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What is the best way to win £1,000,000?

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From the news stories today, having a very elderly Dad who hobbles around a garden and then rinsing the subsequent publicity and donations for all it's worth seems to be a decent income.

Resulting reputational damage notwithstanding of course.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/nov/21/captain-tom-family-personally-benefited-from-charity-they-founded-report-finds


 
Posted : 21/11/2024 10:24 am
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There were 26 UK millionaires created on Friday night's Euromillions.

Pretty good odds though, unfortunately, not me.


 
Posted : 25/11/2024 12:08 pm
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To go back to the OP, who had a notional £10k.

£10k of lottery tickets, with all prizes less than a jackpot reinvested, gives odds of winning the jackpot of 1:6,694

£10k of premium bonds held for a year, and other winnings reinvested, gives a chance of winning £1m of 1:516,555 but of course you'd still have the £10k+winnings for more attempts next year if you didn't win.

£10k on roulette, if you just play red/black until you pass £1m or lose it all gives odds of 1:5,352.


 
Posted : 25/11/2024 12:33 pm
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There were 26 UK millionaires created on Friday night’s Euromillions.

Pretty good odds though, unfortunately, not me.

I won £2.60.

Which makes a profit of 10p once I take into account the cost of the ticket in the first place. Go me!


 
Posted : 25/11/2024 8:27 pm
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