We’d like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum.

This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are – or become – political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.

📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!

How did u spend your itv winnings?

13

Comments

  • cte1111
    cte1111 Posts: 7,390 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Think I would get my lounge redecorated, new carpet and sofas. Hopefully that would leave some so I would give my children £100 each to spend on whatever they liked and do the same for my husband and me. I'd take my Mum out for lunch somewhere really posh too.
  • Havent won with ITV, but i'd pay off my student loan and then move back Toronto *wishful thinking*
    2012 wins: A trip to L.A
  • AubreyMac
    AubreyMac Posts: 1,723 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    mjm3346 wrote: »
    The odds of winning 1 of the 50 lotto raffle £20,000 prizes on a Wednesday are better than 170,000 to 1, the odds against winning an itv prize anywhere near that value are almost certainly much higher and of course with the lotto there are all the smaller value prizes as well.

    Lotto Hotpicks are far better again, odds of only just over 14,000 to 1 for a £7,000 prize will be miles better than any itv one for a similar size prize and so will the odds of just under 320,000 to 1 for a £130,000 prize (bookmakers give an even higher return on their bets for the same type of thing)


    Some old ITV numbers

    Wow, those odds & figures are doing my head in a bit.

    But with itv you can enter multiple times (3-5 these days) & I would assume everyone would maximise their allowance so you could divide that figure by 3ish.
  • Sylar82
    Sylar82 Posts: 140 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts
    We were just about to buy our first house, so my ITV win went on all the fees and buying furniture!
    Thanks to all who post competitions.

    Best wins: Dickinson's Real Deal, Glastonbury, Route Du Rock, tiny Suede gig
  • AubreyMac
    AubreyMac Posts: 1,723 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Sylar82 wrote: »
    We were just about to buy our first house, so my ITV win went on all the fees and buying furniture!

    Congrats!

    How much did you win?
  • I put my winnings towards a new BMW instead of the second hand one i had spent the previous 3 years saving for! Also went on holiday to Las Vegas. :)
  • mjm3346
    mjm3346 Posts: 47,318 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Sylar82 wrote: »
    We were just about to buy our first house, so my ITV win went on all the fees and buying furniture!

    AubreyMac wrote: »
    Congrats!

    How much did you win?

    #107 on the list

    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4393093
  • Sylar82
    Sylar82 Posts: 140 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts
    AubreyMac wrote: »
    Congrats!

    How much did you win?

    £7500 - Surprising how quickly it goes!
    Thanks to all who post competitions.

    Best wins: Dickinson's Real Deal, Glastonbury, Route Du Rock, tiny Suede gig
  • c5ryl
    c5ryl Posts: 644 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts
    I would renew my vows in Vegas....by elvis of course! :)
    Thanks to all those fab compers who post:j:T
  • sax11
    sax11 Posts: 3,250 Forumite
    Home Insurance Hacker!
    c5ryl wrote: »
    I would renew my vows in Vegas....by elvis of course! :)
    going to spend it all on digging him up?
This discussion has been closed.
Meet your Ambassadors

🚀 Getting Started

Hi new member!

Our Getting Started Guide will help you get the most out of the Forum

Categories

  • All Categories
  • 352K Banking & Borrowing
  • 253.5K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 454.2K Spending & Discounts
  • 245K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 600.6K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 177.4K Life & Family
  • 258.8K Travel & Transport
  • 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
  • 16.2K Discuss & Feedback
  • 37.6K Read-Only Boards

Is this how you want to be seen?

We see you are using a default avatar. It takes only a few seconds to pick a picture.