the swimming pool and put the pony in.

One More Toy

I would go public, just to annoy anyone who's ever treated me like shíte!

greenttc

like many i wouldnt tell anyone but would love to pay off mortgages/debt for family members. often, while dreaming about it though, i wonder how would you actually pay off someones mortgage without them knowing? Is there a way of depositing large amounts of money in peoples accounts unknowingly? surely for tax reasons alone the relationship between parties would need to be identified, no? interested to hear about it.

so, if there is no way of doing that there is a dilemma, tell no one and keep it all to myself which could be boring or literally spread the wealth and let the recipients of your gifts in on the secret. does it mean that some family members dont get anything because of their big mouths? maybe! pays to be known as a discrete person i suppose.

Hangdogroad

Hendrix Warm Stoplight wrote: »

No. I wouldn't tell immediate family either!

No way I'd tell my immediate family, it'd be like yer wan in Fr Ted spreading the word on Eoin McLove.

BeerWolf

Why the heck would I want to go public? Moochers can **** right off.

Irish_peppa

They wanna see you do good, but never better then them