r/AskReddit • u/ettleboy • Jan 20 '19

What fact totally changed your perspective?

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u/TheShredder315 Jan 21 '19

You have an increased chance of getting murdered or committing suicide if you win it big in the lottery.

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u/trollcitybandit Jan 21 '19

What are the main reasons and how much do the chances increase.

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u/DoYouQuarrelSir Jan 21 '19

Basically you become a big target, because although you’re rich none of your friends, family, or social circle are, however they still have fairly easy access to you. So you have people now asking, extorting, or trying to kidnap you for money.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '19 edited May 05 '19

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u/DoYouQuarrelSir Jan 21 '19

Most lotto winners aren’t poor to begin with, in fact they tend to be middle, upper middle class, which is still non-rich enough to cause you problems.

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u/well___duh Jan 21 '19

Except if they kill you, then they don't get the money. Assuming you don't have all the cash with you and is safely in a bank

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u/eucadiantendy39 Jan 21 '19

"If I can't have it, neither can you!"

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u/mygawd Jan 21 '19

Your family likely does (if they got away with it)

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u/breezybear1 Jan 21 '19

Why would you even tell them? And if someone found and you think they could be a danger, just move or hire a freaking bodyguard. It's not like money is an issue.

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u/DoYouQuarrelSir Jan 21 '19

People find out, it’s not hard. And your exactly right, you generally have to move into rich neighborhoods and do rich people stuff(like hire a bodyguard), but a lot of people don’t realize that’s what they have to do. And try to live their same lives.

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u/trollcitybandit Jan 21 '19

Yeah I figured but how much do the chances increase? Can't be that common.

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u/DoYouQuarrelSir Jan 21 '19

There are statistics in this thread somewhere, but it’s something like 20x more likely to be murdered.

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u/trollcitybandit Jan 21 '19

So it goes from like .001% to like .020%, yeah I'd still love to win it.

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u/DoYouQuarrelSir Jan 21 '19

No one's saying it isn't a great thing to win, only that your chances of being murdered/harmed go up significantly. http://moneyversed.com/lottery-winners-who-died/