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Rte on the trail of the euro million winner.......

molly09

Why will they not just leave the person alone, if I won I would certainly not been wanting to go on national tv.

It's lovely news that it was won in Ireland but I am sure it can bring unwanted attention.

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EazyD

Duggy747 wrote: »

I'd use my winnings to have people in RTÉ killed.

Or just nuke it from orbit to be certain

AnonoBoy

Deleted User wrote: »

I don't know how true it is but I was told before by someone who won that if you agree to go public about it, let them take all the pictures and plaster your mug all over the place that you get a bit of extra money.

I think it's actually that you can pay a bit of your winnings to remain anonymous rather than get extra for doing the publicity.

But it amounts to the same thing in the end I found.

Yours sincerely,

AnonoBoy.

porsche959

AnonoBoy wrote: »

I think it's actually that you can pay a bit of your winnings to remain anonymous rather than get extra for doing the publicity.

Not true, according to what I was told.

AnonoBoy

I just watched the RTE report on it there.

All I got from it was "the winner has made contact with the lottery" and "the ticket was sold in Dublin".

Did I miss a report or something? It was hardly the massive invasion of privacy that I was expecting from reading this thread.

"Oh no! They know I'm in Dublin!"

Very disappointing to be honest lads - ye got my hopes up for nuthin'

AnonoBoy

porsche959 wrote: »

Not true, according to what I was told.

I knew my trap would work!

How much did you win? Can I borrow a tenner?

AnonoBoy

Was there an update on it since the 9 news last night because all the "invasion of privacy" that was mentioned on this thread led me to believe that they did more than just that report which stated absolutely nothing that could be seen as invasion of privacy at all?

F1ngers

Birneybau wrote: »

They'll never find me you poverty stricken scum.

Please be true, please be true...:D

xalot

Deleted User wrote: »

I don't know how true it is but I was told before by someone who won that if you agree to go public about it, let them take all the pictures and plaster your mug all over the place that you get a bit of extra money.

That's not true, a family member won the plus one prize and went public and didn't get anything extra for it - except for very nice lotto champagne glasses!

AnonoBoy

xalot wrote: »

That's not true, a family member won the plus one prize and went public and didn't get anything extra for it - except for very nice lotto champagne glasses!

I don't understand why anyone would go public then if there's no financial incentive.

Donkey Oaty

AnonoBoy wrote: »

I don't understand why anyone would go public then if there's no financial incentive.

The only real reason to do it is to pre-empt somebody else going public on your behalf. You'll get the media to report it on your terms, at least for a while.

xalot

Neither do I but they'd already told everyone in the area they lived so they might as well go public then!

In fairness it was lovely to see such good will toward them from the people in the small town they are from.

o1s1n

xalot wrote: »

In fairness it was lovely to see such good will toward them from the people in the small town they are from.

Everyone looking for a cut :pac:

The_Valeyard

molly09 wrote: »

Why will they not just leave the person alone, if I won I would certainly not been wanting to go on national tv.

It's lovely news that it was won in Ireland but I am sure it can bring unwanted attention.

It was you!!!!!

RobertKK

I would stay anonymous, that amount of money is also a security risk to the person given some criminal could view it as an opportunity to kidnap a loved one for a large sum of money.

It is rather stupid to go public. and the people who do it are either attention seekers, not use to dealing with money or simply fail to see how they are advertising themselves to people one would rather not advertise themselves to.

AnonoBoy

I still fail to see how anyone thinks RTE are "on the trail" of the winner.

RobertKK

AnonoBoy wrote: »

I still fail to see how anyone thinks RTE are "on the trail" of the winner.

Knowing how they operated with their Prime Time investigates, they would probably accuse the wrong person of winning...

AnonoBoy

RobertKK wrote: »

Knowing how they operated with their Prime Time investigates, they would probably accuse the wrong person of winning...

Why did you name this 7 year old child as the Lotto winner?

"Well he had a shiny car and pressed trousers, we just assumed he was a millionaire."

Sir Arthur Daley

AnonoBoy wrote: »

I still fail to see how anyone thinks RTE are "on the trail" of the winner.

They have hired in a lotto whisperer.

paulbok

AnonoBoy wrote: »

I still fail to see how anyone thinks RTE are "on the trail" of the winner.

It probably just means someone in RTE is checking twitter every so often for lotto related hash-tags.

_Kaiser_

If I won I think I'd call them the next working day and find out what the arrangements were to verify/collect it, then wait a week or so for the initial media frenzy to die down

I'd then casually stroll into the office one day, get it sorted, and stroll out.
If I WAS quizzed by some reporter-type I'd just laugh and say "don't I wish!"

No fuss at all. That idea about spending a few days in a fancy hotel somewhere while thinking it over is a good one too.

No-one would know though.. I don't have a large family, don't know anyone in the apartment block I live in, and I wouldn't be telling friends either until the plans were made - and even then I'd say I only won 300k or something (enough to explain the new car and house and thus throw them off the scent)

Then yes, a while later I think I'd get that new job somewhere abroad and that would be that

jamesbere

_Kaiser_ wrote: »

If I won I think I'd call them the next working day and find out what the arrangements were to verify/collect it, then wait a week or so for the initial media frenzy to die down

I'd then casually stroll into the office one day, get it sorted, and stroll out.
If I WAS quizzed by some reporter-type I'd just laugh and say "don't I wish!"

No fuss at all. That idea about spending a few days in a fancy hotel somewhere while thinking it over is a good one too.

No-one would know though.. I don't have a large family, don't know anyone in the apartment block I live in, and I wouldn't be telling friends either until the plans were made - and even then I'd say I only won 300k or something (enough to explain the new car and house and thus throw them off the scent)

Then yes, a while later I think I'd get that new job somewhere abroad and that would be that

You would work

Frank Lee Midere

The thing to do it to tell nobody, but later on tell your family that you won a minor amount ( say 2M). Give em a few bob. Buy a relatively good house and car. People don't really bother the lower winners, nobody cares about a measly 2M.

Ditch

jamesbere wrote: »

You would work

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Ghekko

AnonoBoy wrote: »

I still fail to see how anyone thinks RTE are "on the trail" of the winner.

Because they said it on the news yesterday.

Frank Lee Midere

_Kaiser_ wrote: »

If I won I think I'd call them the next working day and find out what the arrangements were to verify/collect it, then wait a week or so for the initial media frenzy to die down

I'd then casually stroll into the office one day, get it sorted, and stroll out.
If I WAS quizzed by some reporter-type I'd just laugh and say "don't I wish!"

No fuss at all. That idea about spending a few days in a fancy hotel somewhere while thinking it over is a good one too.

No-one would know though.. I don't have a large family, don't know anyone in the apartment block I live in, and I wouldn't be telling friends either until the plans were made - and even then I'd say I only won 300k or something (enough to explain the new car and house and thus throw them off the scent)

Then yes, a while later I think I'd get that new job somewhere abroad and that would be that

I'd do that but tell people I won a bit more, so I could give family a bit more. But basically the same idea.

AnonoBoy

Ghekko wrote: »

Because they said it on the news yesterday.

Did they use that phrase?

What information did they give out?

Ghekko

AnonoBoy wrote: »

Did they use that phrase?

What information did they give out?

Ya, oddly they did use that phrase and asked a few randomers on the street in Donabate (I think) if it was them!! It was a bit cringeworthy. Of course the chances of them hitting on the very person who did win it were extremely slim to nil😜. Sure the ticket could've been bought in Terenure or Glasnevin or anywhere else in Dublin ..... Unless RTE had inside information 😱

todolist

smash wrote: »

Good to see the license fee going towards privacy invasion and the destruction people's lives.

And you go to jail if you dont pay.Never hear Joe allow a discussion on that.

FloatingVoter

The shop that sold the ticket has to be informed as they're due a lumpsum of cash. That raises problems if the shop happens to be in Ballyporeen as the winner will odds on be a local. Given that most shops in Dublin can claim a large passing trade it means nothing.
Providing the winner remains cool and as the above said - just stroll in some day...no media knowledge involved. Plenty of people go into the lottery office on Abbey street on a daily basis, €25000 + winners, office staff, cleaners, boyfriends/ girlfriends of the above, curious journalists, mad people who'd like people to think they've won stuff. Pick one of those categories and be it. Then say good luck to this damned nation before you pay a penny of tax in it.

B.A._Baracus

Can you imagine the amount of people that would tap you if you won the lotto let alone if you won 86 million :pac:
You would have so many people coming out of the woodwork to "congratulate" you. Followed with a "you wouldn't be able to do us a favor?" :pac:

Reckon photographers are staking out the National Lottery offices. Also wouldn't be shocked to hear that someone working for the Lotto leaks the name to newspapers. For a fee of course.