What is the biggest mistake someone makes after winning the jackpot

Reply #5

JustMaybe — Fri, 02 Oct 2026 02:00:02 GMT

Spending the Capital.

Don't spend the Capital, spend the returns, you'll never go broke

Reply #4

Lotto Motto — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 23:04:11 GMT

I don't want to be rude but did you read my response to you? I specifically said, Big mistakes that lottery winners do is buying a bunch of expensive crap impulsively all willy nilly.

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Tone43 — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 21:26:31 GMT

Another big mistake is buying a lot of expensive stuff right away

Reply #2

Rock Lobster — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:20:14 GMT

They recommend signing the ticket

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Lotto Motto — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:12:28 GMT

You mean to tell me that your good idea thread has existed for 14 hours and nobody has responded yet? When I saw this thread I immediately thought, Tell everyone that you won the lottery is a big mistake that a lot of lottery winners make, but you already said that. Big mistakes that lottery winners do is buying a bunch of expensive crap impulsively all willy nilly. Another big mistake that lottery winners make is immediately quitting their jobs especially in ways that will burn bridges like cus... [ More ]

What is the biggest mistake someone makes after winning the jackpot

Tone43 — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 21:39:51 GMT

I would say the biggest mistake is announcing to everyone.

You just won the jackpot