You've won the £184m jackpot..now what?
You've won the £184m jackpot..now what?
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JustGREENI

Original Poster:

613 posts

210 months

Tuesday 12th October 2021
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What would you buy first?

How many people would you help and how?

What would you look to do in the future...

Charlie1986

2,105 posts

165 months

Tuesday 12th October 2021
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Stay anonymous then back to work for a month letting it sink in and take advice would be my plan

BckFlash

726 posts

231 months

Tuesday 12th October 2021
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Coke and hookers - the rest I'd waste.

Am I doing it right?

Tankrizzo

8,024 posts

223 months

Tuesday 12th October 2021
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I've often wondered how long it takes to actually sink in, and how many people just go to work for a couple of weeks afterwards in a bit of a daze.

Do they actually transfer £184m to your little Natwest current account or do they open a special account up for you somewhere?

SteRB5138

187 posts

244 months

Tuesday 12th October 2021
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BckFlash said:
Coke and hookers - the rest I'd waste.

Am I doing it right?
Absolutely right, for a month or so anyway. Then to Rehab

LeadFarmer

7,411 posts

161 months

Tuesday 12th October 2021
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Charlie1986 said:
back to work for a month letting it sink in and take advice would be my plan
Arriving late every day, extended lunch breaks etc. I'd probably see how much it takes to eventually get suspended on full pay. Then just before being sacked I'd say "The boss touched me...'


Chris Type R

8,947 posts

279 months

Tuesday 12th October 2021
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I'd invest it in the stock market and make a small fortune.

Nickbrapp

5,277 posts

160 months

Tuesday 12th October 2021
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fk going to work, on the first plane somewhere hot then plan from there

Spare tyre

12,586 posts

160 months

Tuesday 12th October 2021
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Get the dent on my 20 year old Peugeot sorted

New carpet in hall

Treat wife to a decent cordless vacuum

Save the rest

Trailhead

2,628 posts

177 months

Tuesday 12th October 2021
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BckFlash said:
Coke and hookers - the rest I'd waste.

Am I doing it right?
This. And travel the world.

All whilst having a positive impact on those you meet along the way (apart from the hookers)

skilly1

2,904 posts

225 months

Tuesday 12th October 2021
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Go to Nusr-et and complain its too expensive.

Radec

5,985 posts

77 months

Tuesday 12th October 2021
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Buy my work office building, then walk in and kick everyone out.

Puggit

49,813 posts

278 months

Tuesday 12th October 2021
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Tankrizzo said:
I've often wondered how long it takes to actually sink in, and how many people just go to work for a couple of weeks afterwards in a bit of a daze.

Do they actually transfer £184m to your little Natwest current account or do they open a special account up for you somewhere?
They offer financial advisors as part of winning big. But you can ignore them.

louiebaby

10,972 posts

221 months

Tuesday 12th October 2021
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Boringly, some kind of annuity for myself, and one for the wife. Something like £10k each a month for 50 years, adjusting for inflation.

At least then we'd be sorted whatever happened with the rest. Probably drop a £1m each into pensions for the kids too before I went any further.

55palfers

6,379 posts

194 months

Tuesday 12th October 2021
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It's a completely insane amount of money. Even for the average denizen of PH with a Rolex and a smart Audi.

They'd do more good making 184 people into a millionaire.

Captain Raymond Holt

12,424 posts

224 months

Tuesday 12th October 2021
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Tankrizzo said:
I've often wondered how long it takes to actually sink in, and how many people just go to work for a couple of weeks afterwards in a bit of a daze.

Do they actually transfer £184m to your little Natwest current account or do they open a special account up for you somewhere?
Unless the process has changed you end up with a ‘Camelot account’ which I think is set up and managed by a team at either HSBC or NatWest.

You immediately get classed as a vulnerable customer too hehe

Tango13

10,127 posts

206 months

Tuesday 12th October 2021
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Spare tyre said:
Get the dent on my 20 year old Peugeot sorted

New carpet in hall

Treat wife to a decent cordless vacuum

Save the rest
Steady on there, you don't want to set a dangerous precedent...

Lagom

564 posts

92 months

Tuesday 12th October 2021
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Tell everyone close to me that I'd only won £1m, that would stop a load of the begging letters and people begrudging. Always going to get haters no matter how much you win.

fiatpower

3,645 posts

201 months

Tuesday 12th October 2021
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In theory. Go to work for a month or so, hand in notice and quietly leave claiming I had a new job.

In reality. Go to work for a few days. Explode at the first sign of aggro and walk out there and then.

Buy a nice large house, do up to my taste and move in.

I'd look to travel a lot and help family and those less fortunate out. I enjoy running and cycling so i'd spend a good chunk of time being a "professional" amateur athlete travelling the world doing all the various bucket list races and events.

46and2

867 posts

63 months

Tuesday 12th October 2021
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Buy some land

Grow flowers

Sell flowers

Grow more