The real reason many lottery winners go back to their day jobs after a win
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Ruth Breen won £1 million in a EuroMillions lottery jackpot, then went back to work within days of collecting her check.
Ruth Breen, 39, returned to her day job as a midwife at Wigan Infirmary within days of being presented with the giant check telling the Manchester Evening News:
"Yes, £1m is a life-changing sum of money but when you are 35, sadly it’s not enough to retire on.”
Despite her $1M win, this Canada Western Max winner Patricia Desjarlais will need to keep playing.
There's only one reason that Canada's Western Max winner went back to her two jobs.
The $1 million winner enjoyed driving the school bus and was a courier for Purolator also - but whether winner Patricia Desjarlais knows it or not, one million dollars is not what it used to be.
Like many other million-dollar lottery winners, she has probably spent it quite quickly.
After many winners pay off the house mortgage, buy a new car and help out the family, there's not much left of the $1 million left to play with.
We think you'll need at least $10 million win invested to be able to live a carefree life.
The Co-op Gas Bar at 701 11th Avenue East in Kindersley, where Patricia bought her winning ticket.
Sensibly, Patricia hasn’t made any crazy purchases. She likes to stay busy and won’t be leaving her two jobs any time soon.
And she'll keep playing. Just like the Silver Lotto System strategy, Desjarlais has used the same numbers for three decades, although she had to add one more number when it turned into the Super 7.
The grandmother plans to save for retirement, take some trips and share with her family.
"I don't need something right now, I'm just going to hand it over to my banker and just let it sit for a bit and kind of take it all in, maybe a nice little trip at Easter," said Desjarlais at the time of her win.
Postal worker Angela Kelly was one of the UK's biggest lottery winners in 2007.
Some don’t go back. Angela Kelly was one of the UK's biggest lottery winners in 2007. She went from being a postal worker in Glasgow to this castle after winning a Euromillions £35.4 million jackpot and left her job for good.
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