Here's 6 of some of the most unusual things bought by lottery winners

Here's 6 of some of the most unusual things bought by lottery winners

These winners bought new figures: Sarah Cockings (centre) from Newcastle won £3million and treated herself and her sisters Emma (left) and Alex to boob jobs costing £4,800 each. Photo: Daily Mail

Most winners say they will get a new house and car, then take a vacation. But sometimes a small number of winners do something completely unexpected.

Read More

RICH IS: A Ferrari inspired luxury golf cart that will set lottery winners apart from the crowd

uxury-golf-cart.jpg

It’s called the F5 Luxury Golf Cart, and if you want to get through the boring parts of your game - the travel between those little round holes - in style, then this $23,800 red electric wonder is the answer. Owning this will put lottery winners squarely in the 1% where they belong. You get a chrome tilt steering column, 15” custom rims and a 24mph motor.
SOURCE: Luxury Carts

RICH IS: Relaxing In A $30K Noise-Proof Waterbed Pod Listening To Soothing Music

tranquility-pod.jpg

This personal wellbeing pod uses pleasant sound, gentle vibration, and soothing light to transport the lottery winner’s body, mind, and spirit to a tranquil state of relaxation. Handcrafted from fiberglass into a smooth, shiny gel-coat surface, the pod’s ellipsoid exterior blocks 90% of outside noise.

READ MORE: Hammacher Schlemmer

A Lottery Gift Idea For That Special Person That Will Win Their Heart

A Lottery Gift Idea For That Special Person That Will Win Their Heart

This is one of 50 ideas on The Dating Divas - a lottery ticket gift idea to make your partner feel appreciated.

The site says: "Birthdays, anniversaries, and Christmas are all great excuses to shower your husband with gifts galore... There’s no rules to gift-giving, so if you’re in the mood to show your hubby some love, we’ve got just what you need."

Read More

POLL RESULT: The Astonishing Tip 41% Of You Would Give Your Lottery Store

A week back we surveyed to find out how much you would tip your lottery clerk if you won a large lottery jackpot. The amount was astonishing, even based on the small number who responded.

Simon Kim, owner of the Harbor Bay 76 gas station, smiles while holding the ceremonial check he received for selling a winning $93 million lottery ticket in Alameda, California. 41% of you would tip this owner $1,000 and more. Photo: SFGate

Read More

$202 Million Powerball Winners Buy Grocery Store

Brian and Mary Lohse give advice to lottery winners in this video. Press-Citizen

What would you do if your town of 4,000 residents had to drive half an hour to the nearest grocery store in another town, and you had a $202 million lottery windfall?

Easy - spend $4.5 million and buy your town their own supermarket. That's what two 2012 Iowa Powerball jackpot winners did, and it opens at the end of this month.

Read More

How Long Would It Take You To Be Bored After A Lottery Win?

geraldine-hilling.jpg

"I am not complaining but you do get a bit bored sometimes," said National Lottery Winner Geraldine Hilling, 44, about her win. In this photo she was one of several lottery winners who donated gifts to hospices throughout UK.

Since winning £3 million (US$5 million), the lottery winner has been out of work for a while, and wants to return. How long do you think it took her to realise that enforced leisure is not always the best move?

And how long do you think it would take you to be bored after a $5 million win? A similar time? More? Less?

I've Just Given Ten Of You $1,320 To Kick Your Year Off To A Great Start

WHAT'S better than winning a lottery prize? Hey, not much - it's the ultimate in surprises. But as I looked out the window this morning at a beautiful bright sunny day, the water rippling across the harbor, I thought about you, the rest of the world, and the winter weather most countries are experiencing.

So to brighten up your day, I've given away 10 LottoPredict subscriptions for a year. Randomly.

I just went though the Silver Lotto private access site and picked ten Silverites without a LottoPredict account, and gave them one. Maybe it was you.

Read More