My Dad just got 5 numbers on the lottery Page 2

Quote: catskillz @ July 19 2008, 11:18 PM BST

There's a tiny little part of me that never wants to get really rich off the lottery. It's the part of me that would much rather get rich from writing comedy. Unfortunately, the chances of that happening are almost as slim as the chances of having 6 numbers come up.

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Good lad. Encourage that tiny part and make it a big one. If you're too lazy not to aim to get rich off your own talent then you're always going to feel hollow if you just get given the money. Personally I'd love to help my family out if I'd earnt lots of money, but trying to decide who got some of my lottery winnings and how much would drive me crazy. Even giving it away to charity would have your relatives hating you.

I sometimes do the lottery cause I know how much it has helped the arts industry which I want to support but I do worry when people spend loads. My friend works on a kiosk and, no joke, a guy bought 100 lucky dips. She asked if it was for a work thing and he said they were all for him! There are better things to spend £100 on!

I'd give most of it away cause I'm rubbish!

I queued behind someone at a corner shop who spent £75 on lottery tickets and looked like he couldn't afford it. I hope he wins summit.

Quote: RubyMae - Glamourous Snowdrop at large. @ July 19 2008, 11:24 PM BST

I'd give most of it away cause I'm rubbish!

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But wouldn't it drive you crazy deciding who got what and how much?

Your lottery money benefits the arts? I'm not sure, but I think the majority of the various U.S. lotteries only benefit schools. So the state governments just use the previously earmarked funds for something else. I haven't seen any direct improvement in the schools.

Quote: DaButt @ July 19 2008, 11:30 PM BST

Your lottery money benefits the arts? I'm not sure, but I think the majority of the various U.S. lotteries only benefit schools. So the state governments just use the previously earmarked funds for something else. I haven't seen any direct improvement in the schools.

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Our Lottery mostly benefits Camelot.

Quote: Simon Stratton @ July 19 2008, 11:28 PM BST

But wouldn't it drive you crazy deciding who got what and how much?

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Oh yes!

Quote: RubyMae - Glamourous Snowdrop at large. @ July 19 2008, 11:39 PM BST

Oh yes!

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Indeed. Lucky for you, I have the answer. *takes out contract transferring all lottery funds to Simon if Ruby wins*

Quote: DaButt @ July 19 2008, 11:30 PM BST

Your lottery money benefits the arts? I'm not sure, but I think the majority of the various U.S. lotteries only benefit schools. So the state governments just use the previously earmarked funds for something else. I haven't seen any direct improvement in the schools.

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I did some work for awards for all which is the body that awards lottery money to the arts. It also awards money to sports, education, heritage, community work, etc. But most of the money does go into the pockets of camelot from lotto tickets.

To decode for DaButt:

Camelot is the private company which runs the National Lottery.
Tickets are £1 each for the standard draw.
Camelot take their own %.
The winners get some.
Everything else is given away. As Ruby says, this could be arts, education, community projects, other charities, historical projects, generally stuff deemed to be of benefit to society.

Quote: Aaron @ July 19 2008, 11:57 PM BST

Camelot is the private company which runs the National Lottery.

Camelot take their own %.

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Richard Branson proposed a draw where all the proceeds went to charity but Camelot held the Government to ransom.

Greedy f**king bastards!

Casanova invented it!

*sigh*

Congrats to your old boy, Catskillz! Hope it was a big un!

Quote: zooo @ July 20 2008, 12:05 AM BST

Casanova invented it!

*sigh*

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I was just about to say that very thing!!

Quote: zooo @ July 20 2008, 12:05 AM BST

Casanova invented it!

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Pretty much!

Quote: Aaron @ July 19 2008, 11:57 PM BST

To decode for DaButt:

Camelot is the private company which runs the National Lottery.
Tickets are £1 each for the standard draw.
Camelot take their own %.
The winners get some.
Everything else is given away. As Ruby says, this could be arts, education, community projects, other charities, historical projects, generally stuff deemed to be of benefit to society.

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Thanks. We have state lotteries and multi-state lotteries. Here's how the Texas lottery disburses its revenue:

http://www.txlottery.org/export/sites/default/Supporting_Education/

Ah yeah, similar kind of model then. No idea of the percentages though, and too lazy to try and dig them up. But yeah, innit.