A LOTTERY winner has revealed he still hasn’t told his parents about his £10,000-a-month winnings despite living with them.
The 24-year-old took to Reddit to share the news of his win, explaining that he matched all five numbers plus the Life Ball in the Set for Life draw.
He explained the winnings are £10k a month tax-free for the next 30 years – working out to £3.6 million in total – and cannot be redeemed as a lump sum.
However, when asked in the comments about his family’s reaction, the lucky winner admitted: “I haven’t actually told anybody yet.
On whether he would eventually tell family and friends, he said: “I haven’t decided yet. I’m thinking about just telling people I got a new job with a huge pay rise.”
And when asked whether he would support his parents financially, he continued: “I already pay them ‘rent’ but yes I will be sure to spoil them occasionally!”
Users rushed to the comments to express their agreement with the decision.
One said: “Yeah don’t tell any one. Your new job idea is the best. Even people you trust. They may not do any harm but they’d let it slip to other people who would.”
Another added: “I could not agree more. Tell no one, just say you got a new job in something incredibly boring and mundane. Say that it pays ‘slightly’ better than your last gig IF anyone asks.
“Consider long term investment options and to reiterate, tell NO ONE. Even if they don’t ask you outright for money, their perception of you changes.”
A third cautioned: “Definitely don’t tell anyone.
“That literally isn’t enough to go around, and relationships will end up being ruined when you have to say no to things.”
Speaking about his win, the original poster said: “I’m still in shock to be honest.”
He explained he was planning on taking a year off to travel the world and would also put some money towards a deposit on a house, before reassuring concerned commenters he had hired a financial advisor.
As for his first luxury purchase, the user said he was eyeing up a Rolex Datejust watch – worth roughly £10,000.
The unusual post comes as another man, who won £227,000 in lottery prize money, admitted he had fallen out with his family after refusing to share it.
Meanwhile, a woman revealed her mum and sister were demanding a further stake in her prize money despite her gifting them £2 million each.
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 price of £1,489 and £95, respectively.
Chances of winning the Thunderball
Thunderball is another game run by the 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.
