Record EuroMillions winners in hiding after begging avalanche

Comment #64

hearsetrax — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 11:51:16 GMT

dunno ....... but $1 sez thar still kickin themselves over going public and thar kidz still giving them grief for a poor choice

Comment #63

Fondant — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 06:30:03 GMT

Has anyone heard anything further about this couple and how they are handling their chosen 'celebrity' status

Comment #62

OldSchoolPa — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 22:54:57 GMT

Let this be a lesson to all those who think things will be different with them. People are people and many people feel entitled to ask people who acquired wealth via means of luck. These very same people would not think twice about asking someone who gained their wealth through a business venture (I don't think Warren Buffett and Bill Gates are getting inundated with money requests). But let someone win a lawsuit or the lottery and all bets are off! I also think that many of the people who happe... [ More ]

Comment #61

Piaceri — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 22:41:08 GMT

That's some crazy koolaid you been drinking Delta Draw.

Comment #60

rdgrnr — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 16:36:18 GMT

Delta Dipsh*t,

More incoherent rambling from someone who believes anything on wiki is Gospel truth.

Unfriggingbelievable.

As I said previously, you are incredibly gullible and stupid - incredibly.

You had very little credibility to begin with and now you have none.

You belong to a microscopic minority of left-wing-lunatic-fringers who don't even register on any scale of import or consequence.

Go talk your nonsense on your west coast weirdo websites.

Just beat it, weirdo.... [ More ]

Comment #59

Delta Draw — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 12:59:14 GMT

Whitewash history with lies? Why not!

You don t even know who has developed the foundations that

provide your trusted historical lies in textbooks and cited studies. The

careful elimination of fact with fiction. Jefferson had sex with a teen-ager

who was his slave. George Washington had sex with at least one of his own

slaves also, and he was a pothead. The problem you whitewashers have with

history is that not everyone will believe your lies. All you have to do is lie

and c... [ More ]

Comment #58

ttech10 — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 02:32:17 GMT

It's different when these neighbors are from different countries, simply spamming these people with requests. I think it'd be a lot different if it was just a few neighbors dropping by for help, rather than so much harassment they had to relocate to an unknown location.

Just as this article says... It would be hard not to see this coming. It really was a huge mistake in claiming so early as it didn't give them time to really think How can putting our names out there be a bad idea? . They... [ More ]

Comment #57

Piaceri — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 01:45:39 GMT

Well that's just shear lunacy. Who stands in the gap between our wholeness and certain destruction the republicans want to force us into slavery and a new form of servitude

I almost spit my Big Red all over my screen. Almost. I think DD needs to stop with the koolaid. It's doing things to her perception of reality.

Comment #56

rdgrnr — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 01:25:38 GMT

Delta Dippy has run away again so I will quote him/her/it to make sure his/her/it's side is heard.

God Bless President Obama because he is a man who stands in

the gap between our wholeness and certain destruction. He knows freedom and is

fighting to keep us free no matter how much the republicans want to force us

into slavery and a new form of servitude.

DOGSTYLE!

I'm me again--and it'll do.

--Catwoman

Comment #55

rdgrnr — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 01:14:53 GMT

I know, and that's why I mentioned it to her/him/it.

A lot of people (like Delta Dipsh*t) take it as Gospel and don't realize anybody can write anything they want on wikipedia. And they do.

Another one is SNOPES. They like to take that as the ultimate in truth and legitimacy when it's actually just a liberal husband and wife team with an agenda and a lot of time on their hands.

Comment #54

Piaceri — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 00:56:28 GMT

Thanks Ridge. I know, but sometimes it just needs to be said.

Comment #53

Piaceri — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 00:53:22 GMT

Ridge: Would you prefer that I went and wrote something on Wikipedia so you could come back and quote it as gospel truth?

Its amazing the things you find on wikipedia that people take as gospel truth. Anyone can start a wikipedia page, and anyone can edit a wikipedia page. At the bottom of the page linked above, you will find this:

Did you know that you can edit this page?

Edit this page

My daughter is a published writer, and a fan wrote a wiki page for her novel series. A fan.

Comment #52

rdgrnr — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 00:49:01 GMT

Great post Piaceri but Delta Dippy would never believe it because it doesn't agree with how he/she/it wants history to be.

He/she/it likes the fairytales a lot better cuz the dancin' boys win in the end.

Comment #51

Piaceri — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 00:24:12 GMT

Revisionist history, Delta Draw.

Those times were so far different from today that many like you fail to understand what life was truely like. You attempt wrongly to apply today's standards to an era that existed 200 years ago and more. In Jefferson's day, true freedom was in its infancy, born with the Constitution of The United States of America. The Constitution was born of the ideas of the Magna Carta, written some 500 years prior. Regarding slavery: Africans were not the only slaves, and... [ More ]

Comment #50

rdgrnr — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 23:59:59 GMT

Listen Dippy,

You can quote your revisionist history all you want and even revise it yourself if you care too but it's all been debunked before and I actually would have given you credit for being smart enough to know better than to believe everything liberal revisionists write up until now.

I could make up all kinds of fairytales too if that's what you're into.

Would you prefer that I went and wrote something on Wikipedia so you could come back and quote it as gospel truth?

You are... [ More ]

Comment #49

Delta Draw — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 20:26:22 GMT

You are a small man. Jefferson may be a historical hero but

he would not go to bat when it came to freedom for the woman who gave birth to

his own children. Now you claim that I am not a lover of this country because I

documented that Jefferson was a bold-faced lair, rapist and the European

baker s friend. You should pick your heroes more carefully. I do not consider a

liar and a rapist of slaves to be a hero no matter how much he or others wish

to rewrite historical facts. In

Comment #48

rdgrnr — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 20:20:56 GMT

Ah, the sound of crickets...

Oh well, he/she will be back when the mania starts again.

And I have things to do.

Comment #47

rdgrnr — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 19:56:45 GMT

Delta Dippy,

What a typical liberal democrat you are, also known as a hypocrite.

You want to obfuscate the issue with the typical liberal ploy of tangential meandering to change the direction of the topic to something more defensible for yourself.

Ain't happening.

And lucky for you, because then you would have to defend being a democrat when it was the democrats who held all the slaves in the south in those days and it was the Republicans who freed them.

But I realize you hate our... [ More ]

Comment #46

RJOh — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 19:34:28 GMT

Even poor folks don't want a bunch of beggars as neighbors, sounds like it time to move to a new neighborhood. Besides these beggars weren't from their neighborhood if they addressed their requests to the lottery winners in that town.

Comment #45

Delta Draw — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 19:34:19 GMT

Maybe he would, that old slave-raper.

I don t think so. He was a smooth talker and a liar and there was no truth in the man's being.

T.J. knew the difference between the Gadsden

and the Stars and stripes. You want to live like a slave owner and have your

first born from a slave (don t tell me she was free to decide on that) and then

speak of freedom s virtues? Freedom for

who? For all? You are delusional in your

historical and political bent.

As B.F. would say, you a... [ More ]

Comment #44

rdgrnr — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 19:20:13 GMT

I think after reading these quotes by Thomas Jefferson that you will agree, Delta Dippy, Thomas Jefferson would have told you to blow it out your ass.

Quotes - Thomas Jefferson

The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not. -Thomas Jefferson

Laws that forbid the carrying of arms..disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes. Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and... [ More ]

Comment #43

Delta Draw — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 19:10:27 GMT

Oh yea, we have problems in this country with people who

think they are entitled to live under another flag and NO form of government

i.e. the tea baggers and the Gadsden flag

so they can live the way they want, Scott free. Talk about liberals wanting free all the time

and these freeloaders want to live tax free under another flag. They should

move: Love it or leave it! America! Take your personal problems elsewhere, like Cairo.

The way they talk you would think they are the ub... [ More ]

Comment #42

rdgrnr — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:58:35 GMT

So what's wrong with helping your neighbors......

There's nothing at all wrong with helping your neighbors.

If you want to.

Comment #41

mskitty5 — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 13:17:38 GMT

So what's wrong with helping your neighbors......good Lord even if you give half to your children you couldn't spend that money before you did if you tried. Just park it in a good mutual fund and you'll be happy for life.....and just maybe so will your family and neighbors!!!!!!ENJOY !!!!!Liz from New York

Comment #40

Piaceri — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 05:03:34 GMT

They don't have to. They have scores of people working for them who open all their mail and sort it all before they even see a single envelope. Oprah probably has a whole staff of people who's sole job is to sort through the gimmie-gimmies.

Comment #39

byng — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 08:17:12 GMT

Idiots. Was my first thought then little miss cynical started to wonder if fleeing the country was a calculated decision. Let everyone know, then take off. Bit hard to get a hand out when no-one can contact you. If not I guess the lesson is when you win that much, DON'T have a glass or two of wine.

Comment #38

rdgrnr — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 22:02:15 GMT

Yeah, but that idiot Letterman deserves it, LOL.

I wonder how much money he'd have to have before he got those goofy lookin' teeth fixed?

He looks like he just got off the last bus from Palookaville.

Maybe he attracts weirdos cuz he is one himself.

Comment #37

Coin Toss — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 05:04:58 GMT

There are two kinds of jackpot winners...the ones who remained anonymous and the ones that wish they had.

Comment #36

haymaker — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 02:55:11 GMT

OK, so these ppl. develope a thick skin? never watched.

Comment #35

dk1421 — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 02:37:53 GMT

Actually, Oprah says she gets tons of mail a day from people begging for money. I need $500 for my mother's life-saving surgery - that's all! - which is why I think she started giving some money away the last few years.

In fact, she admitted she wrote to Mary Tyler Moore, begging for help herself!

They all get it, they just don't announce it because then they'll all get more.

BTW - I got that info from the last time I watched Oprah, which was ...... 15 years ago

Comment #34

savagegoose — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 07:44:48 GMT

who we wont hear about is the person or couple who just won the last euro millions draw, for 20m .

they will live in obscurity forever. with 20 mill,!!!

enjoy your good fortune mystery winner.,

Comment #33

hearsetrax — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 23:00:15 GMT

we'll hear more about the scottish couple soon enough I reckon .....

but mean while I need to run to the store and get more popcorn and soda

Comment #32

maringoman — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 22:35:04 GMT

I personally know a guy who hit for $1M last week. I saw him on the local lottery website and my jaw dropped. To the floor.

But I am not the kind of guy to beg. Matter of fact, I wont even ask him for one red cent.

The UK winners need to just ignore all. Move to another city and focus on their family needs first. And even the family cannot be allowed to be stupid just because there is new found wealth. I am praying that we dont hear the usual horrow stories of lottery winners.

Comment #31

hearsetrax — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 17:19:37 GMT

wishfull thinking ........ but then so is a reliable high speed internet connection

Comment #30

sully16 — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 13:42:02 GMT

Hope nobody takes it to far and hurts them, Hire some body guards.

Comment #29

savagegoose — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 04:12:16 GMT

umm they just won $250 million, they dont have to come back. they dont need anything from their old life. cars clothes, kitchen pots n pans? ohh maybe a pet they should collect. but who cares anymore. its all poor people junk.

Comment #28

haymaker — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 03:26:08 GMT

marketing, they don't care what the result is as long as it makes more sales.

Comment #27

rdgrnr — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 02:35:30 GMT

You don't always get that option of whether to go public or not.

Some lotteries consider their hoopla more important than anyone's privacy, security or safety.

Comment #26

myturn — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 02:35:29 GMT

I checked them three or four times before going back downstairs to find Colin. He knew immediately by my face and tone that something was up.

After checking many times together, the news gradually hit us. The Camelot line was closed for the night but we couldn't sleep.

We sat up all night and saw dawn come round the next morning - we were tickled pink.

I even had a glass of white wine which is something I normally only do at Christmas. It really is unbelievable.

T... [ More ]

Comment #25

myturn — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 02:16:03 GMT

I told you so!

How could they have been so naive? It is a lesson to all, DON'T GO PUBLIC! It will make your life a nightmare.

Comment #24

haymaker — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 23:54:43 GMT

yea, i wonder if a big win temporarily creates a cult of personality if you will

Comment #23

time*treat — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 23:45:48 GMT

Happens often to TV personalities, too.

Rebecca Schaeffer and David Letterman come to mind.

Fame fortune seem to attract the whackjobs.

Comment #22

haymaker — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 23:39:05 GMT

Comment #21

haymaker — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 23:36:25 GMT

he could have the no. spot in the car park. yea where all the beggers will be waiting for him.should have kept it quiet.prolly getting mail from all over the world. don't read it , use for fireplace kindling. not to worry Colin i won't be asking for anything, but there's billions on the planet that think their entitled to apeice of everyone's action.

Comment #20

imagine — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 23:05:46 GMT

I think they knew it would come out, and they are right.

Just like the West family that won the big 300 mil powerball jackpot. The whole town was talking, becasue the kids told their friends.

Part of the reason they were so open to the press.

They should have at waited for it to come out, after they had the money and could think where to go.

Shame they had to run like criminals.

I imagine this happens more than we know.

Mark Zuckerburg had to take out a restaining or... [ More ]

Comment #19

dpoly1 — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 22:35:45 GMT

Actually this is about the greed of envy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Having great wealth is not greed !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Being ashamed to win a large amount constitutes Pseudo-intellectual nonsense

Comment #18

diamondpalace — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 22:29:26 GMT

Stay low key. Stay out of the lime light. Use the winning money wisely and you'll be a successful lottery winner. Winning is only half of the challenge, keeping the money you've won is the other half.

Comment #17

dallascowboyfan — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 20:58:31 GMT

faber I agree with playing your state lotto game. However there are some states that do not have a lotto game not calling any states out (Oklahoma) so all we have is the multi-state games. Trust me if Oklahoma had a state lotto game I would be all on it like white on rice....

Comment #16

time*treat — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 20:41:41 GMT

Have you tried looking on the back of the playslip?

Their websites may have that info as well.

Comment #15

faber98 — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 20:04:45 GMT

for those who only play when it reaches 100 million (you're out there and you know who you are, there are many of you), this it what greed get you. the minority of us who are content with a 1-10 million dollar hit (only found in individual state lotteries) will fly under the radar and will not be hounded by people for a paltry say 4.5 million dollar hit. sure, continue to play those multi-state megajackpots but don't turn your nose up at the smaller ones...

Comment #14

dpoly1 — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 19:06:23 GMT

Who could'a seen this coming ........................

................ I mean .......................................

it'a not like there have been stories like this before .......................

Comment #13

lucki*11 — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 18:45:45 GMT

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the possible five, pays how much? ... and so on. Is there any such table of information? Thanks in advance to the one who answers my question and good luck 2U! Lucki*11

Comment #12

thegrrrr8est — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 18:35:08 GMT

How bizarre. You don't see people crowding Donald Trump begging for money. Or Oprah. Or ANY other wealthy person. I've got relatives who are millionaires and it wouldn't occur to me to ask them for money.

When I play the lottery and friends ask if I'll split it with them if I win, I always answer -- only a little tongue-in-cheek -- No way. When I hit the lottery I'm dumping you losers and getting me some new friends who aren't such mooches.

Comment #11

time*treat — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 18:19:31 GMT

Royal Mail staff have already reported receiving hundreds of begging letters from people from across the UK simply addressed to The Weirs, Largs .

That's just rude.

Comment #10

RJOh — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 18:15:15 GMT

They can always change their address to unknown that way the local postal service can stamp their mail

return to sender, address unknown

Comment #9

dallascowboyfan — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 18:15:06 GMT

Wow!!! they should of listen to the last winner he advised them to remain

anonymous....

Meanwhile, a man who won 26.1m in a family syndicate in January 2010, has urged the Euromillions winner to stay anonymous.

George Sturt, 77, who split the money four ways with his three children, said he had had hundreds of begging letters since he went public and regrets doing so now.

https://www.lotterypost.com/news/234047

Comment #8

hearsetrax — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:01:27 GMT

well the most important lesson has now been learned and thar paying the piper for thar mistake

Comment #7

HoLeeKau — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:01:00 GMT

They didn't have to lie to their friends and family. They could have told them, and even if they in turn spilled it to a few people, that would be a far cry from all the begging letters from strangers far and wide that they attracted by putting it in the media. Methinks they should have thought about this for just a few more days.

Comment #6

GamerMom — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:52:00 GMT

or talk to my lawyer.

As florida has no option of remaining anonymous I thought that would be the best thing to do was to say my lawyer and accountants have everything figured out to where I have a comfortable monthly allowance and no access to extra cash flow.

Comment #5

hsvscubaski — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:45:47 GMT

They can alwayes say go to hell

Comment #4

rukiafae — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:22:26 GMT

amen to all of the above...

Comment #3

rdgrnr — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:20:32 GMT

Well, the time they should have spent making decisions can now be added to the time they'll spend regretting the ones they made.

I just don't understand why they had to blurt everything out immediately.

I just hope the parasites who think they're entitled to some of their wealth don't drive them to an early grave with their begging.

We have our own problems with people (libs) who think they're entitled to other people's money in this country, so we can relate.... [ More ]

Comment #2

rukiafae — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:19:56 GMT

especially when you have the option to do so.

i wish them the best of luck....

Comment #1

Trillionaire — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:08:12 GMT

There's a lot to be said for keeping your huge lottey win as quiet as possible. Tell no one. Trust no one.

Record EuroMillions winners in hiding after begging avalanche

Lottery Post — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:41:24 GMT

It would be hard not to see this coming.

The Scottish couple who won 161 million in the EuroMillions lottery were in hiding yesterday apparently meeting with their family to decide what to do with their astonishing windfall after receiving an avalanche of begging requests for money.

Neighbors of Colin and Chris Weir in the Scottish west coast town of Largs, Ayrshire, said they were having a heart-to-heart with their children, Carly, 24, and Jamie, 22.

It was suggested the lucky winners