We’ve all probably asked ourselves at some point what we would do if we won the lottery, or to be more specific, won the jackpot with EuroMillions. According to Guardian Voices – a nationally representative sample of Guardian readers across the UK – 41% of respondents dream about winning a life-changing amount somewhere between every day and once a week. At 64%, “helping my loved ones” was what got our readers most excited at the prospect. But what else would they spend their money on? One thing is for sure: for all of them, there would be signs they’d won.
Good causes
An altruistic 34% of readers would be most excited to support charities. “Most of my winnings would go to support various social and community activities,” said Guardian reader one – who would also “set up a charity to buy up some of the empty properties in my area” and then “let them out at a reasonable rent”.
