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Most of us fantasize at some point about sudden wealth. What if it was us who inherited untold riches, or won the lottery, or won a big-money contest? Well, it does happen; what if it happens to you?

If you become a lotto winner your life will never be the same again. Not only your life, but the lives of friends and relatives will also change — and the change may not always be pleasant. Startling things have happened to people who have overnight attained the status of being a lotto winner.

No matter how you have won the lotto, whether you drew the winning numbers yourself or used the windows lotto pro software, the fact is that you will be richer by tens of millions of pounds or euros, and things will start to change almost instantly.

Mark Gardiner won a record prize of £ 11 million and thought that all his problems were a thing of the past. However, though his current problems vanished, he got into new ones that he was neither trained for or capable of handling. With his friend and business partner Paul Maddison, Mark won the jackpot. They won a record £ 22 million and Mark got his share of £ 11 million. Paul turned away from the limelight; he retreated into the background while Mark decided to have some fun.

Before he could realize it, Mark blew half of his winnings. As he gave to friends and relatives, bought expensive cars and houses, married and then divorced, his problems never seemed to end. His family disowned him as if he had committed a crime. Finally he regained his bearings; now he is wiser and remarried to his first wife, a childhood sweetheart, whom he had divorced when he was penniless.

Fortunately, not all stories are as heart breaking as the one mentioned above. There have been countless people who have made good on their fortune and while remaining grounded. Ianthe Fullagar, just a student, won an astonishing £ 7,055,142. After the usual screaming in disbelief she settled down and called her boyfriend and family and shared the news with them. Ianthe intends to share her new found wealth with her near ones and to continue to pursue her law studies. The only new thing she planned to buy was a new vehicle.

One anonymous winner donated all his winnings of $3 million to his church without batting an eye. The church has taken a decision to expand to accommodate the growing congregation and will donate some of the money to charities.

The point is, as a lotto winner you now are in the enviable position to do a lot of good for yourself and for those around you. Your community stands to benefit too — if you maintain a cool head and spend the money wisely. So, just in case — think ahead.

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