Lottery winners - Anyone you know?

larchielads · 26-11-2009 05:04AM

my mam got 1st 5 numbers in the lotto about 11-12 yrs ago and all she won was 725 pound.......thats a joke for 5 numbers.....one number away from a few mill

my best mate a while back was short 1 number for lotto plus 1 draw to win 350,000 euro. the number he needed was on the 2nd line all he got was 350 euro.......again a joke for 5 numbers

Pride Fighter · 26-11-2009 05:28AM

I won 60 euro on it once for 4 numbers. The other 2 numbers I missed out on were 1 away from being correct. I have not won anything more than that since.

Theta · 26-11-2009 10:30AM

If I won I woulndt tell a soul except my close family.

I reckon people would treat you different. Apart from that I dont know anyone who has won it.

Maybe that means its my time to win!

ibarelycare · 26-11-2009 11:29AM

Hammer Archer wrote: »

For anyone who knows the Ratoath/Ashbourne area in Meath, the guy who owns the Snail Box Restaurant near Curragha, won the Lotto jackpot in the shop my mother works in (he's also friends with her).
A few years later the same guys mother won the jackpot in the exact same shop.
Talk about a lucky family or what.

I was just going to post that story. Damnit...nothing to add now!

fonda · 26-11-2009 11:33AM

I know of 2 different people who have one, my partners aunt won the main jackpot and a friend of a friend one twice both in the couple of hundred thousands

Dont know anyone that's ever won more than a tenner on scratchcards but!!

Quackles · 26-11-2009 11:41AM

My mammy won £500 on a scratch card about 18 years ago. That was a great day

She bought me a PERM!

I did know a lotto millionaire, too, but not well, only knew him to see him.

Quackles · 26-11-2009 11:44AM

dubtom wrote: »

It always amazes me when big lottery winners go public. I'm guessing with excitement it's hard to keep your gob shut but in this day and age there's no excuse for taking the rumoured extra 50K to get your pic in the paper, for every thieving hoar in the country to see ya. I'll certainly tell no one on Saturday when I win.

True, but you know well people would find out anyway. The time and shop the ticket was bought in are released, all of a sudden Tom quits his job, buys a new house and car.. 2+2 usually equals 4.

r3nu4l · 26-11-2009 11:47AM

A guy around the corner from my parents won €5million one year, jimself and the wife had four kids and like my parents didn't have a huge amount of money so I was delighted for them...and also secretly very jealous...who do they think they are winning the lotto, why couldn't we win the Lotto?

TanG411 · 26-11-2009 11:48AM

I won €25 on a €1 Allcash before

(my claim to fame).

And I know a family friend who won €250,000 on Lotto Plus 2 about nine months ago. I don't think he did much with it. He went on a holiday, bought a new car and big TV.
But he never changed a bit. Didn't get snobby about it. He never changed his personality. And I haven't changed my opinion on him.

gaz wac · 26-11-2009 11:52AM

For those of use who dont like to read short novels , what the OP is trying to say is

Do you know anyone who won the Lotto?

SuperGrover · 26-11-2009 11:53AM

Michellenman wrote: »

wtf is a grushy? It's GUSHY!!

It was grushy where I grew up.

ChillyJilly · 26-11-2009 11:56AM

When Lotto Plus first came out, a guy I know was buying his lotto ticket and was asked did he want to pay the extra for lotto plus, he said no (he hadnt heard of it before), turns out he would have won about 300,000 if he had paid the extra euro... sickener.

Friends of my parents won about 5 million a few years ago... they never admitted it (even to family) but everyone knows they definitely won. Never went "public", didnt move house or anything, but it was clear from the apartments the kids suddenly bought, the big extension and the audi's they all suddenly acquired. They still wont admit it to this day though! fair play to them I think.

Also a few years ago I heard a story (not 100% sure if it's true or not) about a husband and wife who do the same numbers every week. The wife didnt know if it was her turn or not so bought it just in case. Turns out it was her husbands turn so he had a different ticket with the same numbers. Their numbers came up... turns out there were 3 winners... them being 2 of them... so instead of getting a half the jackpot like they would have done, they ended up with 2/3's instead! I SO hope that story is true, it's brilliant.

robby^5 · 26-11-2009 11:58AM

My Aunt was part of that group that won €500,000 about 2 weeks ago, think they each came away with about 20 grand.

DubTony · 26-11-2009 11:58AM

dubtom wrote: »

It always amazes me when big lottery winners go public. I'm guessing with excitement it's hard to keep your gob shut but in this day and age there's no excuse for taking the rumoured extra 50K to get your pic in the paper, for every thieving hoar in the country to see ya. I'll certainly tell no one on Saturday when I win.

There's no extra payout for going public. I agree, you'd have to be crazy to bring that kind of attention to yourself.

gaz wac · 26-11-2009 11:59AM

Michellenman wrote: »

wtf is a grushy? It's GUSHY!!

Its GRUSHY

peterwhilluk · 02-12-2009 04:58PM

Hi Does anyone think that the Lottery could be rigged?
I mean, with it all being powered by computers.

I do a double lucky dip once a month on the saturday lotto. Now i have noticed all the time thatthe first set of numbers i get are good enough fo e.g 4, 7, 20, 27,40, 43. but the second set are always similar to this: 28, 29, 30, 33, 39, 40. The second numbers do not give me the a good chance of winning.

Anyone else noticed this?

chewed · 02-12-2009 05:28PM

An ex work colleague of mine had an interesting idea if he managed to win big on the lotto. He would immediately email every one of his friends and family stating that he had won and then ask them if they needed money for anything urgent in their lives (life critical operation, loan sharks, mortgage arrears, etc) they could contact him directly and put forward their case.

That way you can't say you didn't offer anything, and more than likely no one will ask you for a cent.

SV · 02-12-2009 05:38PM

peterwhilluk wrote: »

Hi Does anyone think that the Lottery could be rigged?
I mean, with it all being powered by computers.

I do a double lucky dip once a month on the saturday lotto. Now i have noticed all the time thatthe first set of numbers i get are good enough fo e.g 4, 7, 20, 27,40, 43. but the second set are always similar to this: 28, 29, 30, 33, 39, 40. The second numbers do not give me the a good chance of winning.

Anyone else noticed this?

The first set of numbers and the second set have the exact same odds of winning..

c0rk3r · 02-12-2009 05:54PM

My dad won €2k or €4k last year. He asked me collect the cheque and deposit it into his account. I cycled into town to collect it but got run over by a car in phibsborough. Only my 2nd crash in 8 years cycling. Its was only minor

chewed · 02-12-2009 05:59PM

c0rk3r wrote: »

My dad won €2k or €4k last year. He asked me collect the cheque and deposit it into his account. I cycled into town to collect it but got run over by a car in phibsborough. Only my 2nd crash in 8 years cycling. Its was only minor

Is your name Earl?

Sounds like the start of My Name is Earl! where he gets run over and his lotto ticket disappears in the wind!

jd007 · 02-12-2009 06:07PM

peterwhilluk wrote: »

Hi Does anyone think that the Lottery could be rigged?
I mean, with it all being powered by computers.

I do a double lucky dip once a month on the saturday lotto. Now i have noticed all the time thatthe first set of numbers i get are good enough fo e.g 4, 7, 20, 27,40, 43. but the second set are always similar to this: 28, 29, 30, 33, 39, 40. The second numbers do not give me the a good chance of winning.

Anyone else noticed this?

Ehhh no......

entropi · 02-12-2009 07:17PM

I know someone that won about 3 million on the lotto last year, she keeps her head down and quiet about it.

blackbetty69 · 07-12-2009 12:01AM

no i dont know anyone that won the lotto

blackbetty69 · 07-12-2009 12:04AM

jd007 wrote: »

Ehhh no......

could u have thought of a more unconstructive answer jd007??

marko91 · 07-12-2009 12:37AM

blackbetty69 wrote: »

could u have thought of a more unconstructive answer jd007??

Ehhh ye......

phasers · 07-12-2009 01:11AM

Michellenman wrote: »

wtf is a grushy? It's GUSHY!!

It's Grushy... wtf is a gushy? That doesn't even sound like a word

dsmythy · 07-12-2009 01:18AM

blackbetty69 wrote: »

could u have thought of a more unconstructive answer jd007??

Sounds like the correct answer for what the person wrote.

ejmaztec · 07-12-2009 01:18AM

peterwhilluk wrote: »

Hi Does anyone think that the Lottery could be rigged?
I mean, with it all being powered by computers.

I do a double lucky dip once a month on the saturday lotto. Now i have noticed all the time thatthe first set of numbers i get are good enough fo e.g 4, 7, 20, 27,40, 43. but the second set are always similar to this: 28, 29, 30, 33, 39, 40. The second numbers do not give me the a good chance of winning.

Anyone else noticed this?

Balls.

monkeypants · 07-12-2009 09:26AM

I know someone that appeared on Winning Streak, does that count?

Show for oul wans.

But no, I don't know anyone who's hit the big time. I generally win about €8 and a scratchcard every two months.

Boxfresh · 07-12-2009 06:45PM

blackbetty69 wrote: »

could u have thought of a more unconstructive answer jd007??

What's so unconstructive about that. Someone asked a question and jd007 simply answered it. (and answered it correctly at that)

Lottery winners - Anyone you know?

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