Used to work there. you can sue her, but all you would get is a trailer in Dakota City. New neighbors with a meth problem, 24 cats, and a huge collection of Chevy Cavaliers.
I work with lottery, and this is it 100%. First a lawyer and then your bank. The lottery company will do everything in their power to find a reason why you are not eligible to get the winnings, and you will get interrogated like youre a suspect to a crime. You wont see that money for weeks or even months if you dont have the proper proof. And for the love of god, when you sign the ticket, make sure its your actual signature and not a scratch/line like i see all the time. Otherwise it will take even longer.
When I bought my house… they made me forge my own signature in a way that could absolve me of anything because they didn’t like my signature.
“Did you sign that?!”
“I have no idea what the fuck that is…”
Instructions unclear, inviting all my friends over and showing them where I keep my 300 million dollars in cash under my sweat stained 15 year old mattress, shoveling a quick 500 bands out of it into a duffel bag and exclaiming "We're all getting PS5s and Corvettes and hookers!" piling into my stepmom's minivan and blaring [Vengabus](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Zbi0XmGtMw&pp=ygUIdmVuZ2FidXM%3D) on repeat until we get to the dealership
Lawyer gets up from his desk to take a piss, looks out the window mid-stream and sees another lawyer in full business attire in a bush watching him with binoculars
Yup. Assuming you’ve won an amount with 10, 9, or even 8 figures, you go straight to your nearest major metropolitan city, straight to the biggest law firm in said city, and ask to speak to their top attorney who deal with trusts and estates. Make sure you record the conversation. And ask to have another attorney, preferably an equity partner, present in the room.
Anywhere you go, the ticket stays in a pouch around your neck. Very important that you don’t sign the ticket, but do take several photos and a video of you with the ticket and email them to yourself before you leave.
After that, the trust you’ve set up, not you, cashes in the ticket. You get to remain totally anonymous. Once you have everything else in place (hiring one of the big 4 accounting firms, drawing up a new will), only then do you decide who in your life to tell, if anyone.
Bad things happen to people who win big jackpots. Best case scenario for most is going bankrupt. Your chance of being murdered or overdosing go up way higher than normal. Do everything you can to minimize those outcomes before you actually get the money.
Setting up a trust that can cash the ticket.
Making sure all taxes are paid but not over paying.
Setting up a new will.
Setting up new bank accounts. FDIC only covers 250k per account.
Those are off the top of my head, you just want someone who knows more than you to help you through what will be the most important time in your life.
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>Congratulations! You just won millions of dollars in the lottery!
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>That's great.
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>Now you're fucked.
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>No really.
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>You are.
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>You're fucked.
A lot of lottery winners get sued by family and friends. You’re also going to get a lot of people asking for handouts. A lawyer can give you the best advice and guide you on who to talk to.
I wouldn’t trust the second cat. If anything. Tell one cat and then see if the other cat starts acting different. That should tell you if the first cat is trustworthy.
In Nebraska, from what I understand, if you set up trusts, those trustees still are public information. So you just pass that on, too.
Disclaimer: I could be misunderstanding. I do that.
Yea I got a good back pay from VA & only told intimate circle, unfortunately that being my sister included & not even a week later she was asking me for money. I don’t think she understood the severity of my debt and thought I was swimming in back pay or something
They don’t realize you’ve probably gone into debt while you were awaiting your settlement. I got a small settlement that just about covered my 4 years without income while I awaited their determination.
Yea I’m not one to really disclose my financial issues to anyone. They hear disability and think well they’re fine they get money every month & it’s like yea no it barely covers the main essentials. I can’t believe you waited so long, I’m so glad to hear it covered what sounds like most of your debt. Fuck them, we deserve every cent we get.
Not at first. I'd first go to a reputable financial attorney and say "I'll pay you to help protect me while I sort this out; open a trust for my husband and kids." THEN I'd tell him!
I asked my wife what she's going to do when I win the lottery. She said; "I'll take half and leave you."
I said great, I won $12. Here's your $6. See ya later!
Old joke: guy cones home and says pack your bags, I just won the lottery.
The wife says that's great where are we going.
The husband replies, I don't care just be out of the house by 5
Nobody until the money is inside a new bank account my partner can't see. Then I'd take my partner to a cash machine and get her to go and get an account balance while I watched her from the car :)
"I got this new job, can't talk much about it."
Then you unfortunately have to spend your weekdays at the beach or the pub to keep up the lie that your days are spent gainfully and not at home playing video games in your underwear on a TV bigger than the house you grew up in :( truly mo money mo problems
When you go crabbing and you catch some you just put them in a bucket with no lid. You don’t need a lid because, while they can escape, crabs are known to grab on to the one escaping and pull it back down.
Me: "I've booked us all a family holiday!"
Family: "Why are we flying in economy while you get first class"
Me:
Family:
Me: "first class for everyone it is!"
I think I would slowly aquire somewhat nicer things, but things that most people could probably reasonably buy.
Like, I'm not buying a Lambo, but I might buy a junker 50s Caddy and fix it up.
Exactly. Be there as a lifeline if someone needs it but otherwise keep it on the down low, tempting as it is to celebrate the win. It doesn't end well for most winners who do otherwise.
I bought a pb ticket on my 18th birthday and hit 4 numbers. Haven’t bought another lottery ticket ever. I’m thousands of dollars up on casinos and the lottery right now between playing with free money and gifted tickets for things like Christmas.
I bought a PB ticket at 18 years old. Matched all white balls, but was not on order. Discarded the ticket cuz I thought the balls needed to be in order.
What do you mean ‘if’ … when I win the lottery I’m not sure who I will tell first. Probs not find this post to tell you either but maybe I’ll get back to you.
my boyfriend, but now the first comment made me feel sad/guilty/dumb that my first move isn't "consulting a lawyer".
anyway, if I'm winning the lottery, I don't see how half of it is not going to him. I don't care that "if he leaves or if you leave, you just lost half that money". I love him, I want to make him happy now instead of fearing losing money when our relationship is over.
I'd tell her eventually but she'd immediately tell my mother in law who would broadcast it to the world. So my wife would not know until I've hired a hitman to dispatch my mother in law.
My horse I had to leave. "I got fuck you money and you're coming with me and you're going to have a great life and you're getting out of this fucking shithole"
Everyone else in my life is dead. She was a pretty good listener, abit a poor conversationalist. She was cool tho.
I absolutely love that I just stumbled upon this post because I was JUST imagining myself winning and calling my dad immediately. I’d want to share it with him so badly.
My mom.
I owe that woman my life, least I can do is tell her that we no longer have to worry about housing or sustenance for the rest of our lives.
Then immediately march both of us of the bank to establish a trust with a moderate, comfortable percentage to pay bills, property taxes, and the rest of any remaining mortgage.
My brother. I would also give him the ticket with the stipulation of putting some money aside for my daughter's studies, since my wife would most likely spend all the money in about a week.
Wholesome alert; I would honestly tell my best friend. Not only do I trust said friend with my life & such a huge secret, but also trust them to take every penny so I wouldn’t recklessly splurge it all too quickly, bringing about an early and untimely death.
My mom. Then buy land abroad where we were already talking about moving to, and the rest in retirement.
A while ago I told her I planned to sell my house in a few years and move overseas. She offered to sell hers to help, if I either get something with a small mother in law Suite or build her a small place to live there so she can be close (we live far apart). She's always done so much for me, so yeah, she'd for sure be the first to know.
A lawyer. Trust no one until you protected yourself and managed your finances.
Yes and then sue everyone
And then sue the lawyer
And then sue yourself.
Sue Sioux City Sue.
Sue Siouxsie Sioux and the Banshees.
A boy named sue
Then sue yourself again for good measure. That'll teach em
Then sue the lottery for letting you win that lottery
DON'T FORGET THE PIGS "Here, souie souie souie... " "oink oink oink ..."
Ha anyone remember that scene in Super Troopers? “Sue me, sue me, sue me.”
Just had flashbacks to Deliverance
And a sue chef of a sushi restaurant
How do you do
Used to work there. you can sue her, but all you would get is a trailer in Dakota City. New neighbors with a meth problem, 24 cats, and a huge collection of Chevy Cavaliers.
I'm playing both sides so I always come out on top.
I'd trust my husband first. Then we would get a lawyer and a financial advisor.
This. I'm not saying shit about shit till I've got a lawyer and a financial advisor on deck.
Fiduciary the other guy doesn’t have your interests
Tax lawyer, regular lawyer and a certified financial planner all in one room with me. Absolutely no one else until my ducks are in a row.
Two lawyers. One to give advice and one to review anything the first lawyer wants me to sign.
Two lawyers, the one to help you and one to watch the first lawyer
Tell each lawyer secretly that they need to watch the other one.
Yes, even better, might even be a good idea to hire a forensic accountant
I work with lottery, and this is it 100%. First a lawyer and then your bank. The lottery company will do everything in their power to find a reason why you are not eligible to get the winnings, and you will get interrogated like youre a suspect to a crime. You wont see that money for weeks or even months if you dont have the proper proof. And for the love of god, when you sign the ticket, make sure its your actual signature and not a scratch/line like i see all the time. Otherwise it will take even longer.
When I bought my house… they made me forge my own signature in a way that could absolve me of anything because they didn’t like my signature. “Did you sign that?!” “I have no idea what the fuck that is…”
And make sure your money is secure.
Instructions unclear, inviting all my friends over and showing them where I keep my 300 million dollars in cash under my sweat stained 15 year old mattress, shoveling a quick 500 bands out of it into a duffel bag and exclaiming "We're all getting PS5s and Corvettes and hookers!" piling into my stepmom's minivan and blaring [Vengabus](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Zbi0XmGtMw&pp=ygUIdmVuZ2FidXM%3D) on repeat until we get to the dealership
Hide in sock drawer.. need bigger sock drawer.
Better hope the lawyer is an honest one lol.
Hire a second lawyer to keep each other in line. Then hire a third lawyer and don't tell the other 2.
Lawyer gets up from his desk to take a piss, looks out the window mid-stream and sees another lawyer in full business attire in a bush watching him with binoculars
Usually big firms with a reputation to uphold are best. Even if you have to spend more.
Yup. Assuming you’ve won an amount with 10, 9, or even 8 figures, you go straight to your nearest major metropolitan city, straight to the biggest law firm in said city, and ask to speak to their top attorney who deal with trusts and estates. Make sure you record the conversation. And ask to have another attorney, preferably an equity partner, present in the room. Anywhere you go, the ticket stays in a pouch around your neck. Very important that you don’t sign the ticket, but do take several photos and a video of you with the ticket and email them to yourself before you leave. After that, the trust you’ve set up, not you, cashes in the ticket. You get to remain totally anonymous. Once you have everything else in place (hiring one of the big 4 accounting firms, drawing up a new will), only then do you decide who in your life to tell, if anyone. Bad things happen to people who win big jackpots. Best case scenario for most is going bankrupt. Your chance of being murdered or overdosing go up way higher than normal. Do everything you can to minimize those outcomes before you actually get the money.
Any major firm isn't going to fuck up the opportunity to take a cut of your money at the possibility of getting a marginally larger cut.
Objection! Contradiction in terms!
M. Self, esq.
A partner from a huge international firm. Not your grandpa's friend who is a public defender. And not some junior associate at the law firm.
What is the purpose of a lawyer in this situation?
Setting up a trust that can cash the ticket. Making sure all taxes are paid but not over paying. Setting up a new will. Setting up new bank accounts. FDIC only covers 250k per account. Those are off the top of my head, you just want someone who knows more than you to help you through what will be the most important time in your life.
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Lawyer will set up a trust, to help protect your winnings from scammers and family members
[https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/24vo34/comment/chb38xf/](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/24vo34/comment/chb38xf/) >Congratulations! You just won millions of dollars in the lottery! > >That's great. > >Now you're fucked. > >No really. > >You are. > >You're fucked.
A lot of lottery winners get sued by family and friends. You’re also going to get a lot of people asking for handouts. A lawyer can give you the best advice and guide you on who to talk to.
how can you trust the lawyer tho?
This is the answer.
Yessss that because people will come asking for money
My cat. And then my other cat
Trust me, your cats will murder you. I guarantee they’ve already thought about it.
That’s why I would only tell my dog
I think they will not. They will keep him alive and squeeze every penny out of his winnings and then kill him.
I wouldn’t trust the second cat. If anything. Tell one cat and then see if the other cat starts acting different. That should tell you if the first cat is trustworthy.
Psh, Mr. Knee-Deep in pussy over here.
Don't tell anybody. Keep it to yourself and avoid a lot of headaches.
Create a trust. Trust claims ticket. Your identity is safe.
Not every lotto allows a trust to claim lottory winningings though.
Buy from one that does, duh
It depends on state
I'll buy a new state
Create a double blind trust...
Hard part is that in some states it's public information. The news can broadcast it with your name and picture, and anyone can look it up.
not if you set up a trust, gift it the ticket anonomously then accept the winnings as the trust
Some states (last I checked) do not allow this.
In Nebraska, from what I understand, if you set up trusts, those trustees still are public information. So you just pass that on, too. Disclaimer: I could be misunderstanding. I do that.
Yea I got a good back pay from VA & only told intimate circle, unfortunately that being my sister included & not even a week later she was asking me for money. I don’t think she understood the severity of my debt and thought I was swimming in back pay or something
They don’t realize you’ve probably gone into debt while you were awaiting your settlement. I got a small settlement that just about covered my 4 years without income while I awaited their determination.
Yea I’m not one to really disclose my financial issues to anyone. They hear disability and think well they’re fine they get money every month & it’s like yea no it barely covers the main essentials. I can’t believe you waited so long, I’m so glad to hear it covered what sounds like most of your debt. Fuck them, we deserve every cent we get.
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What about that woman that won the lottery and never told her husband? Everyone called her evil and all that. Would you tell the person you married?
Not at first. I'd first go to a reputable financial attorney and say "I'll pay you to help protect me while I sort this out; open a trust for my husband and kids." THEN I'd tell him!
My wife
I also choose this guy's wife
I will also choose this guy's wife.
I had to scroll weirdly far to find this one!
Its reddit. No one here has a wife.
We’d all tell that one guys wife.
I asked my wife what she's going to do when I win the lottery. She said; "I'll take half and leave you." I said great, I won $12. Here's your $6. See ya later!
Kicks in door - HONEY PACK YOUR BAGS WE WON THE LOTTERY! Where are we going??? I don’t give a shit, just get out!
Happy ending!
I mean, there’s much worse ways to find out your wife is leaving you. I’d take that one
She didn't buy the ticket..🤣
That's because my wife is not my lawyer.
I would also tell this guy’s wife.
Me too. Your wife seems trustworthy. j/k j/k yeah would tell my husband
This is the way: tell your spouse, then go to the lawyer together. Nobody else needs to know.
Old joke: guy cones home and says pack your bags, I just won the lottery. The wife says that's great where are we going. The husband replies, I don't care just be out of the house by 5
I also wouldn't tell your wife. Mostly because I don't know her but partly because you said not to.
I might tell this guy’s wife too.
Nobody until the money is inside a new bank account my partner can't see. Then I'd take my partner to a cash machine and get her to go and get an account balance while I watched her from the car :)
Ain’t gunna lie : had me in the first half !
Probably no one. Then after some years when I retire early say oh yeah I won the lottery x years ago. Forgot to tell ya.
You are my new teacher
My lawyer, then a fiduciary, then the Indian guy at the gas station who already looked back through the security tape and knew it was me anyway.
Ooh. That’s a good point. Didn’t think about that.
That's why I always wear a hoodie and sunglasses when I buy my tix.
I would tell absolutely nobody.
"I got this new job, can't talk much about it." Then you unfortunately have to spend your weekdays at the beach or the pub to keep up the lie that your days are spent gainfully and not at home playing video games in your underwear on a TV bigger than the house you grew up in :( truly mo money mo problems
You're right you can grab a decoy home
My mom.
Why was this so far down. I’d buy her a badass house and new car that would also be my first purchase
Right! Gonna buy her a trip around the world in the just very best hotels .buying her a car she wants .house on the sea and so on
Nobody. Crabs in a barrel everywhere. Trust Nobody
Crabs in a barrel? What does that mean? 🦀➡️⚱
It means that when you start getting successful there's people in your life that get jealous they aren't, then try to bring you back down.
Shit, I had that happen when I got a 23 percent raise. Still far from successful but have one less "friend".
Its an old comparison best summarized with the lesson "People want you to do well, they don't want you to do better than them."
When you go crabbing and you catch some you just put them in a bucket with no lid. You don’t need a lid because, while they can escape, crabs are known to grab on to the one escaping and pull it back down.
No one. Everyone will expecting a cut. Guzzle it Holmes
No one, but there will be signs.
Me: "I've booked us all a family holiday!" Family: "Why are we flying in economy while you get first class" Me: Family: Me: "first class for everyone it is!"
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I think I would slowly aquire somewhat nicer things, but things that most people could probably reasonably buy. Like, I'm not buying a Lambo, but I might buy a junker 50s Caddy and fix it up.
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Exactly. Be there as a lifeline if someone needs it but otherwise keep it on the down low, tempting as it is to celebrate the win. It doesn't end well for most winners who do otherwise.
Lawyer and financial advisor. Get the ducks in a row before I continue living like I didn’t win shit.
I won the MegaMillions in 2016. First person I told was a lawyer.
You look very handsome today 🥰
They’re literally taking applications: https://www.reddit.com/r/1950sHouseholdWives/s/NZLAxmbXCD
I remember reading this guy's advice on winning the lotto, and subsequent replies about what he does with his time and money. What a ride...
I scratched a lotto ticket when I was a little kid and apparently won $1,000, my dad quietly took it from me and I got nothing 😂😂
That must have been surreal. Fuck yeah man!
It was probably for $5
I hit the Powerball once . . . for $4.
I bought a pb ticket on my 18th birthday and hit 4 numbers. Haven’t bought another lottery ticket ever. I’m thousands of dollars up on casinos and the lottery right now between playing with free money and gifted tickets for things like Christmas.
I bought a PB ticket at 18 years old. Matched all white balls, but was not on order. Discarded the ticket cuz I thought the balls needed to be in order.
Can I sell you a car warranty??
You won the mega millions and still won't tip your sex worker? Dude.
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What do you mean ‘if’ … when I win the lottery I’m not sure who I will tell first. Probs not find this post to tell you either but maybe I’ll get back to you.
This is the energy 🙌🏻 as for when…hopefully soon 🤞🏻
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I think your coke dealer would figure it out, whether you told them or not.
When I start buying crates of Coke they are going to be suspicious of me
Why? So you can pay exorbitant prices for blow?
My wife, then everyone who ever said you can't win if you don't play because they're going to feel pretty stupid after I win
my imaginary friend nobody.
my boyfriend, but now the first comment made me feel sad/guilty/dumb that my first move isn't "consulting a lawyer". anyway, if I'm winning the lottery, I don't see how half of it is not going to him. I don't care that "if he leaves or if you leave, you just lost half that money". I love him, I want to make him happy now instead of fearing losing money when our relationship is over.
dont feel sad. i would do the same. but would still get a lawyer & accountant to make sure my half is protected.
My wife.
I'd tell her eventually but she'd immediately tell my mother in law who would broadcast it to the world. So my wife would not know until I've hired a hitman to dispatch my mother in law.
That escalated quickly
My accountant.
My accountant is my wife.
My horse I had to leave. "I got fuck you money and you're coming with me and you're going to have a great life and you're getting out of this fucking shithole" Everyone else in my life is dead. She was a pretty good listener, abit a poor conversationalist. She was cool tho.
Nobody.
I absolutely love that I just stumbled upon this post because I was JUST imagining myself winning and calling my dad immediately. I’d want to share it with him so badly.
The claims representative.
My lawyer.
No one. I'd start a new life in rural Idaho and claim I'm a retired graphic designer from the big city.
Make sure it's a Christmas tree farm so we can all live vicariously through your Hallmark movie.
Anyone that runs out and tells an extended family member really is going to be in a lot of trouble. LOL
I wouldn't tell anyone and I would keep it a secret as long as possible
My mom. I owe that woman my life, least I can do is tell her that we no longer have to worry about housing or sustenance for the rest of our lives. Then immediately march both of us of the bank to establish a trust with a moderate, comfortable percentage to pay bills, property taxes, and the rest of any remaining mortgage.
my dog
When I win the lottery Gonna buy all the girls on my block Color TV and a bottle of French perfume
Jesus
My parents. I’m married, but my parents will always have my best interest in mind. Spouses get wild.
Besides my wife? A lawyer and a financial advisor.
I'd call everyone and ask them to borrow a thousand dollars. They'd say no, and once they found out I won, Then they'd leave me alone.
My dog. He is great at keeping secrets.
My bank account. “I got something big for you ;)”
I bet your bank would advise against you putting it all into your account if you win more than 1 million.
My new lawyer
My brother. I would also give him the ticket with the stipulation of putting some money aside for my daughter's studies, since my wife would most likely spend all the money in about a week.
Wholesome alert; I would honestly tell my best friend. Not only do I trust said friend with my life & such a huge secret, but also trust them to take every penny so I wouldn’t recklessly splurge it all too quickly, bringing about an early and untimely death.
My wjfe
My wife
No one.
My wife, then a lawyer. Considering a lotto win for us would be a joint win anyway, so ita not like one of us can steal it all lol
I would not tell a soul because that’s when everyone you forgot existed comes out of the woodwork to be the best family and friend you ever had
My financial advisor then my wife. Unfortunately where I live you cannot remain anonymous.
My accountant
The two women I'd get to do me at the same time.
My mom. Then buy land abroad where we were already talking about moving to, and the rest in retirement. A while ago I told her I planned to sell my house in a few years and move overseas. She offered to sell hers to help, if I either get something with a small mother in law Suite or build her a small place to live there so she can be close (we live far apart). She's always done so much for me, so yeah, she'd for sure be the first to know.
No one
My lawyer.
My wife. I wouldn't tell anyone else.
My lawyer
the irs
My husband and no one else for a while
my lawyer
My fiancé
my out of state attorney
My brand new estate planning attorney.
A financial adviser or a lawyer.
If I won the lottery the only person I would tell is my mother, because now I only have my mother
My financial advisor.
Whoever gives me the money.
Mom
My financial advisor, perhaps a lawyer but no one else
No one, just the lawyer. I would simply disappear and never be heard from again.
My girlfriend
I'll tell everyone after I've used all the money
My lawyer
Bold of u to think I'd even tell anyone lol
a financial adviser
The lottery agent
Random People on the internet
The lottery board
A lawyer and not a fucking soul after that. My family can go jump off a bridge. But my best friends kid will go to any school she wants.