I got four numbers on Euromillions

DonDaddyD

No word of a lie.

I woke up today grumbling "Tax, cuts, squeezed middle, wrong Miliband etc.." I go on the computer.

Background
A few days back I had a blood test and was in need of a cheer me up. I hate being stuck with needles so I decided to embark on a punt. Now I'm not one to play the lottery or gamble due to an addictive personality but comfort eating, my only vice, is out and I won't touch drugs (see addictive personality) so gambling seemed like the next real viable option. I popped into a corner shop, read the rules, selected my numbers paid and off I went.

I then proceeded to walk home dreaming about what I would do with my winnings. I think I've lived a thousand lifetimes doing that despite not gambling or playing the lottery. Still, I don't dream of winning the jackpot like some slack talking American. Oh no, too greedy, certainly not British.

Present day
Fast forward. So there I am grumbling away, I really shouldn't watch BBC news in the morning. Thought to myself lets check that poxy lottery ticket. I turn the PC on locked in the thought that there will never be a day when I win the lottery simply because I bought a ticket on the off chance.

I'm sat there. 1, 11, 36 and 8. I read it again, I check the screen and then read it again. I call Gemma over (at this point I really should have realised I hadn't one. A real win would see me keep said win and winnings absolutely silent until I decide what to do and who gets what - I told her that and she said she'll be moving the wedding forward, bloody family lawyers). I read the numbers to her.

At this stage I've won something, I'm sure! I mean 4 numbers on my ticket and the same 4 numbers on the screen. They match, the date of the ticket and the draw match. Everything matches so I'm a millionaire or at least an enjoyable amount better off. Right, right!?

I search the website to see what I've won. At the same time I begin, in my head, writing my exit speech from work and sentences to a few choice people/banks. There's a hell of a lot of f-words in it. A glorious and enjoyable amount. This is gonna be good, my subconscious tells me that I'm gonna ride around the city with a wad of £50 notes slapping rich people across the face as I demand one shines my shoes. My glee and delight!

I find the winnings page. I'm greeted with a chart. Ok so 4 numbers. Yes? No. It's actually 2 and a star number. One of the numbers I selected was called as a star number so that's void. OK no matter I think, I've still won something so maybe the wad of face slapping £50s is now £20s. I check the winnings 'checker'. I enter my numbers.

I've won £6.60.

jzed

DonDaddyD wrote:

I've won £6.60.

Thats a pint and a pack of nuts. Enjoy

CiB

Builder walks into a shop, buys a Euromillions ticket for £2 and three days later is better off to the tune of £41m. At first I thought 'good for him', but then he announced he was after a box at Old Trafford so I now hope he gets skinned for £39m buying it.

DDD - first time I did the lottery I thought I'd won a bit. Turns out the bonus ball doesn't count if there's a Y in the day or something (still not sure about that) so my mini-spending spree was instantly curtailed; even now all these years on I'm still not bitter about it. No sir. Not me.

SimonAH

I bought one ticket on the day the lottery was launched (themed party) an won a tenner. I quit whilst still ahead!

DonDaddyD

CiB wrote:

Builder walks into a shop, buys a Euromillions ticket for £2 and three days later is better off to the tune of £41m. At first I thought 'good for him', but then he announced he was after a box at Old Trafford so I now hope he gets skinned for £39m buying it.

DDD - first time I did the lottery I thought I'd won a bit. Turns out the bonus ball doesn't count if there's a Y in the day or something (still not sure about that) so my mini-spending spree was instantly curtailed; even now all these years on I'm still not bitter about it. No sir. Not me.

It dawned on my I don't actually want much, maybe upgrades to what I've got but not much more. I'd also keep working until I could decide whether I would invest or start my own business.

With my winnings I imagined buying:

House
Titanium, Carbon and an alloy bike (commuting and sportives, Ultegra or Chorus being the best groupset - Tiagra being the worst so it's still affordable and sustainable on my salary).

I'd then take a million as spending money, give a fraction from the main winnings to Parents, Ms DDD and put something in a savings account for brother and son. I would bank the rest for retirement.

With the million I'd buy:

Car - though I couldn't decide (what practical expensive 4 door car is there if its not Audi/Mercedes/BMW)
TV (one that I was going to buy anyway)
Amp, CD player for my hi-fi project.
Season ticket for Gunners.
Do up the house a bit nice dinning table, wood floor, new toilet (from Royal Doulton, I dream of owning a new unused toilet for me to Christen) etc.

What I didn't spend in from the million I'd probably bank/invest/start business.

I probably would only buy things that I could afford to sustain on my salary.

rjsterry

Well, I managed to lose a £20 note this lunchtime, so the Universe is still up £13.40 :evil:

CiB

DonDaddyD wrote:

[It dawned on my I don't actually want much, maybe upgrades to what I've got but not much more. I'd also keep working until I could decide whether I would invest or start my own business.

No chance. We're only here for a few more years and I don't intend to waste half of the rest of my life living a slightly nicer lifestyle.

Big house? Check.
Wine cellar? Yup.
Room full of servers for no apparent reason, with personalised fibre-to-the-dining-room hyperspeed broadband laid on? If you must...
Pointlessly upmarket car or two? Go on then.
Fleet of bikes, many or more with Di2. Yes, as long as they're not from Evans.
Sneaky passageway to village pub. Already in place...
Access to upper class tarts (with wife's tacit agreement)?. Possible? Doubt it.
Land Rover. 1968, green Series II, tidy but not too much so. And an RS1800. And Lotus Cortina, MK1 and MKII. Plus a Sunbeam Lotus, if there's any left.
House by the sea.
House in the country.
Boat.
Another wine cellar.
House in another country.
Wife in another country.
G/F in this country and a third country.
Promotion to the Premier League for Leicester. Now I'm being silly though.

London_Falcon

Have never done the lottery except for a short time in a work syndicate (now banned at my place of work).

For those who are still in a work syndicate a couple of mates and I developed a fun idea as follows:-

1) Buy a separate lottery ticket each week with the same numbers as the syndicate
2) Wait for the big win.
3) Enjoy the fact that you get 50% of the total pot plus your share of the syndicate, making it very likely that you'll be the only one retiring

optimisticbiker

I won £66 once... Mrs OB made me share it equally between our 3 kids

rolf_f

Never bought myself a lottery ticket in my life. Don't really want free money. Happy with what I have.

itboffin

I did when it first started, immediately won about 1400 and never touched it since.

navt

Rolf F wrote:

Never bought myself a lottery ticket in my life. Don't really want free money. Happy with what I have.

How can it be free if you're paying for it?

NGale

If I won the euro millions my list would be as follows

Pay off all my debts.
New house, 1 in Devon, 1 in Kent
A Condo in Downtown/Midtown Toronto
Triumph Bonneville
New Car
Couple of decent bikes

Don't know what I would spend the rest on!

Gussio

Man comes home from work all excited and shouts to his wife who is upstairs in the house.

Man: "Pack your bags, I've won the lottery!"

Wife: "Oooohhh.....where are we jetting off to?"

Man: "No. Pack your bags, I've won the lottery."

redvee

A friend of mine got 6 numbers on the English Lottery one saturday night on his ticketon the five lines he bought.

adwt2004

My uncles sister had all her numbers come up on the wednesday lottery. she had decided on saturday to knock playing on a wednesday on the head.. oh dear!

Clever Pun

if you 'play' online and get something you get sent an email titled Some exciting news or something similar.

bastard thing makes you dream much like ddd did before realising you won a pot to piss in. better than a kick in the balls I guess

thelawnet

adwt2004 wrote:

My uncles sister had all her numbers come up on the wednesday lottery. she had decided on saturday to knock playing on a wednesday on the head.. oh dear!

don't believe it for a minute

essex-commuter

I went to bed with two Thai girls last night - I thought I'd won the lottery as we had 6 matching balls!

adwt2004

thelawnet wrote:

adwt2004 wrote:

My uncles sister had all her numbers come up on the wednesday lottery. she had decided on saturday to knock playing on a wednesday on the head.. oh dear!

don't believe it for a minute

Absolute truth, she was pretty ill after realising. Has not played since as far as i know.

hmbadger

Clever Pun wrote:

if you 'play' online and get something you get sent an email titled Some exciting news or something similar.

bastard thing makes you dream much like ddd did before realising you won a pot to wee-wee in. better than a kick in the balls I guess

The Premium Bonds letter is worse. I've got a stack of bonds so occasionally get one of these. Despite yourself, as you open the letter you think you may have won something decent. But no, £25 every time.

cooldad

Only time I ever won anything was $60 on the Australian lottery, trouble was I was flying out early on Sunday and couldn't cash it so I gave the ticket to a lady cleaning the toilets at the airport.
Bugger.

dhope

adwt2004 wrote:

thelawnet wrote:

adwt2004 wrote:

My uncles sister had all her numbers come up on the wednesday lottery. she had decided on saturday to knock playing on a wednesday on the head.. oh dear!

don't believe it for a minute

Absolute truth, she was pretty ill after realising. Has not played since as far as i know.

This is why you should only ever play lucky dips.