Ever wondered what happens to lottery winners who choose the publicity option?
Here’s a reminder why you should not get too carried away sharing the excitement of your big win…
A group of 30 factory workers and craftmen from Avellino in Italy won 33 Million Euros on Italy’s SuperEnaLotto in January 2008.
Now winners are normally anonymous in Italy anyway. But the SuperEnaLotto syndicate were obviously very happy with their win and were not quiet about it.
Unfortunately their good fortune reached the ears of the local Camorra crime clan, who asked around to find out the identities of the lucky winners – and then paid them all a visit. Not surprisingly they were successful in extracting 40,000 Euros out of a good number of them, presumably to help with their protection.
Avellino prosecutor Rosario Cantelmo said that police learnt of the pay-outs while investigating extortion rackets against other local businesses. Five suspects were arrested.
So when the day of your big win arrives, and the lottery company asks you to do a press conference, appear on TV or in a newspaper advert… say no and stay anonymous. Have a party to celebrate but don’t announce to the world why. Your life as a big winner will be a lot smoother.
Otherwise you too may find out what happens to lottery winners…
Comments ↓
1 henry stanley // Jun 1, 2010 at 6:49 pm
Real good advice. I already had this in mind as I have a very large family. But don’t forget it’s 14 million to one, so at nearly 80 I will have to get a move on.
2 Lottery-Guy.com // Jun 1, 2010 at 8:05 pm
Hi Henry
And I’m sure that family will appreciate it when you win big
14 million to 1 could be worse (the UK Lotto odds are way better than a lot of games). But hey, if you buy two tickets it’s down to 7 million to 1. Or play in a syndicate like this one and it’s down to 1-in-317,814 for the jackpot.
3 Ricky // Jun 22, 2010 at 11:01 pm
This is real good advice u have here about lotto winners who beat the odds and win big. Keep a low profile, stay anonymous.
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