I won the lottery but my family ruined it – I gave each £2m but they demanded a beach house, I feel like a cash machine
A WOMAN has revealed that winning millions in the lottery isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
She revealed she won a life-changing amount and decided to share her lotto winnings with family but they just keep asking for more.
The woman and her partner, who cleverly decided to stay anonymous revealed they bought multiple properties at first and then gifted her mum and sister £2,000,000 each.
But it still wasn’t enough.
She continued by adding what she did with the rest of her earnings saying: “We have another 1 million aside for close friends we want to help out.
“We have 1 million in our mutual bank account for property taxes and living expenses since we have quit our jobs.
“The rest of the millions is in a high yield savings account and we will be able to live off of interest for the rest of our lives (it is a more modest sum than you think) without touching the original winnings.
“We want the original winnings to go to our future children. Our financial adviser has been great.”
However, her mum and sister were convinced she was selfish for not giving them more money.
“They’re asking for a family beach home on top of the money we’ve give but we frankly don’t want to do this.,” she explained.
On top of that, they had told other family members about her winnings who also want in on the funds.
To add insult to injury her family were by no means poor, with her mum having millions in her retirement fund.
She was also expected to pay for all family dinners which she didn’t mind but was sick of feeling like a cash machine.
The woman continued: “I don’t want to keep feeling like I’m the family’s ATM machine. I’ve heard them say I am stingy and this is extremely hurtful.”
The Reddit post went viral and many took to the comments telling her to set firm boundaries and say no.
One person wrote: “I think 2 million each is more than enough and probably too much. You’re either going to have to shut it down and set some firm boundaries or move and change your number. If you don’t, this will never stop.”
What are my chances of winning the lottery?
EVERYONE wants to know how to beat the odds and win the lottery.
But unfortunately, the lottery is a game of luck and there are no tips or tricks that can guarantee you’ll take home a top prize.
The odds show how likely you are to win any particular prize – the lower the number, the better the odds.
For example, odds of 1 in 10 are better than odds of 1 in 100 or 1 in 1,000.
There are several major lottery games in the UK including Lotto by the National Lottery, Camelot’s EuroMillions and Thunderball.
Chances of winning the Lotto
Lotto by the National Lottery is a game where you pick six numbers from 1 to 59. You can play up to seven lines of numbers on each slip.
The game costs £2 to play per slip.
The odds of winning any prize on the Lotto are 1 in 9.3.
But to win the jackpot on the Lotto, the odds are considerably slimmer.
To bag the top prize, you need to have six matching balls. The odds of doing this and scooping the jackpot are currently 1 in 45,057,474.
The next highest prize of £1,000,000 is for getting five main matching balls plus the bonus ball.
The odds of taking home the million pound prize are 1 in 7,509,579 – far higher than the jackpot, but still unlikely.
The odds of taking home £1,750 for getting five main numbers without the bonus ball are 1 in 2,180, while you have a 1 in 97 chance of bagging £140 for getting four main numbers.
Your chances of taking home £30 for getting 3 main numbers are much better at 1 in 97.
And you have a roughly 1 in 10 chance of getting a free lucky dip for 2 matching numbers.
Chances of winning the EuroMillions
The EuroMillions costs £2.50 to play and is open on Tuesdays and Fridays.
To play, you must pick five numbers from 1-50 and two “Lucky Stars” from 1-12. Players with the most matching numbers win the top prizes.
Your chance of bagging the EuroMillions jackpot is even slimmer than winning the top Lotto prize.
This is because it generally has higher jackpots on offer, meaning it attracts more attention.
Currently, the odds of matching five numbers and two lucky stars – the top win – stand at 1 in 139,838,160.
The average jackpot prize is £57,923,499, according to EuroMillions.
The odds of winning the second top prize for matching 5 balls and a lucky star, which is typically around £262,346, are 1 in 6,991,908.
The chances of taking home the third prize for five matching balls, with an average payout of £26,277, are 1 in 3,107,515.
For four matching balls with two lucky stars, it’s 1 in 621,503, and for four balls with one lucky star, it’s 1 in 31,076. These come with an average prize of £1,489 and £95, respectively.
Chances of winning the Thunderball
Thunderball is another game run by National Lottery where you pick five numbers and one “Thunderball”. It costs just £1 to play and you can enter up to four times a week.
The jackpot of £500,000 for matching five balls plus the Thunderball is 1 in 8,060,598.
Your odds of bagging the next highest prize of £5,000 for matching five balls is currently 1 in 620,046, while the chances of winning £250 for four balls plus the Thunderball is 1 in 47,416.
You have the best chance of winning £3 for matching the Thunderball, with odds of 1 in 29.
Another commented: “$2M is Incredibly generous. Wow. Unbelievable that they’re complaining. Set boundaries, be firm, you’ve already gone well above your duty.”
“If someone gave me 2 mil they’d have to tape my mouth shut to stop me from thanking them. Your family didn’t deserve a penny tbh,” penned a third.
Meanwhile a fourth said: “That’s sad they’re being like that. Go live somewhere else for a while. They need to understand that this behaviour is not healthy.”
“Your first and largest mistake was telling anyone you won money. That is the exact opposite thing I would ever think of doing,” claimed a fifth.
Someone else added: “They are being extremely greedy and beyond entitled. A firm reminder that the odds of people getting that amount of money is slim to none. You’re going to have set firm boundaries with both of them.”
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