Lottery Winners Rush to Spend Their Millions The Advisor Reveals The Real Mistake
Meet Kathy Garrett, a Winner Advisor for the National Lottery, travelling the country to help new millionaires come to terms with their new life. She has been handing out life changing sums of money for nearly 16 years and advised the winner of a whopping £195 million EuroMillions jackpot. Kathy told the Daily Star that a big part of her job is slowing things down so winners avoid mistakes. It comes as Brits have been warned there’s currently £14,753,323 up for grabs in unclaimed prizes.
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The Biggest Mistake Is Rushing To Spend And Give Away The Money
Kathy Garrett says: "I think the biggest mistake some people make is just to act too quickly without thinking. The best advice is to take things slowly. Overnight, people want to give lots of money away and want to buy that new house. They need to take stock. They need to take time, take it slowly, think about what they want to do just to help them to make the right decisions and right choices. So I think the biggest mistake is rushing too soon." "I can understand it because they've suddenly come into this money and they want to help people, they want to give a lot away, but actually they need to understand what they need for themselves first before they start giving money away and maybe buying a house that's not right for them." "But that's where the team of winners advisors come in to just try and slow things down."
The Team Of Winners Advisors Slows Things Down When Money Goes Global
But that's where the team of winners advisors come in to just try and slow things down. It comes as Brits have been warned there’s currently £14,753,323 up for grabs. An updated list of unclaimed National Lottery prizes shows that the value of prizes still looking for winners is now one of the highest ever.
Unclaimed Prizes Jump To £14.75 Million With A £10.63 Million Lotto Prize On The List
Among the big list is a whopping Lotto prize of £10,633,323, said to have been won on a Match 6 prize by someone in the London Borough of Bexley. That winner has until 2 April 2026 to claim with a winning ticket showing the numbers 6, 8, 12, 33, 49, 59 and bonus ball 42. There are three EuroMillions UK Millionaire Maker prizes, unclaimed, with one in Birmingham (VLPL28287) and one in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (Unitary Authority) under the winning number HPCF58869.
Final Note: How To Stay Informed And Safe With Your Windfall
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