Friend Buys you A lottery Ticket....

Reading this is hilarious. So many people thinking one extreme or the other. I'd give them exactly half! I'd give them nothing!

Fact of the matter is we are all human. If we won an extraordinary amount of money, then we would love to think that we would be so generous to give away half. Some of us prefer to think we are hardcore mean and would give away nothing. Some of us believe if we are the friend of someone who won millions we would be gracious and not expect anything in return while feeling wonderfully happy about it all.

The fact of the matter is this. We are all human. If we did in fact win a huge amount of money, we would more than likely give some of it to the friend, the amount depending on how we emotionally feel about the person at the time. For those who say that we would give nothing, we would feel some amount of guilt if we tried to do that and would give over some money to make ourselves feel better.

Being the friend of someone who won millions out of a ticket you bought, lets face it, you would be a little miffed if you got nothing no matter how happy you would pretend to be.

We are human! Embrace your faults

GenieOz wrote: »

I'm going to bow out.

Thanks, now I feel like I have won the lottery!

Lets face it though, a million is not as big a deal as it used to be. If you live in Dublin and want to buy a reasonable size 4 bed house you won't get much change.... if any!

you won't be able to live off it for the rest of your life so unless you are a lazy git, you will need to have some sort of a job

i would never give a lotto ticket as a pressie though for the simple reason i would be gutted if it won, yes it would be nice if they gave me a few quid, but if they won a million and gave me 50k ish, I think that would be as generous as they need to be.

When I was a kid 16/17 I worked in a newsagent. This regular, he used to come in for his fags and the odd scratch card, well one day he won £100. I wasn't allowed cash it (them days for that prize they had to go to main post office), but he gave me £5 and said "here yoy go, get a couple of pints for yourself on your way home." I would have had enough for a few packs of Tayto as well back in them days

If a mate bought me a ticket and it won I would give them something. But being honest, how close I am too them would determine how much. Like if its your best mate, you are going to help them out. But if it's more so of an acquaintance friend? you're hardly going to give them 50 grand.

But a more important question would be... would you tell anyone of your mates. Tell one and you might as tell all. Then you'll be getting knocks on the door asking for a few quid.

A...Send a thank you note

I'd give them nothing at the time but I'd put 100k in the bank for them on the sly and surprise them with it about year or so later, when their hopes of getting anything out of the win were completely crushed. Anyway a true good mate wouldn't kick up a fuss about the win and wouldn't expect anything back from it either. If the friend was going about town saying you were a scab and that you should have shared it with them, I would give the money to somebody who deserved it.

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

If a mate bought me a ticket and it won I would give them something. But being honest, how close I am too them would determine how much. Like if its your best mate, you are going to help them out. But if it's more so of an acquaintance friend? you're hardly going to give them 50 grand.

But a more important question would be... would you tell anyone of your mates. Tell one and you might as tell all. Then you'll be getting knocks on the door asking for a few quid.

I have multiple friends who are worth more than the typical Irish lotto winning amount. Don't find myself knocking on their door for money
I imagine that is an over-construed myth really.

I'd give 500,000 to their favourite charity

enda1 wrote: »

I have multiple friends who are worth more than the typical Irish lotto winning amount. Don't find myself knocking on their door for money
I imagine that is an over-construed myth really.

Not a myth sadly.
Not saying every single person who knows you will have their hand out in your direction but a person would get 'tapped' increasingly more.

Be it from the little "ah sure, yer loaded now, buy me and the lads a few rounds" (said more than on one night out).... To an acquaintance "mate" in a bit of money troubles who wants you to help out promising "they'll pay you back" .... To the local priest (if you were catholic) chancing his arm hoping you'll make a donation to help the poor people in [insert country] or the church needs a new roof :rolleyes:

Not to mention the local area chuggers. Soccer Lads need new jerseys, the "fight against drugs" etc etc. Also, if people think you have money in the house.... you're likely to get broken in too.