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orourkeda · 11-07-2011 03:52PM

seamus wrote: »

It's capped at €185m

At this stage, all of the "extra" profits start spilling down to the lower tier. So this is probably the best time to play as you are more likely to land a bigger prize for a 5 + 1 ticket. In fact, the odds of winning the 5 + 1 are better than the Irish lotto, and the prize fund is bigger at the moment.

You still haven't a fncking hope of getting 5 + 1, of course.

You have a hope. Its a statistical improbability but you have a hope.

Standard Toaster · 11-07-2011 03:54PM

seamus wrote: »

You still haven't a fncking hope of getting 5 + 1, of course.

Tell that to the person that wins it.

Tazz T · 11-07-2011 03:58PM

I'd lend it to the government at 0.5% less interest than the IMF. They're suckers for this type of thing.

Tabnabs · 11-07-2011 03:58PM

It would ruin your life. I know two high net worth people and there's no popping down to the local for a quiet few. They live in fine houses behind huge walls and with security never far away. Add the media spotlight to that and zero knowledge of what to do with the cash, second prize would be far more beneficial.

orourkeda · 11-07-2011 04:00PM

Tabnabs wrote: »

It would ruin your life. I know two high net worth people and there's no popping down to the local for a quiet few. They live in fine houses behind huge walls and with security never far away. Add the media spotlight to that and zero knowledge of what to do with the cash, second prize would be far more beneficial.

I'd love to have my life ruined by €185 million

mikemac · 11-07-2011 04:02PM

If you buy drinks for all in the local, they think you're showing off. If you don't buy drinks you're tight
If you buy a new car you're a flash git. If you don't buy a new car you're mean and it's a pity someone who would enjoy the money didn't get it.
Stay in the area the money was wasted on you. Head off to Monaco and who do you think you are? Better then us?

If you're employed it's a shame a hard up unemployed person didn't get it
If you're an ordinary worker in a bank lodging cheques, the paper will headline "Banker will millions" and everyone will hate you though you're an ordinary worker

And everyone in your area remembers you growing up, you were nothing special and a terrible hurler

Small town Ireland

Soby · 11-07-2011 04:03PM

When is it tomorrow ?

astonaidan · 11-07-2011 04:04PM

I'd buy Galway United and make them the dominant force in LOI, While I'm at it might throw a proposal Scarlett Johanson's way

orourkeda · 11-07-2011 04:06PM

astonaidan wrote: »

I'd buy Galway United and make them the dominant force in LOI, While I'm at it might throw a proposal Scarlett Johanson's way

€185 million wouldnt make Galway a dominant force in LOI football

mikemac · 11-07-2011 04:06PM

Soby wrote: »

When is it tomorrow ?

Every Tuesday and Friday

So best to enter today if you want to get in for tomorrow, people leave it last minute

flas · 11-07-2011 04:08PM

more than likely end up in either rehab or dead after going absolutely ape**** for the first six months or so. then buy a house with a indoor pool and gym and cinema, and just spend my days doing what ever the feck i like!

orourkeda · 11-07-2011 04:09PM

I'd stash the cheque in the bank on the wednesday and book a f*ck off holiday on the saturday or sunday to vegas for about a month.

After partying hard for the month i'd probably start thinking about how the money should be spent

Guy:Incognito · 11-07-2011 04:19PM

Soby wrote: »

When is it tomorrow ?

The day after today.

frag420 · 11-07-2011 04:25PM

I would do a 1 Million euro quickpick for the Irish Lotto.............................cause I can.

Then when I have all those little slips of paper I would paper cut Kerry Katona and Tubridy to within an inch of their lives.

Then I would go on holiday!!

Biggins · 11-07-2011 04:34PM

What would I do if I won?

1. Buy a home in Nice, southern France, over looking the bay there.
2. Donate a massive amount to Crumlins Childrens Hospital (at least a couple of million)
3. Take care of a brother I have who has brain damage and bad epilepsy by providing my parents (whom I would also look after) with around the clock full-time professional carers, to easy their minding of him.
4. College funds for all my kids and relatives kids.
5. World cruise.
6. One MASSIVE open bar party for all members of Boards.ie in a Dublin nightclub.

CHealy · 11-07-2011 04:37PM

leviathon wrote: »

Someone is gonna say it so I might as well get it over with..

YORE MA!!!!

I doubt anyone was gonna say it seeing as it lost its charm as a humorous post about the winter of 09'

seamus · 11-07-2011 04:59PM

Biggins wrote: »

What would I do if I won?

1. Buy a home in Nice, southern France, over looking the bay there.

Have to say I wouldn't be rushing to move abroad. I'm too Irish I guess.

I'd probably buy a large plot (10-20 acres) somewhere in the Dublin mountains and build an obscence piece of property on it with ten million bedrooms, a serious view of the city and an actual luxury guesthouse and indoor heated swimming pool and all that nonsense. Could easily stick it together for less than 10 mill in today's prices.

I can see the vast bulk of cash being spent taking up a silent majority ownership in various charities, probably animal rescue for the most part, and giving them the resources to better generate funding for themselves (185 mill isn't an endless pot).

Biggins · 11-07-2011 05:03PM

seamus wrote: »

Have to say I wouldn't be rushing to move abroad. I'm too Irish I guess.

I'd be popping over there at weekend for the night-life and meals.
Both are out of this world.

prinz · 11-07-2011 05:15PM

If I won €185 million.... I'd be giving away €125 million to various good causes and keep me occupied full time say €5 mill a year for the next 25 years, €30 million to family and friends, €15 million to buy a few dream properties, €15 million on deposit in the bank to provide income for retirement, an army of kids and what not.

It's a ridiculous pot. Should have been divided up and spread around a lot of winners tbh.

Eve_Dublin · 11-07-2011 06:01PM

I'd buy a new pair of green trousers and throw away the pair I've just used to staples to fix.

Needler · 11-07-2011 06:09PM

I'd fill the shed with nice cars

and I'd buy various other things I can't be arsed mentioning them again

Minstrel27 · 11-07-2011 06:14PM

mikemac wrote: »

Small town Ireland

Small town Ireland would be a distant memory with that kind of money.

Chris P. Bacon · 11-07-2011 06:15PM

I'd stick it in the credit union and ask for a loan of €400 million!

Buceph · 11-07-2011 06:17PM

I'd build my website, the definitive guide to crisps (which I plan on doing anyway.) But with the millions I'd actually be able to import crisps in from around the world to see what they're like. I'd even be able to use the name I always wanted for it, without the lawyers hounding me, taytosurprise.com. (Based on the idea that every pack of Tayto Cheese and Onion are a surprise, because you never know if you're going to get a terrible pack with all burned, stale crisps and no flavouring, or if you're going to get a pack like Jesus would have at the last supper.)

And sure feck it, I'd buy Tayto and sort out their quality control. They could then take their rightful mantle as the greatest crispiers in the world. Something they'd do now if they stopped having managers in charge of quality control with multiple-personality disorder.

mikemac · 11-07-2011 06:23PM

Probably sound stupid

But I'd take two months off and head away somewhere isolated, hire a trainer & chef and do nothing but getting fit, train two or three times a day.
A bit like they do in American football where they take you away for six weeks and almost kill you
No I'm not saying fat camp dammit! But get in top shape like a sportsman

Worth it in the end

SEPT 23 1989 · 11-07-2011 06:23PM

I would bring 1 million Irish people to Brussels and bring it to a standstill until they agreed to give us our ball back

the groutch · 11-07-2011 08:43PM

buy Accrington Staney FC, get them into the Premiership

Needler · 11-07-2011 08:48PM

Minstrel27 wrote: »

Small town Ireland would be a distant memory with that kind of money.

You could buy a small town I suppose. Ghost estates and all for a bargain

Latchy · 12-07-2011 05:52PM

My numbers come up tonight your all coming out for drinks with me ...all 40 odd thousend + of you :cool:

annascott · 12-07-2011 05:59PM

Is it on tonight? I thought Euromillions was only on Fridays. Must get another ticket!

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