Kerre Woodham: Huge jackpot looks tempting

I bet there'll be a few people who've never entered a Lotto store crossing the Rubicon before Wednesday.

Big Wednesday has jackpotted to a huge $18.7 million and if you want to win the lot, you have to buy a ticket.

I'm sure we've all dreamed about what we would do if we won the big one. Naturally, my dream involves doing many Good Works - after paying off the mortgage and setting up the family.

You'd have to. There's no way you could keep $17 million and all the other goodies to yourself with a clear conscience, could you?

According to the Lotteries Commission, most big winners share their good fortune and Karen Jones says after seeing some of the winners during her time at the Commission, she's a big believer in karma.

One big winner had taken in orphaned children despite the fact they had precious little themselves. The win meant one partner could stay at home as a caregiver; that they could move to a bigger house in a better area and the children were all guaranteed further education.

Two past winners have been victims of investment companies going under and one woman was able to give her ailing mum round the clock care in her own home.

Every one of the big winners agrees that you need to take your time before deciding what to do with the money and that you should be very careful who you tell.

You might not change as a result of your good fortune, but others might change towards you. As for which numbers to choose - the numbers 44, 10 and 16 have been drawn the most often and it's an even split between heads and tails.

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