Say you’d won the £115M Euro Millions, would you go public?

Scania · 2 Jan 2019 at 14:37

As the title, I’ve just read the “lucky” winner has come forward, so, we’re it you, would you go public and if so, why?

Personally, I’d tell as few people as possible and no, alas it wasn’t me.

Scania · 2 Jan 2019 at 14:41

Distracted said:
Which is exactly what you want us to think, moneybags.

I wish mate, I wish!

Scania · 2 Jan 2019 at 17:02

dowie said:
What would you want to achieve from going public OP?

I wouldn’t go public nor would I want to tbh
I can’t see why anybody would or indeed if they did I’d imagine they’d soon very much regret doing so.

Scania · 3 Jan 2019 at 19:34

Gerard said:
Apparently the winners are from Co Armagh. And the idiots are going public with it

https://www.itv.com/news/utv/2019-01-03/ni-couple-bag-massive-114-9m-euromillions-jackpot/

Somebody send them a link to this thread!

Personally, I'd rather lose a percentage of the payout were I to not go public rather than go with the publicity, ill thought through madness.

dowie said:
Good job it is a relatively crime free area, no armed and violent gangsters around there who might want to shake people down for some large amounts of cash etc..

Quite, I'd be reluctant at best to go public in the relative safety of this side of the Irish sea, but over there? - I guess it depends on who they are already associated with.....

Scania · 4 Jan 2019 at 14:05

So they are going to give money to a list of 50 people?

Have they not considered what will happen amongst their friends and associates who realise they are not on that list?

51,52,53etc will soon queue up....

I’m assuming they’ve either received bad advice on this or none at all.

I sincerely hope not but I can’t honestly see this panning out well for them in the short term at least.

Scania · 4 Jan 2019 at 14:25

VincentHanna said:
If you feel bitter because a friend gives you free money but doesn't make you a millionaire, then you've got issues and aren't much of a friend.

True enough, I think they are about to find out how many real friends they actually have....

Scania · 7 Jan 2019 at 14:40

Raymond Lin said:
Everyman and his dog in motors has won the lottery it seems. The forum is flushed with 100k+ cars every other post.

I’m having words with my two dogs later, don’t know where they are hiding their Lamborghinis.....