OK you've just won £2M on the lotto , what would you buy with it?

Mine are as follows:

Cars:
Ferrari 355
TVR Cerbera RR
Porsche 997 GT3RS
Noble M12 on the car front to start with ........

House:
I'd build my own small house, probably in / around Alderley Edge, Cheshire

Job:
I'd set up my own driving holiday company!

In answer to the question in the title, if you won the lotto, I would buy some chocolate to eat.

why do you need so many cars?

As Follows:
Ferrari 355: The looker,
TVR Cerbera RR: The ultimate TVR,
Porsche 997 GT3RS: The everyday supercar,
Noble M12: The trackday toy!

Might add some more as well!!!!!

A house and a Proton Savvy Jaguar XK

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Clear debts
Pay off mortgage
Buy house either on Dartmoor or in Northumberland
I'd get a Smart FourTwo or a Toyota Yaris

Oh, and some nice recorders

Spend rest of time in the office gloating about having a totally disposable income and a holiday home to nip off to whenever I fancy

I'm too young to enter...
*thinks = Anyway, stop ruining other peoples' fun*

I would buy a pedal harp and a concert grand piano
Now when will that day come....??

A right load of cheese!

1/2 the money to a charity so they can find some decent cure for my incureable disease that I was born with!

I would also get my house fixed. It's all slowly coming apart

Stable block and large music studio and concert hall attached to my house, a concert grand, lots more early musical instruments including a baroque bassoon, a horse box with living space for me, a week's stay for me and partner in a luxury hotel somewhere warmer than here, a holiday cottage in Brittany, lots of concert tickets, more music, cd recordings, lots of them, some chocolate and a very good pair of walking boots. What a pity that I never actually buy a ticket!

I don't buy a ticket either - so I 'm not going to imagine what I'd buy if I won.

A strad.....or other good italian cello....

A detached house so I can play my saxophones as long and as loud as I like.

Oh, and open a jazz club, that would probably get rid of anything left over within a couple of years. Actually, if I had my own jazz club I wouldn't need the detached house to practise in, so I might get an extra 6 months out of it

The only thing I am in need of is more time, and money can't buy me that.
Beverley.
P.S We are NOT rich, but just OK. I have met VERY rich people who are NOT happy.

I'd buy a house on the River Thames and my own boat(s)

Any money left over would have to go towards Big Plan #2...

If you won the lottery, I'd have to buy a gas mask for your cars' fumes, and a wind turbine and some solar panels to make up for the extra CO2 emissions.
*contemplates her bike, and decides that housecalls on that are definitely a step too far*

I've been intrigued by what your 'big plans' might be since I joined the forum, pretty much *wonders*.........

If you're a Very Good Boy I'll tell you tomorrow

My mum has to much money. And a big house and nice cars. She wouldnt buy me a pair of socks though - said I had to ask my dad...(I have more important things to spend money on, like petrol, dolly mixtures and flutes)

Well......I've written out my new version of 'Rocky Mountain' if that's what you're thinking of Cyrilla!

On topic : a nice large house which I can fill with (more) musical instruments would be nice.....

Looking forward to the new 'Rocky Mountain' barry!

.......it isn't as good as the original.

NOTHING'S as good as the original.

Even with my altered lyrics.

As George Harrison said, money can't buy you love, but it does mean you can park your boat right next to it.

I would buy lots of pairs of black socks. The ultimate flute whatever it maybe with downloadable upgrades and coffee making facilities for long rehersals.
A cottage in the Cairngorms where it is absolutely beautiful. Some Malibu, and a vintage MG in British racing green.

I'll MOOR my boat right next to it, then...

Aw, is this new Rocky Mountain not as funny as the original then? *shame*

I don't actually know what I would buy if I won a significant amount of money... I'd buy as many woodwind instruments as I could get my hands on and a nice house in the middle of nowhere so I could play them at all hours, but beyond that.... Give it away? Or just let it rot in my bank account. I certainly don't want/need the kind of house I'd need to buy to spend the best part of 2 million on it!

I think alot would depend on my situation at the time, but right now, although it isn't possible for me to win, I would pay for a holiday for my friends and I, possibly a riding holiday in Wales where we have been twice with school, or maybe somwhere in central Europe. I would love to buy a Ted Baker or Zeta electric violin, a grand piano and take up a new instrument. I would love to help out a friend whos family is in financial difficulty at the moment, as well as a lot of emotional turmoil, but I doubt her mum would accept any money.
If I had my own house I would also love to make it more eco-friendly with recycling/composting systems and solar cells etc.

Hehe. Well I got given a lottery ticket for my birthday today, so we'll have to wait and see what happens!!! If I won, I don't know what I'd buy.... Obviously some new clarinets, but I don't really need anything else, and I don't need to win the lottery to get the things I would like.

Obvious things: pay off mortgage/student loan and that of friends and family.
Buy really amazing flute (or flutes) and many headjoints to play with, plus alto and bass flutes.
Give substantial chunks to various charities that I support and building fund at chapel.
Help out friends financially where necessary.

Don't buy tickets though, so am unlikely to win

I might buy a ticket when I turn 16, just because I can!

Only £1! GEt addicted while you still can!

My brothers friend bought one because he could.
(There isn't actually a story to that...)

I feel deprived!

I can tell you he won if you like!

You are nearly as likely to win if you just throw the pound coin over your shoulder.

Put your money in premium bonds instead !



If I won the lottery I'd buy a nice Chalet in the Italian Tirol and Ski through the winter. Its unlikely though as I haven't bought a ticket in 5 years. (BTW the first lottery draw was 1 week after we got married, we were on honeymoon at the time).

yes.... that does reduce the mathematical chance of winning doesn't it?
maybe that's why I don't have much luck.

Um, just a bit! The odds of winning are about 14 million to 1; as my brother-in-law pointed out, you wouldn't bet on a horse with those odds!

Agreed that money can't buy you happiness, but at least you can be miserable in comfort!

I hardly ever buy lottery tickets - perhaps once or twice a year - but if on one of those occasions I just happened to win, I'd probably buy a grand piano, and a large house, big enough for said grand piano, in an area with a posh postcode (shallow? me? ). Beyond that, my family would be mortgage-free, diverse charities would get some cash, which I think just about leaves enough left over to treat myself to a bottle of Veuve.

For those old enough to play, there are a few free lotteries online. You just choose your numbers and then click on an advert. So you can have all the thrill of not-winning without spending a pound

Some of them are parts of sites where they have other games that you do have to pay to play - I think they are meant to be a free game to lure you in. But if you ignore the pay-for bits, and the adverts for casinos, etc, then there really is nothing to lose. If you are the sort of person who won't ignore said adverts and invitations, then please DON'T look these places up.

But who knows, maybe one day you might actually win something (I won £25 once )

A decent 3 bedroom house with a nice sized garden.
2 cars, a sporty one and a normal one - say a mini or something.

Id leave work and find a worthwile job.

Id do a good amount of travelling too.

I don't play that often, though i do enter best of the best supercar competitions! Theres a lot more chance of winning though the tickets are £20 per go, only enter once a year mind! Can't go giving money away so to speak i'm saving up for a Chimaera of my own.

Italy is beautiful, nice choice! I've probably buy a small place in Italy too, though in Barletta (South of Italy).

I forgot to add, i would buy a very nice pair of Clarinets, a gold flute, a nice violin and a grand piano.

Just a wee bit

then what do you eat?

I would buy a wellington!

good for you!

Thought you may be pleased...

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Let's do a bit of maths. . .

How long has the lottery-thing been running? Is it about 10 years now? Lets work on that as a round number.

So, 10 years with 52 weeks each. Assume one ticket at £1 each week.

By never having bought a ticket, I seem to have 'won' £520. Hmm, now what shall I spend that on???

520 lottery tickets?

you can't lose if you have that many...

I wonder how many people have bought one ticket per week, and never won anything?

I know my parents have lost more than they've gained! I don't think I'll be buying one every week, I have better things to spend my money on! But perhaps once in a while

I've just about broke even so far...