If you won the Lotto...

Timothy Bryce · 11-10-2013 01:08PM

1. Solid gold house
2. Rocket car
3. Liver & onions

keithclancy · 11-10-2013 01:09PM

JJJJNR wrote: »

I think the whole place would know once I started to commute to work in a super car.

I'd create a company doing some internet crap and stick a small logo on the side of the car and then tell everyone in work that I won a competition to advertise the company driving this mad sports car.

MonstaMash · 11-10-2013 01:11PM

I'd tell no one, disappear & create a new ID...start over...sorry babes :eek:

hullaballoo · 11-10-2013 01:13PM

Wouldn't tell a soul.

Would be dead within 2 years though.

touts · 11-10-2013 01:15PM

I'd only tell my wife and Michael Noonan. My wife for obvious reasons and I couldn't miss the opportunity to tell the ****er to kiss my ass as I leave this country and take my money with me.

StompToWork · 11-10-2013 01:17PM

touts wrote: »

I'd only tell my wife and Michael Noonan. My wife for obvious reasons and I couldn't miss the opportunity to tell the ****er to kiss my ass as I leave this country and take my money with me.

OOooh, I like that one!!!

Kinda like the fantasy I have of walking into my Bank with the cheque, asking to speak to the manager, putting the cheque in front of him, before proclaiming that I am closing my accounts, and they will never see a penny of this in their establishment.

Diabhal Beag · 11-10-2013 01:20PM

I'd tell them to mind their own ****ing business, but in a new-found snobby style with several condescending vowels.

Curlysue76 · 11-10-2013 01:22PM

vitani wrote: »

I'd tell as few people as possible. I'd give some money to my immediate family - probably pay off mortgages and such, and I'd pay for my parents to go on the holiday of their dreams. I'd buy a modest enough house in a nice location, give up work until my daughter was a little older and then I'd look at starting my own company, which hopefully would start to turn a profit by the time I'd burned through the rest of my cash.

I've thought about this way too much, especially as I don't even buy Lotto tickets.

Did you somehow read my mind and steal my thoughts? This is exactly what I would do. Also i dream but don't buy any tickets.

PhlegmyMoses · 11-10-2013 01:23PM

I'd have no real problem if everyone knew. I wouldn't be in Ireland for a few years anyway as I'd go travelling and become a sports event junkie; CL Final, FA Cup final, El CLassico, the majors in golf, Wimbledon, Ireland away matches in football and rugby etc.

I've always thought that I wouldn't want to win it until I was a bit older and more settled, though. I could easily go off the rails if I was handed €10m now. Not like that British chav who pissed it away on coke and hookers, but directionless doing nothing meaningful with it. That being said, I'd happily give it a go now.

pharmaton · 11-10-2013 01:26PM

I'd like to not tell anyone but if it was a large amount it wouldn't be possible so I'd tell just people I won a few bob and not disclose the actual amount. I have it all planned out for when I win.

c_man · 11-10-2013 01:43PM

Wouldn't tell anybody. To those of ye who say ye'd throw a few quid towards friends, are ye mad? That's gonna cause all sorts of ill will and problems. Not to mention getting screwed on the gift taxes there. Actually I'd probably tell the auld lad, and beforehand write down his name alongside mine n the ticket so the parents would get money. And no tax! Well that's a daydream wasted there anyways.

brokenarms · 11-10-2013 01:51PM

I would NOT tell the Nidge. Thats for sure.

ScumLord · 11-10-2013 01:51PM

I'd complete the death ray I've built into the side of a mountain in Cavan. I need to hide the muzzle flash and smoke it generates. I think the locals are beginning to get suspicious.

MetalDog · 11-10-2013 02:02PM

Id pay off my parents' mortgage and sort out my immediate family.

I guarantee you though people who have actually won shi1tloads in the lotto are being phoned/facebooked etc by people they went to national school with.

I'd try not to end up like that woman in the USA who won the lottery not once but TWICE and still ended up living in a trailer park. Mind you she did have a gambling addiction and I've never backed a horse in anger in my life.
http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2011/10/the-10-worst-lottery-win-disasters/evelyn-adams

Sleepy · 11-10-2013 02:04PM

You'd never manage to hide it from everyone so depends on the amount really. If I won a EuroMillions mega-payout I'd probably "admit" to having won the regular Lotto, quietly take care of a few people I'd like to help out, build the house of my dreams telling everyone about the great value in the construction industry these days and take a few groups of my friends on holidays of some sort... (the ad about 2 weeks in the Bahamas on me would be a good template for it!).

A regular Irish Lotto win, I'd admit to having won (or shared) the daily millions and would be more circumspect about how I'd help people etc. A daily millions win I'd keep very quiet, maybe slipping a few grand to some very close friends and family) as tbh, after buying a nice house in a good part of Dublin you wouldn't have much change from it.

DylanII · 11-10-2013 02:10PM

It would depend on how much I won.

If I won the Irish lotto I'd tell my close family and friends. Try to keep it a secret from everyone else...

If I won €100m on the euro millions I wouldn't tell anyone straight away.

I'd wait until I had the money in my account. I would then leave the country to figure out who I'm giving what to.

It would be too much to hide so I would tell my family and friends. My parents would not be good at hiding money. So everyone would figure it out when they see a yacht parked in my parents garden.

Gmol · 11-10-2013 02:10PM

I' d stay where I was and both myself and the wife would 'lose the jobs' I would use the 'redundancy' to build a little extension and basically retire quietly, that would be the plan for the first year, I would have to figure out how to donate money to the family

Genghiz Cohen · 11-10-2013 02:13PM

ScumLord wrote: »

I'd complete the death ray I've built into the side of a mountain in Cavan. I need to hide the muzzle flash and smoke it generates. I think the locals are beginning to get suspicious.

Just say you dropped 50 cent a week ago. The Cavan people will have their eyes locked on the ground looking for it.

vitani · 11-10-2013 02:19PM

ScumLord wrote: »

I'd complete the death ray I've built into the side of a mountain in Cavan. I need to hide the muzzle flash and smoke it generates. I think the locals are beginning to get suspicious.

Distract them with Seán Quinn rallies.

PhlegmyMoses · 11-10-2013 02:22PM

vitani wrote: »

Distract them with Seán Quinn rallies.

Just tell them that he financed it. Sure he's a benevolent mad scientist that has the best interests of the people of Cavan at heart, the Irish people are just looking for a scapegoat.

ScumLord · 11-10-2013 02:25PM

Genghiz Cohen wrote: »

Just say you dropped 50 cent a week ago. The Cavan people will have their eyes locked on the ground looking for it.

I can get half a dozen Caven henchmen for that kind of money.

11-10-2013 02:35PM

I would tell family and close friends but no way would I go public.

Word would obviously get around the local area though when I build an amazing house and I'm seen driving numerous expensive cars and suv's but they would still be guessing as to where the money came from.

token101 · 11-10-2013 02:52PM

I think people would cop it when Cobh has an international airport built solely for the purpose of luring Samuel Etoo to St Colemans Park for a tilt at the First Division title.

my teapot is orange · 11-10-2013 02:56PM

I would tell family. I would have a carefully crafted story ready for friends/nosy people because if you want to enjoy the money - bigger house/nicer cars/holidays etc. - you will have to let people in on the fact that you've come into some money, but if it was the kind of amount that becomes a security threat, I wouldn't want that going public.

DazMarz · 11-10-2013 06:27PM

Probably would depend on the amount. But even if it was something relatively "small", I'd probably keep shtum.

Whatever the amount, I'd put a good whack of it into Savings Bonds (7% return after 3 years) and Savings Certs (10% return after 5 years). Totally safe and would prevent me from going too stupid.

If we were talking a lotto win of region €2,000,000 to €5,000,000 or so, I'd defo keep that very quiet. Get myself set up for life; get a nice, but not overly flashy, house; new car; invest some of it as above; etc. But this is only after sitting on it for ages. At least six months would go by before I'd do anything to alter the everyday routine. Don't arouse suspicions.

Anything from €5,000,000 to €10,000,000 would be more difficult to keep quiet, but I'd still make an effort. This is the amount where I'd proabably leave the local area and move a bit away (but staying in the country), ostensibly for work. Most of the same things as above, but only a little bit flashier.

Anything over €10,000,000... I'm gone. Dust. Most of the money gone into a nice account in the Isle of Man or Jersey or somewhere that's a tax shelter and I live out life in a nice pad in the South of France or somewhere. Fúck the shíte weather and everyday grind here!!!

dxhound2005 · 11-10-2013 07:33PM

DazMarz wrote: »

Probably would depend on the amount. But even if it was something relatively "small", I'd probably keep shtum.

Whatever the amount, I'd put a good whack of it into Savings Bonds (7% return after 3 years) and Savings Certs (10% return after 5 years). Totally safe and would prevent me from going too stupid.

If we were talking a lotto win of region €2,000,000 to €5,000,000 or so, I'd defo keep that very quiet. Get myself set up for life; get a nice, but not overly flashy, house; new car; invest some of it as above; etc. But this is only after sitting on it for ages. At least six months would go by before I'd do anything to alter the everyday routine. Don't arouse suspicions.

Anything from €5,000,000 to €10,000,000 would be more difficult to keep quiet, but I'd still make an effort. This is the amount where I'd proabably leave the local area and move a bit away (but staying in the country), ostensibly for work. Most of the same things as above, but only a little bit flashier.

Anything over €10,000,000... I'm gone. Dust. Most of the money gone into a nice account in the Isle of Man or Jersey or somewhere that's a tax shelter and I live out life in a nice pad in the South of France or somewhere. Fúck the shíte weather and everyday grind here!!!

You appear to have given this a bit of thought. But you won't get 7% on Savings Bonds any more.

http://www.anpost.ie/AnPost/PostalRates/Savings+and+Investments.htm

Sierra 117 · 11-10-2013 08:35PM

I'd tell my partner and immediate family.

wil · 11-10-2013 09:18PM

I'd tell the people in the Lotto.
I feel I owe it to them to know where to pay the money, and kind of helps with the collecting it mallarky.
After that, it'd be on a need to know basis.

Abigayle · 11-10-2013 09:31PM

Only my very closest would find out to be honest. Unless you got a huge amount of money, then there's only really so much you can do with it (unselfishly speaking).

An Irish lotto win you'd have to be particularly careful of because (and I know this sounds daft) but it's a small enough number relatively speaking. I'd pay off any debts my family had, help out those closest to me. The Euromillions I'd have to leave the country for a while till I decided how best to distribute the money. I'd clear any of the families debts, send some to some others, a good bit to charity and enough just to keep my home up and running and maybe get away once or twice a year.

I think the crazy money you could get on euromillions has the potential to really mess you up, and probably destroy relationships with partners, family and friends. The freedom and power money can give you must be handled very carefully I think, for ones own sanity.

Standard Toaster · 11-10-2013 09:34PM

Depends on the amount, but would probably give it away. Done it before.

Just recalled 'Waking Ned' film

If it was a huge amount (Euromilions amount) I'd only tell maybe a handful of people....nay, actually maybe just one person. That amount of money could easily ruin you. I'd have to take a holiday and get away from it all to think about it before claiming the money.

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