• Question: If you won the lotto what would you do with the money ?

    Asked by @Shannon on 14 May 2020.
    • Photo: Simon Spichak

      Simon Spichak answered on 14 May 2020:

      Hi Shannon! If I won the lotto, I would love to donate the money to provide education and training in different countries with the goal of alleviating poverty. It’s a lovely question and something I’ve often thought about (even though I don’t play the lotto). What would you do Shannon?

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      Dimitar Shterionov answered on 14 May 2020:

      If I’d win the lotto, I would invest it in PhD scholarships in my home country Bulgaria. There the funding for PhD students/candidates is very low, but there are quite some talented people.

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      Karen Bacon answered on 14 May 2020:

      Ooh I think I would buy a house, look after family and then use the rest to fund science – kit out my lab and look at scholarships for students, fund education that sort of thing. I don’t think I’ll ever win the lotto though as I never buy a ticket 🙂

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      Jennifer Cookman answered on 14 May 2020:

      I’d donate a good chunk to charity for mental health awareness and animal rescue. But then I’d probably buy a nice car and pay off the mortgage, all those little real life adult things, yuck!

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      Aruna Chandrasekar answered on 14 May 2020:

      I have always wanted to start my own school. So I would probably start school with money. Or I would start a scholarship fund for underprivileged kids from around the world to get some financial support for higher education.

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      Aisling Ryan answered on 14 May 2020:

      This is a tough question! I would firstly pay off my parents’ mortgage and buy them a few presents. I’d also give some money to my friends and family. I would of save some of the money so that I could afford things like a house etc. for myself and have a secure future without the stress of finances. Then I would donate the rest to charities. I would donate a larger proportion to the Irish Cancer Society and Pieta House, then I would donate smaller amounts to a wider range of charities 🙂 Of course, I will need to start playing the lotto in order for this to become even a small possibility!
      What would you do with the money?

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      Jun Lin answered on 16 May 2020:

      I would buy a house for my family and make sure they will live a life without having to worry about finance. The rest of the money could be used for charity.

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      Fiona Malone answered on 21 May 2020:

      I would support my family and friends and then travel back to Indonesia to help out their STEM programs there. I was in Indonesia in January and girls and women have difficulty accessing STEM education so I’d like to help out

Comments

  • Photo: Bethany is @home!

    Bethany is @home! commented on :

    If I got 1 million euro I’d give each of my family members 10,000 euro and keep 60,000 for myself- guess how many family members I have!

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    Manga_Fox commented on :

    If I won the lotto (I have thought about this A LOT so here goes:)
    I would pay off the mortgage to my family house, buy a holiday home in the south of France, probably buy my parents a new car, do up my bedroom, go on holidays, go on a shopping spree and then donate what’s left of it (that is, if there’s any left of it) to the Harold’s cross hospice, cuz they were great when my granny was in there.