If You Won The Lottery...

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...what would you buy?

Let's say you won £10 million.

What would you definitely buy before anything else?

I would buy a set of golf clubs and learn how to play.
 
A few hours with a financial adviser who could tell me the best place to invest it so that I could live off the interest.
 
Phil, are you the North Lanarkshire player that hasn't claimed the £5.5m jackpot yet, look down the back of your sofa ;)
 
bigeeps - no that's definitely not me! If it was, this forum would never hear from me again - I'd be off playing golf.

Brian - you could invest the winnings in commentator lessons for your son. Have you seen the carry-on of him and that other guy on the Poker channel?

(joking, by the way, he's pretty good to listen to)
 
First thing would be an island somewhere hot. A little rock in Greece would do. Then I'd need a house built on it if one wasn't already there. Then I'd need a yacht to get there. Next stop would be to do a bit of clothes shopping. Then off to Keeneland to buy a few horses. Then a bit more shopping. Then I'd buy a stud farm to retire all my horses too. Then a bit more shopping. Then to the bank to ask for a loan as I think it would all be spent by then!
 
A seat in the WSOP..... then spend some money getting lessons on how to play. After that days at the track backing any horse I like the name of 10K just to see the bookies sweat...
 
Finish all the improvements to the farm that are on my seemingly never-ending list and pay off mortgage and give one third of total win to my ex-husband. Buy new truck and Merlo for Phil as farm vehicles, plus latest, most high-tech tractor on market.. Increase my donations for a couple of the charities I really like to support (salving my conscience?).

Send SONGSHEET and RUNS IN THE FAMILY to PIVOTAL, go shopping at both Keeneland and Dec Mare Sales (see you there Triptych??). Send my CAPTAIN RIO/SONGSHEET filly into training in 2007.

Make a couple of alterations to the actual house and convert Blue's Barn (she can have a luxurious new purpose built barn of her own!) into accomodation.

Set up trust fund for son and heir hedged with certain conditions to prevent him relying on it and not appreciating it...

Buy a few more Belgian Blue cows and any more land available next to mine....

And finally? Stop worrying about money!!
 
Originally posted by BrianH+Oct 7 2005, 12:40 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (BrianH @ Oct 7 2005, 12:40 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Songsheet@Oct 7 2005, 12:32 PM
.....give one third of total win to my ex-husband.
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Blimey! [/b][/quote]
I would not even aknowledge my ex if in the same street or shop................ :o takes all sorts I suppose....... :rolleyes:

Griffin ....whatabout your GRUMPY OLD MAN ??????
 
Originally posted by Merlin the Magician@Oct 7 2005, 03:50 PM
I would not even aknowledge my ex if in the same street or shop
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Yes, but how about if she hadn't obtained that restraining order from the courts....
 
Originally posted by Merlin the Magician@Oct 7 2005, 03:50 PM
Griffin ....whatabout your GRUMPY OLD MAN ??????
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Mr Grumpy Griffin can come along too, but his father most certainly CAN NOT! :lol: The junior Griffins can come too :)
 
Originally posted by Phil Waters+Oct 7 2005, 03:52 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Phil Waters @ Oct 7 2005, 03:52 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Merlin the Magician@Oct 7 2005, 03:50 PM
I would not even aknowledge my ex if in the same street or shop
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Yes, but how about if she hadn't obtained that restraining order from the courts.... [/b][/quote]
:lol: :lol:

He wouldnt see her on the street, hed be too focused laughing at the hillarious traits of the foreign nationals......
 
I'd go off on a round the world cruise for six months while I thought a bit about what to do with the money.

As the old joke goes, I'd probably spend half on booze and women and blow the rest.
 
Ooooh... Maurice, don't you EVER again say I make stereotypical remarks! :D

Ten million... no more cruises, thanks. Probably best off renting a couple of reasonable hotel suites for the old girl and me, plus hire a nice cheerful Phillipina maid for her, so she could be well looked after while I filled in the gaps in the travel catalogue. I wouldn't want to buy another property. The South Americas feature strongly. Definitely buy a couple of nice horses to watch on the Flat, but see if I could assist Julie with expanding the farm and breeding empire. (Er, no, I'm not giving your ex a third, Jules - sorry!) I've got my eye on that crumbly little baby barn for a very nice conversion for holidays...

Would look forward to landing Racing Welfare and the Brooke Hospital for Horses with a couple of decent cheques, too, as well as smaller animal sanctuaries which struggle. The really good thing would be helping out mates who needed it (I'm sure I must have ONE needy friend somewhere!), or even the odd complete stranger who just needed to get back on their feet.
 
My bank details are available Jon for the happy eventuality of the six winning numbers
 
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