I won £10k a month for 30 YEARS on lottery but I’m keeping it secret – my family think I’ve got a fancy new job
A LUCKY lotto winner has told his parents he’s landed a fancy new job, instead of admitting his £10,000-a-month winnings.
The man, 24, won the top prize in the Set for Life draw, meaning he’ll receive the monthly sum tax-free until he is 54 years old.
This equates to a life-changing £3.6 million in total.
But, taking to Reddit, the blessed winner admitted: “I haven’t actually told anybody yet.”
And when asked 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.”
Some others users were confused, noting that the man, who still lives with his parents, had a responsibility to support them financially.
To this, the secretive millionaire retorted: “I already pay them ‘rent’ but yes I will be sure to spoil them occasionally!”
However, most commenters were in favour of the winner’s pay rise ploy.
One wrote: “I would go with a new remote job that allows you the freedom financially and physically to do what you want. Congratulations!”
Another echoed: “The new job thing sounds like a much better idea.
“With the new job angle you can still help out your loved ones when they’re in need: like if a car breaks down and they can’t afford the repair you come to them and say you’ve been saving up for whatever, but this seems more important and give them money (just an example).”
Some even shared their ideas for the man’s fake job, with one saying: “Just a suggestion – tell people you got a job as a consultant.
“Tell them you travel for work, and take time after meetings for holiday.”
The young man’s cunning post-win strategy comes as other lotto winners also admit keeping their riches under the radar.
One midwife revealed she had told no one about her £1 million win ten years ago, preferring to keep her old life – with a few extra holidays.
Others admitted they regretted shouting about their winnings, after family and friends came knocking for a slice of the pie.
One woman even said that after giving her mum and sister £2 million each, they still wanted more.
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 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.