Lullabelle
Banana
- Location
- Midlands UK
Better off to put £1 or £2 a week into a piggie bank, at the end of the year you will have a lot more money then they do from their winnings.
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Better off to put £1 or £2 a week into a piggie bank, at the end of the year you will have a lot more money then they do from their winnings.
TreeHuggery
Senior Member
- Location
- brinsley
I know its a bit off topic, but do you remember in the old days when prize shows gave prizes like a carriage clock or a tv hidden in a mock Victorian cabinet, and then, along came Who wants to be a Millionaire, and it just felt like everything got inflated.... and there was no point bothering trying for something unless the (unlikely) gains were huge -
vernon
Harder than Ronnie Pickering
- Location
- Meanwood, Leeds
And I aim to make her dream come true.
Bianchi boy
Über Member
- Location
- North wales
Not sure how the lottery works having never bought a ticket , But read somewhere that there are only 14,000,000 combinations of winning numbers so if the jackpot is 70,000,000 that sounds like a good return to me 
Dont forget where you heard it first 
Dont forget where you heard it first 
Smokin Joe
Legendary Member
- Location
- Bare headed cyclist, Smoker
The stepson of a former colleague won 13 million back in the late nineties. He featured on a Lottery 20th anniversary TV programme and several newspaper articles last year, having been wise with his money and still having most of it.
I do it from time to time. All these "Tax on stupidity" comments you hear are just elitist nonsense. It's a cheap and harmless bit of fun with a tiny chance of the jackpot and many tiny chances of a decent little win. I prefer the excitement of the horses when it comes to sticking a wager on, however.
I do it from time to time. All these "Tax on stupidity" comments you hear are just elitist nonsense. It's a cheap and harmless bit of fun with a tiny chance of the jackpot and many tiny chances of a decent little win. I prefer the excitement of the horses when it comes to sticking a wager on, however.
Piemaster
Guru
- Location
- UK City of Culture
And don't forget 'Bullseye'.Couple of beer drinking darts players from Batley winning a.....speedboat
Bianchi boy
Über Member
- Location
- North wales
Yes "you can't beat a bit of bully" sad i know, but started watching the repeats on challenge tvAnd don't forget 'Bullseye'.Couple of beer drinking darts players from Batley winning a.....speedboat
TreeHuggery
Senior Member
- Location
- brinsley
Do you remember the time when Jim Bowen asked someone what they did, they answered "unemployed" and he came back with. "Great, Super, Smashing". ...And don't forget 'Bullseye'.Couple of beer drinking darts players from Batley winning a.....speedboat
Family Fortunes was my favourite. Name a body part that's 4 letters. "Arms, Les."........ comedy gold
Bianchi boy
Über Member
- Location
- North wales
"come and have a look at what you would have won". To already totally crushed contestants. Classic JimAnd don't forget 'Bullseye'.Couple of beer drinking darts players from Batley winning a.....speedboat
subaqua
What’s the point
- Location
- Leytonstone
depends on how you go into it.
I need enough to pay the mortgage off. everything else gets given way - london air ambulance . RNLI . equal split then i can go to work and have a soft grin on me grid
Berk on a Bike
Veteran
- Location
- Yorkshire
This lucky bugger must be counting his blessings http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...land-new-york-plumber-lottery-ticket-basement
Most startling is that, out of a $136m win he gets to keep just over $55m and the rest goes to the tax man. At least in the UK nearly all lottery winnings are tax free.
Most startling is that, out of a $136m win he gets to keep just over $55m and the rest goes to the tax man. At least in the UK nearly all lottery winnings are tax free.
Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
- Location
- The hills of Accrington
"come and have a look at what you would have won". To already totally crushed contestants. Classic Jim
But not if they saw the speed boat and thought what a bag o' crap i live 50 miles from the sea so no big loss!
Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
- Location
- The hills of Accrington
This keeps popping up. http://careernewsonline.com-ii.co/u...f-09919714eded__oid1..9fe4cf4f-e8c6-4790-b48a What a con! 
Lullabelle
Banana
- Location
- Midlands UK
If people want to play the lottery, fine, some spend a lot of money every week in the hope of winning because they don't have much cash, really, you can afford to spend a lot of money on the lottery but can't afford to feed your kids properly, those are the people who annoy me 
