A man`s lucky life

We asked some lottery winners how winning had changed their lives. Here are some of the answers:

Jennifer: “I would say it hasn’t changed my life at all. A few years ago I bought a few tickets but I never won anything so I stopped buying. I thought I was wasting my money. Winning the lottery is nearly impossible. A friend of mine says, “You’ve got to be in it, to win it. I only won a small amount this time when I bought a ticket, so its probably best for people to save their money.”

Paul: “I was the first jackpot winner! I couldn’t believe it when my numbers came up on the TV screen on the first night. Anyway, my life has changed a lot. My wife and I decided to build a mansion in the country and we both gave up our jobs. We went crazy, bought five cars and went on hundreds of holidays. For the house we bought the best of everything like gold taps and Persian carpets. In the end, we couldn’t finish the house and we had to sell it. We lost everything. I broke up with my wife. I have run out of all the money I had. I started working again and I live in a small flat alone. I feel very sorry that I bought that lottery ticket. I’ve had a taste of the rich life, but to be honest I was much happier before.”

Ben: “I’ve bought a lottery ticket every Saturday for the past ten years. I always play with the same numbers. So far, I’ve only won a small prize but I’m sure that one day I’ll win the jackpot! I can’t stop playing now, so I think I’m addicted. If I go on a holiday, I will ask my neighbor to buy a ticket for me. It sounds great because some of the money goes to charity, I don’t feel guilty about it.”

Roger: “Since the lottery started in 1994 they’ve made it easier and easier to play. Now you can use a mobile phone to play by text messages or you can play online. I guess this is attractive to people who haven’t got the money to spend on lottery tickets. It’s always the poorer people who buy lottery tickets more anyway. They live in the hope that one day they’ll win and their lives will improve. It’s all rubbish, money can’t make you happy. I won a small amount and it changed nothing for me.”

Christen: “I work for a charity that runs an after-school club for children. We got some money from the lottery fund six years ago and it has made our lives different. We have moved the club to a bigger building and we built a special room for the children to do crafts and cookery. We also built a sports center so now there’s lots of things for the children to do after school when they are waiting for their parents to finish work. So I didn’t win the lottery, but it is like I did.”