If you won a large sum of money

on a scratch off or in the lotto, would you tell your family? Just curious! We took a day trip to a casino to celebrate a birthday and on the 2 hour drive we were contemplating how we would spend our winnings should we ever have the chance...ahhhhhhh...what fun. It starts with buying a nice vaca home in Central Fl!

Our extended family consists of people who can't hold down jobs, and squander their money and then constantly try to borrow money with a sob story or two or three. Borrow is a term I use loosely, we learned that this money never comes back and therefore we do not lend anymore. There is no way we would tell anyone if we were to get lucky. lol. How about you?

We would move away and keep it secret!!!:goodvibes


I have always, always said that if I won a large amount of money that I would tell nobody. I would continue to help out the people that I help out now. I think that money would change my relationship with family and friends too much and I don't want that to happen.
 
1. I would no longer peel or steam off uncancelled postage stamps.

2. When dining out, I would no longer agonize over the relative value of one appetizer over another on a dollars per ounce basis.

3. I would no longer deduct the tax from my restaurant bill before I calculate the tip.

4. I would no longer begrudge the checkroom woman her tip.

5. I would no longer park my car five blocks away from a restaurant or hotel to avoid valet parking.

6. I would no longer walk across the street to avoid a street musician with his open guitar case obstructing the sidewalk.

7. I would no longer belong to any organization that required my presence at 8 o’clock or (shudder) earlier in the morning ... any morning.

8. I would no longer compare supermarket prices of tuna fish. Or cereal.

9. I would no longer purchase supermarket flowers.

10. I would no longer wait for my favorite brand of soda to go on sale or settle for a generic brand.

11. I would no longer buy the economy size of anything that tends to get soggy, go flat, or smell yucky toward the end of its life.

12. With respect to opened milk containers, I would no longer resolve doubt in favor of freshness.

13. I would no longer scrape the sides of peanut butter jars.

14. I would no longer precariously drain ketchup from one bottle to another.

15. I would no longer scrape melons to the rind.

16. I would no longer drink tap water.

17. I would no longer eat leftovers. Come to think of it, I would no longer place leftovers in my refrigerator. In fact I would no longer have use for plastic wrap or aluminum foil.

18. I would no longer put up with dull knives, dull scissors, or dull people at cocktail parties.

19. I would no longer borrow my neighbor’s snow blower. In fact, I would no longer personally remove snow from my driveway or anyone else’s. Or even the walkway.

20. I would no longer buy seats in the bleachers.

21. I would no longer be tempted to buy a monstrously large popcorn and drink at the movies merely because it’s the best value.

22. I would never again see the inside of a store whose last four letters are “MART”.

23. I would no longer buy my clothing out of season.

24. I would no longer wear jeans with holes in them (unless fashion designers made it clear that they looked coolest that way).

25. I would no longer check my watch before I began a long-distance call and every minute thereafter.

26. I would no longer fill up with the lowest grade of gasoline. And I would never again pump gas myself.

27. I would no longer keep toll receipts.

28. I would no longer keep a list of books to watch for – a year after publication – when they are scheduled to come out in paperback.

29. I would no longer reuse mouse traps.

30. Finally, I would no longer open any envelope on which Ed McMahon’s face appeared.
 
It would depend on how much money we're talking about. 2 million dollars--maybe. I probably would invest a lot of it,buy a really nice RV, share some with my siblings and pay for college educations for the children, neices and nephews.

300,000 million--I wouldn't share that info with anyone but my siblings and mother. I would definitely buy my big RV, hit the road and I'd live bicoastally. I would fund college scholarships for poor students,fund scholarships for high school students to buy musical instruments and pursue their musical/theater/or dance education, buy a nice vacation home on the beach, and continue to volunteer in a food bank.

I think my life would change dramatically because I would definitely move out of my home. I would move to another state where I could live anonymously. AFter that, other than the fact that I would be able to travel at will, I would use my money to help my kids, my sibs, my mom, and certain foundations.
 
I'm surprised - I also thought you had to do the publicity.

If it was a small amount, I'd tell everyone I knew. If it was a large amount I'd tell my family and share. If it was in between I might keep it quiet and let them assume my kids got scholarships or something, causing us to loosen the purse strings. (I have two teenagers.)
 

1. I would no longer peel or steam off uncancelled postage stamps. I thought that even though it looked like the stamp wasn't cancelled, the PO could tell if a stamp was re used?

2. When dining out, I would no longer agonize over the relative value of one appetizer over another on a dollars per ounce basis.

3. I would no longer deduct the tax from my restaurant bill before I calculate the tip. I would continue to do this as I refuse to tip on tax

4. I would no longer begrudge the checkroom woman her tip. With the exception

5. I would no longer park my car five blocks away from a restaurant or hotel to avoid valet parking.I worry the valet will scratch my car

6. I would no longer walk across the street to avoid a street musician with his open guitar case obstructing the sidewalk. Why? Just drop in $10

7. I would no longer belong to any organization that required my presence at 8 o’clock or (shudder) earlier in the morning ... any morning.Agree

8. I would no longer compare supermarket prices of tuna fish. Or cereal.

9. I would no longer purchase supermarket flowers. The flowers at Costco rock!

10. I would no longer wait for my favorite brand of soda to go on sale or settle for a generic brand. Nope. Gotta have my Diet Coke

11. I would no longer buy the economy size of anything that tends to get soggy, go flat, or smell yucky toward the end of its life. :rotfl:

12. With respect to opened milk containers, I would no longer resolve doubt in favor of freshness.

13. I would no longer scrape the sides of peanut butter jars.

14. I would no longer precariously drain ketchup from one bottle to another.

15. I would no longer scrape melons to the rind.

16. I would no longer drink tap water.

17. I would no longer eat leftovers. Come to think of it, I would no longer place leftovers in my refrigerator. In fact I would no longer have use for plastic wrap or aluminum foil.

18. I would no longer put up with dull knives, dull scissors, or dull people at cocktail parties.

19. I would no longer borrow my neighbor’s snow blower. In fact, I would no longer personally remove snow from my driveway or anyone else’s. Or even the walkway. Hey! Are you tryin' to jinx us??? I thought you lived in Poincianna????? :laughing:

20. I would no longer buy seats in the bleachers.

21. I would no longer be tempted to buy a monstrously large popcorn and drink at the movies merely because it’s the best value. Every size is a rip off at the movies

22. I would never again see the inside of a store whose last four letters are “MART”. Can't give up on SuperTarget

23. I would no longer buy my clothing out of season.

24. I would no longer wear jeans with holes in them (unless fashion designers made it clear that they looked coolest that way).

25. I would no longer check my watch before I began a long-distance call and every minute thereafter. Cell phone

26. I would no longer fill up with the lowest grade of gasoline. And I would never again pump gas myself.

27. I would no longer keep toll receipts. Sunpass

28. I would no longer keep a list of books to watch for – a year after publication – when they are scheduled to come out in paperback. Costco

29. I would no longer reuse mouse traps. I would move!

30. Finally, I would no longer open any envelope on which Ed McMahon’s face appeared.
He's dead now, they will no doubt get someone else

Great List! I would buy a 3rd home and a couple condos for the kids!
 
I'm surprised - I also thought you had to do the publicity.

If it was a small amount, I'd tell everyone I knew. If it was a large amount I'd tell my family and share. If it was in between I might keep it quiet and let them assume my kids got scholarships or something, causing us to loosen the purse strings. (I have two teenagers.)

You do have to do it publicly. I'm not sure why so many people think you can avoid it. Not only do they want to promote the lottery, they also need to prove they paid out the money. This is why even for small corporate sweepstakes it always says you can send away for a list of winners if you supply a stamped return envelope by such and such a date.

If you "hire" someone to do it they will be signing papers pretending to have won the money themselves. They can keep it all of it. The best case scenario; you sue to reclaim the money, in which case you are still outed. In the worst case scenario the lottery takes back the money because of the fraud involved and you are still outed.

I know people who have won $10,000 and a kept it a secret, because those wins aren't publicized as well. It doesn't work that way with $1 million.
 
You do have to do it publicly. I'm not sure why so many people think you can avoid it. Not only do they want to promote the lottery, they also need to prove they paid out the money. This is why even for small corporate sweepstakes it always says you can send away for a list of winners if you supply a stamped return envelope by such and such a date.

If you "hire" someone to do it they will be signing papers pretending to have won the money themselves. They can keep it all of it. The best case scenario; you sue to reclaim the money, in which case you are still outed. In the worst case scenario the lottery takes back the money because of the fraud involved and you are still outed.

I know people who have won $10,000 and a kept it a secret, because those wins aren't publicized as well. It doesn't work that way with $1 million.

You have to do it publicly but not in your name publicly. You can set up a corporation (I'm not sure if it is an LLC or one of the sub chapters, that would have to come from an attorney) and then the corporation could claim it publicly. You could also grant limited power of attorney to someone to claim the winning on behalf of the corporation and not spend it. There are attorneys that specialize in this kind of thing and they would take care of it all for you...for a fee of course.
 
I probably wouldn't make an announcement (not a big announcement person), and my closest relatives would never ever want any of it (doing far more than fine on their own), but I know I'd help a couple other relatives out. Probably without sharing the total amount I won, though.

I don't *think* extended family would get weird, but as a just in case, I'd keep things on the quiet side.
 
Are you kidding? I LOVE my family and wish I could help them out. It's my exes and fly by night "friends" and co-workers I'd be changing my number for! :lmao:
 
You have to do it publicly but not in your name publicly. You can set up a corporation (I'm not sure if it is an LLC or one of the sub chapters, that would have to come from an attorney) and then the corporation could claim it publicly. You could also grant limited power of attorney to someone to claim the winning on behalf of the corporation and not spend it. There are attorneys that specialize in this kind of thing and they would take care of it all for you...for a fee of course.

It wouldn't work. The person needs to have a face, for the reasons I've mentioned above regarding the accountability of the lottery. There aren't attorneys who specialize in that, because it isn't done, there's plenty of legal jargon on the tickets, or "available for review" to protect the lottery. How many Powerballs have been claimed by a LLC? The Attorneys suggest you go and claim it with any family you'd like to split it with, for tax reasons. ie. my wife and I bought the ticket as opposed to I bought the ticket.
 
I didn't think you could claim the money anonymously? I thought they wanted you out there to promote the lottery so that other people would believe it could happen to them!
Some states allow it, most do not.
 
It wouldn't work. The person needs to have a face, for the reasons I've mentioned above regarding the accountability of the lottery. There aren't attorneys who specialize in that, because it isn't done, there's plenty of legal jargon on the tickets, or "available for review" to protect the lottery. How many Powerballs have been claimed by a LLC? The Attorneys suggest you go and claim it with any family you'd like to split it with, for tax reasons. ie. my wife and I bought the ticket as opposed to I bought the ticket.

In my state when you look at the list of former winners a lot are claimed by "----- trust" in the name of a trust with an attorney. You dont know the name if the actual winner. I don't know how it is done, but somehow it is done, and if I won, I would want it that way, too.
 
I didn't think you could claim the money anonymously? I thought they wanted you out there to promote the lottery so that other people would believe it could happen to them!
We've already decided we'd move. We want to move to the Las Vegas area but are waiting on things to level out for us.
So if we won, we'd buy a house out there. Give the one we own here (paid off) to his BIL & girlfriend... but that is all they'd get from us.
We'd set up a college account for our neice...

We'd definitely fly to Australia to visit my brother like ASAP! :rotfl:

Nope! That isnt true! My sister's ex-MIL and ex-FIL wont the lottery. They told NO ONE at first - actually for a LONG time. Not even all of their children. One day her MIL was a teacher and the the FIL was a mechanic and the next thing you know, they quit their jobs, moved into a multi-million dollar home and started buying cars and race horses. A few years later they came clean and let everyone know they won the lotto and ended up taking home 16 million dollars. :scared1: The claimed it under a different name and did not promote anything or go on TV.

This was about 9 years ago. They were very stingy with their money when it came to their kids - my ex-BIL to be exact. They have spent every bit of their money and are selling the house now. They are broke.
 
You do have to do it publicly. I'm not sure why so many people think you can avoid it. Not only do they want to promote the lottery, they also need to prove they paid out the money. This is why even for small corporate sweepstakes it always says you can send away for a list of winners if you supply a stamped return envelope by such and such a date.

If you "hire" someone to do it they will be signing papers pretending to have won the money themselves. They can keep it all of it. The best case scenario; you sue to reclaim the money, in which case you are still outed. In the worst case scenario the lottery takes back the money because of the fraud involved and you are still outed.

I know people who have won $10,000 and a kept it a secret, because those wins aren't publicized as well. It doesn't work that way with $1 million.


No, you do not have to. I know first hand, because my sister's ex-in laws won the lotto. And a big one. Their son didnt know about it for years.
 
It wouldn't work. The person needs to have a face, for the reasons I've mentioned above regarding the accountability of the lottery. There aren't attorneys who specialize in that, because it isn't done, there's plenty of legal jargon on the tickets, or "available for review" to protect the lottery. How many Powerballs have been claimed by a LLC? The Attorneys suggest you go and claim it with any family you'd like to split it with, for tax reasons. ie. my wife and I bought the ticket as opposed to I bought the ticket.

I checked an LLC can claim a lottery prize in my state, but they will publish the name of the LLC. I guess if you knew the name of the LLC you could do research and find out the individuals but that's a lot of work for someone to do. We belong to the big Powerball lottery so like 15 states (?). I doubt they'd let just my state do an LLC so I would bet they all can.

I might show up for the picture of the big check, but no one says I have to show up looking like I do everyday.
 
Depends on the amount. If it's life changing to the point that it would be pretty hard to hide, I'd fess up. But then I'm very good at saying "no" to beggars!!! :)

We'd move for sure, but I think we'd fight about where. I'd want to move someplace warm in winter, DH would want to move to PA where he grew up. Likely we'd move to PA and I'd take a three month tropical cruise every winter! :)
 
In the past 5 years of Powerball there have been 65 powerball winners.

20 have no picture or info on file only an indication of winning and whether they chose cash or annual payouts and amount.
3 are Unknown (no file)
3 are Anonymous (no files)
7 are Trust or LLC (no files)
15 are under Titles (ConAgra22, Ruston Family, Roswell Fun Haveors, etc) some have pictures/files and some don't. Some that have pictures do not name the members of the group.
The rest are individual names or husband and wives. Most have pictures and files but some don't.
 
I believe you can have a trust claim the money. I can think of a few instances where someone won the lottery locally and did not claim it with their name. I would do the same.

A few years ago my husband and I won $10,000 from a raffle ticket. My FIL had bought one for each of his four kids and ours was drawn. We gave 10% to charity, 10% to family, paid the taxes and ended up with about $5000, which paid for our upcoming Disney vacation!
 
We would tell them... but we have already planned it out - a set amount for family members based on their relation - parents, siblings, niece/nephew, etc. For the irresponsible family members, we would not give them cash, we would gift them large items (house, car).
 
No-would help out my MIL and FIL, even though they don't like me.
But, that is it!
We would disappear....
 












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