Would you want publicity if you won £33million?

Good luck to this couple who have 'come out' after winning one half of last weekend's record lottery jackpot. I hope their win brings them lots of happiness.

If I ever came into a lot of money (unlikely as I hardly ever do the lottery, especially now it is £2 and even more especially since they added a further 10 numbers and have made the chance of winning even more tiny) I'm sure I wouldn't want it spread over every TV, radio, newspaper and internet channel.

How about you? Tell the world, or keep it to yourself?

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No Dinahsmum, I certainly wouldn't want publicity ...... but I may need hospital treatment for shock!

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No I wouldnt want the publicity either...I just think if you have a large amount of money and are very wealthy you just make yourself a target for lowlifes and fraudsters to fleece or rip you off..
I usually just think to myself if fraudsters or lowlifes can find any money ive got could they please let me know where it is too.

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I never do the Lotto.. and.I certainly wouldn't want any publicity,that would be a nightmare for Me...But if I did I'd give most of it away to Family/Charities,but keep a couple of Mil' and buy a lovely secluded cottage on Loch Lomondside with an acre or two,where I could get another dog who could roam free 'til His/Her hearts content...sigh

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Having read the article, it made me think...

Just how many close friends do I have, who I would like to benefit from a big win? I know of a handful of people going back to when I was at school, the ex married couple that I've known for over 35 years, and two ex colleagues from when I joined the bank in 1989.

Then I have a friend who learned to fly with me in Clacton around 1990. We're still in touch. Oh, then there's my friend in the USA, who I've also known from about the age of 14-15. Then there's my friend in Australia, who left the UK at the age of 14, the one I flew out to 11 years ago, but who never bothers to write (but strangely I am FB friends with all her 5 children, but only met two of them).

Where do I start? Where do I stop?

What about my extended family, children of my brother's ex wives for example, or the nieces and nephew I never see nowadays.

And would ANY of these people ever consider me, should they get the win?

Nope. Don't think I would go public, at least not until till I've drawn up a huge list of YES and NO, and had numerous meetings with the financial adviser.

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No, I wouldn't.

British Airways Upper-class straight out to New York for a months stay at the Plaza. During my time there I would be scouting out a nice apartment with breath taking views over the City, I love.

Not that I've given it any thought or anything ... : - )

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Keeping mum.
( that other half of the jackpot hasn't been claimed yet, has it?! )

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I can't imagine anyone wanting publicity and the media camping outside your door and begging letters what a nightmare...

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We have our record breaking jackpot tonight worth 1.5 billion dollars. I am sure that whoever wins will remain in hiding

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What ... 1.5 billion dollars why on earth have they let it get to that amount of money.

I would not want publicity. There are not that many people I would want to benefit from it and they would know any way if I had won.

We did get a ticket for this and got two numbers so won a free draw in tonights lotto.