...what would you do with the money? And how much would you give to charity and what charities? Would you go public? Would you work in the job you're doing now?

Personally, I would like to buy a nice big house in a lovely area of the countryside round Northamptonshire, pay off all our families mortgages and help them in any way possible, go on a few nice holidays and have a good few children!
When our children are grown I'd like to do lots of travelling as I've only ever been travelling in Australia.
I would like to think I'd donate a good chunk to charities, particularly for me animal charities, like the RSPCA, Dogs' Trust, PETA, League Against Cruel Sports, WSPA etc. I'd like to set up some sancturies to rescue abandoned dogs in places like Spain - there are plenty of abandoned dogs.
I wouldn't go public as I don't like being the centre of attention anyway. I wouldn't continue in my job. I would like to concentrate on bringing up children and rescuing animals!

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OMG, I know damn rightly what would happen if I won 161m, I would have a heart attack and die and never get to enjoy it. That's just my luck!
But more seriously, i am with you on the animal charities! and by no means would i tell anyone, I would wait a while then obviously people would start to notice the spending, once they did i would say i have a win on the lotto, but never say that hideous amount!
What i would like to know is...........if you won 161m, would you stay with your current partner or give them half and leave??? At end of day 80.5million is enough for anyone

We can all dream.
I would give my brothers, sister and mum, plus hubbys side, one million each. I would buy a house in Florida and Australia for the winter and holidays, finish our house as we built it 3 years ago and our garden is weeds and rocks and inside is not finished, and I would still have loads of money left.
I would not tell anyone, but it would probably leak out somewhere.
I would not stay in my job.

I think I'd give quite a bit away as there's no way you could reasonably spend that much on yourself. I'd put enough in the bank that we could live comfortably from the annual interest - would be lovely not to have to worry about money. I definitely wouldn't go public...not at first anyway...
Would be a bit worried that that much money would change you because it's just so enormous. I would quit the job I have now to spend more time with the kids but I would still do some work - just on my terms - perhaps write a novel and invest in some businesses I believe in in a Dragons Den style way!

I was talking to Ste about this the other day

TBH I don't really know what I'd do - it'd be quite scary to have that much money suddenly thrust upon you! I doubt you'd really be able to keep the same circle of friends & family would probably argue about how much they all want!

I defo wouldn't tell anyone. I'd buy all my family members a nice big house each & a car or 2 I'd buy myself a lovely big house & a few holiday homes big enough for family to come & stay on holidays too. I'd get married too, nothing flash but a nice big party for everyone to enjoy. I'd set up a business so we had something to fill our time rather than going to work. Give some to charity definitely, but I'd have to look into which ones.

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if i won that amount i would straight away buy a house nothing 2 big as i would have to clean it lol i wouldnt have a cleaner snooping around. i would give certain family members a substantial amount to set them up. i havent got a career as such at the moment but my ambition is 2 become a teacher but cant afford to do it so i would really like to think i would reach that goal. i wouldnt like people 2 no but people would find out when you suddenly have a nice house and car, clothes etc... i would love 3 children so it would be nice knowing they would have a secure future.
and i would give 2 charities mainly childrens ones and defo help for heroes and any other army ones as my husband and brother are in it...... but of course i would have 2 go on a big spendin spree and buy silly things as everyone would

wow that was a nice dream.. back to reality lol

I woud help all the people around me that really need help.And buy all my family a house,car and a lovely holiday abroad.Pay my daughter her university.And there is much much more but i will deal with that when i really win 162 milion hehe x

SPEND SPEND SPEND!!!
Obviously charities would benefit, cancer ones especially.
A nice big house with a huge garden and I'd employ a cleaner (or two depending on the size of my mansion ) and a gardener as I'm as green fingered as a camel! I'd have a new car and Peter would have to have a car with a chauffeur (he can't drive due to his epilepsy) and a holiday home in Florida.
I'd obviously see my parents, brother, FIL & BIL right and certain members of my dad's family would get something (most of them can go to hell though!)
I'd be off on a world cruise and pop in to see my friend in Adelaide and give her a heart attack when I say "Surprise!!
Once the kids are all older and flown the nest I'd up sticks and move to a nice house in Witney to be near Ceilidh.
I wouldn't go public as I wouldn't want to have to go into hiding like the real winners have and I couldn't put up with a whole load of begging letters. If you give into one you'd feel guilty and give into more and more and before you know it you could have given the whole ruddy lot away!

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I would buy a really big house in the country somewhere and i would quit my job and foster and/or adopt the really troublesome kids who really just need a secure base with someone who isn't going to give up when the going gets rough.

obviously I would sort the family out with whatever, make sure we're comfortable and travel as much as the fostering part would allow.

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'As green-fingered as a camel', Yvonne???? Never heard that one before!!

If I won £161 million, I'd.........
Buy houses for all the kids so they wouldn't need to worry about ever getting on the housing ladder.
Pay off student loans or put the money aside for those who haven't got them yet so they wouldn't have to worry about uni fees.
Make sure all our parents are secure for the foreseeable future.
Sell the house we live in and buy a bigger one where Mr. C can have a room, preferably sound-proofed, to listen to his music as loudly as he wants to without annoying/disturbing the rest of us.
Would so get a cleaner......
Definitely donate to a few charities like SANDS and obviously to the latest Famine Appeal.
Sell the business or employ more people to work on it as if I didn't have to work, I certainly wouldn't. I don't understand people who say they'd have to work?! Would be more than happy pottering around reading whatever I wanted when I wanted.
Go on one long holiday with ALL the 'kids' and their partners/friends etc to somewhere like The Gulf Coast in Florida. The flights are way too expensive for us to afford to take everyone at the moment.
Mr. C would probably like a better car although nothing too flashy (prob an Audi of some kind???). I'd like one of those little cute retro-looking Fiat 500s....
No way would I go public although we have a big lottery winner near us and even though they didn't go public, EVERYBODY knows who they are as they moved to a massive house, which they renovated extensively: they got a hot tub!!!: numerous cars including a Ferrari and a brand new car for one of their kids when she was 17: a yacht in Spain and numerous Carribean Holidays! It would seem that it's not all that easy to stay anonymous.

Now, where's that scratchcard......?