Euromillions lottery - how do you play?
30 January 2006, 12:13 PM
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Euromillions lottery - how do you play?
Can you enter this online, or do you have to go to a shop and fill out the little cards?
I dont normally do the lottery, but Im going to have a shot at this one
125million is a crazy amount
I dont normally do the lottery, but Im going to have a shot at this one
125million is a crazy amount
30 January 2006, 12:17 PM
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Both buy tickets in shops / Postoffice or do online
http://www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/home/home.do
http://www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/home/home.do
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30 January 2006, 12:48 PM
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£125million??
Would you claim that prize if you were the ONLY one to win??
I don't think I would!!
Your life, and your families lives, would be in danger from criminal gangs - they will kidnap you or your loved ones.
Your whole life would be ruined!
It amazes me the people who do not do the Lottery if it's a pathetic £1million Jackpot ...... but will queue like lemmings if its an amount that will ruin them
Pete
Mind you ................ I could then REALLY waste my money - I could buy Oil at £40 for 4 Litres!! 
Would you claim that prize if you were the ONLY one to win??
I don't think I would!!
Your life, and your families lives, would be in danger from criminal gangs - they will kidnap you or your loved ones.
Your whole life would be ruined!
It amazes me the people who do not do the Lottery if it's a pathetic £1million Jackpot ...... but will queue like lemmings if its an amount that will ruin them
Pete
Mind you ................ I could then REALLY waste my money - I could buy Oil at £40 for 4 Litres!!
30 January 2006, 12:56 PM
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Looking at previous news articles on BBC news, and it appears they name the jackpot winner???!!!!
Surely that cant be right? Is that in the terms and conditions, or I wonder if you get a choice?
As pslewis says it could potentially be a nightmare if you did win..
Surely that cant be right? Is that in the terms and conditions, or I wonder if you get a choice?
As pslewis says it could potentially be a nightmare if you did win..
30 January 2006, 12:59 PM
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Hello
As above, I do the lottery here: http://www.nationallottery.co.uk.
The only downside is you can see how much money you've spent over the years playing!
Steve
As above, I do the lottery here: http://www.nationallottery.co.uk.
The only downside is you can see how much money you've spent over the years playing!
Steve
30 January 2006, 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by pslewis
£125million??
Would you claim that prize if you were the ONLY one to win??
Would you claim that prize if you were the ONLY one to win??
Originally Posted by pslewis
I don't think I would!!
Originally Posted by pslewis
Your life, and your families lives, would be in danger from criminal gangs - they will kidnap you or your loved ones.
Originally Posted by pslewis
Your whole life would be ruined!
Originally Posted by pslewis
It amazes me the people who do not do the Lottery if it's a pathetic £1million Jackpot ...... but will queue like lemmings if its an amount that will ruin them
Originally Posted by pslewis
Mind you ................ I could then REALLY waste my money - I could buy Oil at £40 for 4 Litres!!
30 January 2006, 01:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Petem95
Looking at previous news articles on BBC news, and it appears they name the jackpot winner???!!!!
Surely that cant be right? Is that in the terms and conditions, or I wonder if you get a choice?
As pslewis says it could potentially be a nightmare if you did win..
Surely that cant be right? Is that in the terms and conditions, or I wonder if you get a choice?
As pslewis says it could potentially be a nightmare if you did win..
If I won it, I'd spend the money on naming and exposing all the bad habits of tabloid journalists
30 January 2006, 01:03 PM
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Yes that is correct, you cannot remain anonymous for the Euro lottery so that means leaving the country and living in New Zealand as a consequence 
If the prize is not won by Friday 10 February, the money will be distributed among any winners in the next winning prize tier in that draw. Sound like a good idea to me.
If the prize is not won by Friday 10 February, the money will be distributed among any winners in the next winning prize tier in that draw. Sound like a good idea to me.
30 January 2006, 01:05 PM
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Appears with the Euromillions they do announce the winners name!!!
So the draw would take place, and the winners name would then me in the media and on the news all over Europe, and even the world!! "Pete S Lewis from Pikeytown, UK wins 125million" etc
You'd have the media chasing you round everywhere you went, people wanting money for "ill sons operation etc" - family members hunted down and pestered
So the draw would take place, and the winners name would then me in the media and on the news all over Europe, and even the world!! "Pete S Lewis from Pikeytown, UK wins 125million" etc
You'd have the media chasing you round everywhere you went, people wanting money for "ill sons operation etc" - family members hunted down and pestered
30 January 2006, 01:09 PM
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It would be pretty difficuly keeping a £125million win secret!!
Imagine your life ruined because you were greedy?? I suppose it happens over and over again, day after day!
Pete
Imagine your life ruined because you were greedy?? I suppose it happens over and over again, day after day!
Pete
30 January 2006, 01:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Petem95
Appears with the Euromillions they do announce the winners name!!!
So the draw would take place, and the winners name would then me in the media and on the news all over Europe, and even the world!! "Pete S Lewis from Pikeytown, UK wins 125million" etc
You'd have the media chasing you round everywhere you went, people wanting money for "ill sons operation etc" - family members hunted down and pestered
So the draw would take place, and the winners name would then me in the media and on the news all over Europe, and even the world!! "Pete S Lewis from Pikeytown, UK wins 125million" etc
You'd have the media chasing you round everywhere you went, people wanting money for "ill sons operation etc" - family members hunted down and pestered
30 January 2006, 01:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Graz
So do you think this sort of thing happens to Richard Branson, Roman Abromovich, and countless other celebrity multi-millionaires on a daily basis? I'm sure they have some way of dealing with it?
exactly! £125m you think you wont be able to hire someone to laugh at the begging letters?
and tabloids???? who cares? in 4 weeks they would be bored....and you're still rich
In fact, i'd invite them round TIGGS TRUE STORY...ONLY IN THE SUN...theres another £20k to add to the £125m
30 January 2006, 01:49 PM
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It would be pretty difficuly keeping a £125million win secret!!
She stayed in the same house, didn't buy expensive things & let the same life that she had before the win. Any spending she would say she got a bonus from work.
And did you never see "At home with the Braithwaits" she kept a £35m Euro Millions win a secret.....for a while.....
R.
30 January 2006, 02:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Tiggs
In fact, i'd invite them round TIGGS TRUE STORY...ONLY IN THE SUN...theres another £20k to add to the £125m
30 January 2006, 02:46 PM
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Originally Posted by RoShamBo
I read a few weeks ago about some woman that kept a £3m jackpot a secret from her husband & whole family for over 3 years, as she was worried that it would ruin them all if they knew.
She stayed in the same house, didn't buy expensive things & let the same life that she had before the win. Any spending she would say she got a bonus from work.
And did you never see "At home with the Braithwaits" she kept a £35m Euro Millions win a secret.....for a while.....
R.
She stayed in the same house, didn't buy expensive things & let the same life that she had before the win. Any spending she would say she got a bonus from work.
And did you never see "At home with the Braithwaits" she kept a £35m Euro Millions win a secret.....for a while.....
R.
Why can't some normal person win it who is intelligent enough to realise the benefits and potential pitfalls of suddenly coming into large sums of money but makes a decent fist of it.
30 January 2006, 02:48 PM
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I think they do, but in the UK no-one is interested in watching TV programmes about nice people who win money and distribute it fairly amongst deserving causes.
Hang on - Tiggs, I take back what I said 2 posts above...
Hang on - Tiggs, I take back what I said 2 posts above...
30 January 2006, 03:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Brendan Hughes
I think they do, but in the UK no-one is interested in watching TV programmes about nice people who win money and distribute it fairly amongst deserving causes.
30 January 2006, 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Brendan Hughes
You're working on the fallacious assumption that people would be actually interested in reading it
no- i am working on the assumption that Sn had said the press WOULD be interested. doesnt SN know everything?
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No matter what anyone says, I am of the opinion that if there were a sole winner of £125m and their identity revealed on the front pages of the tabloids, their life would be made a misery for the next few years.
As long as you understand this before buying a ticket you can't really complain should you be the lucky bastid who wins
As long as you understand this before buying a ticket you can't really complain should you be the lucky bastid who wins