in My View by Paul Bloomfield
I WAS tempted to play the EuroMillions lottery draw last week with a jackpot of more than £100million up for grabs.
Unfortunately, I forgot to get a ticket, so didn't win a penny. Nobody did actually match all the winning numbers.
So the prize was distributed among 15 people at the next prize level, who will each receive 7 million – more than enough for one person I think.
The special EuroMillions prize, which is played by the UK, France, Spain, Austria, Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg, Portugal and Switzerland, would have been the world's biggest lottery pay-out if it had been won by a single player.
Can you imagine one person winning 100million? It seems a bit too much to me.
What on earth would you do with so much money!?
According to bankers Coutts & Co, a 100million jackpot winner would earn approximately 14,041 in interest on their winnings every day, while 100million lodged in a bank would accrue more than 5million over the course of a year.
But what really are the chances of somebody winning an entire jackpot like that?
It just goes to show how difficult it is, when people playing in nine different countries can't match the numbers.
I sat in a bar on Saturday night and discussed with friends what we would each do if we won such a silly amount of cash.
Leaving the world of work behind, travelling the world and helping worthy charity causes were three of the most popular choices.
Of course, I'm sure it will never happen, but it's nice to dream over a pint or five...
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