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21st July 2011 #1
Why do lottery winners go public?
When Colin and Christine Weir scooped a whopping £161 million in the EuroMillions draw last week they were unsure about whether to share their astonishing good news. Letting the world know that they were now nearly as rich as the Beckhams would surely come with its own price tag.
But the husband and wife from Largs in Ayreshire, decided it would be too difficult to keep their burgeoning riches from friends and family. Christine, a retired psychiatric nurse, said: “We would have had to have constructed lies for our nearest and dearest. We don’t want to live like that.”
By Emily Payne | Yahoo! News – 20 hours agoIf you can't say something nice.
SHUT UP!. Simple.
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21st July 2011 #2
WHY do lottery winners go public?
... that's the "million dollar" question!
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21st July 2011 #3
just wondering why lotto winners have their name & photos in papers & in news....
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/why-do-lott...o-public-.htmlIf you can't say something nice.
SHUT UP!. Simple.
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21st July 2011 #5
must be ozzmantel...but this must be stressful especially if u have children. U always have to keep an eye on them to make sure nobody will take them for ransom
If you can't say something nice.
SHUT UP!. Simple.
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21st July 2011 #6
From what I understand ... it's because, if winners choose to go public, they can seek the Lottery Organisers' protection against the inevitable "begging letters" they receive in the wake of their scoop. God knows what kind of refuge that affords
... but it seems to be some form of "insurance".
Whereas... should they decide to remain "annonymous", then they're on their own - and take their chances - against the strong possibilties of the news being leaked
as a result of sudden, unexplained changes in lifestyle or whatever.
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21st July 2011 #7
@Arthur Little...
must be hard to be an instant millionaire
I will understand this all if me, myself wins the lottery
& I'm going to share to all Filipino UK members the rules
(kidding) I don't even bet
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21st July 2011 #20
crazy to go public if you win the lottery
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21st July 2011 #22
Not sure that I could resist the temptation to say nothing for a month or so whilst really trying to find out who my friends were.
Live your life for a reason and don't worry be happy
if you don't know where you are going then any road will do!!
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21st July 2011 #23
scott&ligaya...especially myself, it's hard for me not telling the loved ones...but we can tell who our friends are especially when we are broke.
If you can't say something nice.
SHUT UP!. Simple.
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21st July 2011 #24
I think it would be cool to keep it under wraps for while.. and then secretly deposit some funds in peoples accounts who have helped you along the years.
Live your life for a reason and don't worry be happy
if you don't know where you are going then any road will do!!
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In 2005 I was working for the civil service. I was in a team of 25 people.
One member of that team had a lottery win of just over £320,000
Not one member even had a cream cake.
After 12 months everyone was so fed with hearing about the money, the investments, the purchases, the holidays etc etc that the Manager was forced to move the person out of the team. he he he.
Best of all, that person would always say the money will never change them
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21st July 2011 #30
for a win of £320,000 you wont get a penny from me either....
i have learnt to do what my wife says!
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