You’ve won £100 million on the lottery, What do you do first?

Hannah_Alumni

This is one of those questions me and my girls contemplate when we get together. 

I think I may change my name, to have a little more privacy. That and pay off a few mortgages for family and friends.

What would you do?

Sandy_123

Faint lol

youhave13hours

Pay off any debts to start. Give money to my mum and dad and to my sister. Help friends out. Redecorate my house. Take kids away for a holiday. Travel to places I've always wanted to go, Japan is top of my list. Buy some vacant buildings in my town and bring new businesses to the area, like a toy shop but with a stay and play area for kids and parents. Buy cheap properties, do them up and rent to locals that are in desperate need of housing. Set up a youth club using an old building that used to be a youth club in my younger days. 
Set up something like a cheap place to eat using food from local shops that are ready for landfill but still good to eat. Give people jobs in the various businesses. 
And in general just enjoy not having to worry about money!

vikingqueen

         Take a photo of the cheque and send it to my 2 offspring.... bit like lighting blue touch paper and standing back 

Margare93222061

I would go and live in Australia 

Oxonlady

Hi @Hannah_Scope, the very first thing I would do is pray. Prayers of thanks and gratitude and requests for guidance.
Next I would discuss with Camelot if I legally have to split my winnings with my husband, even though we have been separated for decades. If I don't have to, I will still give him a fair share. 
There are rules about giving people money, especially tax rules. This way, I can find out the legal way to help my Siblings and offspring!
I would definitely move because my council flat is too small. 
I would help charities and individuals in need, and apparently the best way to do this is to set up a Trust. I have researched everything and I'm ready to put my plans into action! 

bg844

Grab my passport and take the first flight out to Spain just for a week to decide what I want to do with my life and who I wanted to give some to.

Teigr

Buy an elephant and a solid gold toilet,the RSPCA could have the rest.

poppy123456

My 3 children would be taken care of for the rest of their lives. My grandchildren would be set up with a trust fund. 

I have some special friends that I wouldn’t forget either. 

Buy a 3 bedroom house, with a big garden. 

A few holidays and buy a camper van. 

ShirleyW

Give thanks.

Go private for a new knee and get my cataracts sorted out.

Pay off my children's mortgages and give them lump sums.

Set up a Trust Fund for my grandson and any future grandchildren. 

Give my brothers a lump sum each with the proviso that "that's it, don't come back for anymore and take care of your kids out of it."

Quite a few friends I would help out and also a few local charities. 

Buy a nice detached bungalow with a massive garage (hubby loves tinkering with various vehicles).  Buy lovely new furniture for it.

 Buy several unusual dolls' houses and have a special room to display them and my other miniatures in.

Spend lots of money at big Miniatures Fairs in America and Europe. 

Buy lots of special edition books of my favourites and have a beautiful library for them.

Take a cruise to see the Northern Lights and the fjords.  Visit Japan, China, South America.  Tour New Zealand and Canada in a motorhome.

Tag along with hubby while he buys new cars and a motorhome.  That's why we would need a massive garage! 🤣

JessieJ

Buy a new body!

To be serious, after sorting out family housing/mortgages, travel. Then buy a kitted out bungalow with a decent garden for me & get a couple of furry pals.

durhamjaide2001

By a PA and travel the world 

janer1967

A road trip through Europe to decide what to do with the rest 

anisty

Hmmmm. After picking myself up off the floor, my first thought would probably be how to ensure anonymity. I definitely would not want to go public!


I'd like to travel. And have a few properties around the world. I'd probably give the vast majority of a huge sum like that away to good causes. It's too big.

I'd hang on to 5 million tops i think. (After buying my properties!)  See my family secure and i'd be sensible in having a good financial advisor to help me with investments.



Im not one for flashy cars or anything lavish. I wouldn't have big mansions - just little boltholes around the world to use as bases whilst i explored various countries.


Best thing for me about winning a sum like that (or even a much lower amount) would be financial security.

OverlyAnxious

Inform DWP of my capital increase... 

Hannah_Alumni

A lot of travelling! It would definitely be on my list too. 

WelshBlue

Sort the kids out 
Sort out family and friends
Obligatory house and cars.
A one handed friendly workshop

£60 million to strangers.  Just to improve the lives of others.  

Autism_at_40

I would pay off all my debt.
Second, if I was still friends with them (looking rocky atm), I'd pay off my friend's debt too.

After that, I would look for my ideal house I think.
I would give myself a set amount of money to just SPEND SPEND SPEND, then I would be sensible with the rest.

I have my fingers crossed for the Euromillions tonight!

Hannah_Alumni

ooo, will have to walk to corner shop to put a ticket on, I forgot! haha

michael57

i think i would invest in a training program for the uc helpline operators not the lovely people on here you all seem to know more and have a bit of compassion money gone and rant over lol

CoffeeFirst

Oh my…if only…

Firstly make a cuppa tea and sit down….before I faint….😀😀