You Won The Lottery. Here's The (Sensible) Advice You Need To Make It Last Past The Usual 2-Year Spendup

There have been many estimates about how long it takes for lottery winners to spend their windfall and run out of cash. But about 2 years for a $1-$10 million winner seems usual. Kevin Bourke is a certified financial planner, and in the boring but pleasant fashion that is typical of these advisers, he tells you exactly what to do to prevent it happening. Exactly!

10 Expensive Things In The World That Lottery Winners Can Afford, But The Rest Of Us Can't

A hotel room for $83,000 a night! A hamburger that costs $5,000! A rare Ferrari that you'll need $53 million to buy! Gasp with astonishment as you realise you'll never get to see these these expensive luxuries except in this video.

The Ultimate Lottery Winner's Go-Anywhere Toy... An Amazing $40,000 Quad Bike That Turns Into A Superfast Jet Ski In Seconds

Ride down to the water's edge in this special quad bike called the Gibbs Quadski - and keep going into the water! Then with the press of a button your agile quad bike turns into a jet ski, and in seconds you're speeding along the surface. It can do 45mph (72 km/h) on both land and water, and costs a cool $40,000 - chump change for adventurish lottery winners!

These Maryland Lottery Winners Have To Run Through A Warehouse Against The Clock... Grabbing Goods They've Chosen As They Go

These are genuine winners of a lottery matched up for a special challenge. 'My Lottery Rewards' is the official player loyalty program from the Maryland Lottery. These winners have 90 seconds to run through a warehouse and collect as many prizes as they can. Did they make it? How much did they collect? All answered by watching here...

Rub A Card - Win $100,000. That's How Amelia Won The Maryland Neon Scratch-Off Game. She Talks About Her Lucky Win Here

Carroll County resident Amelia Pelino grabs a $100,000 prize at the lottery headquarters and describes the excitement of the win. Every lotto winner has something to say about their experience, and with Amelia it was how she attacked her friend. Not in that way, really.

This Home Has One Of The Most Unique Rooms In The World For The Lotto Winner... A 66,000 Gallon Pool With A $2 Million Surprise Underneath, Just Wait Till You See It

I couldn't believe what I was seeing at first. The home, located in Singapore, looked a nice contemporary design that many lottery winners would enjoy living in. The owner, Australian Stephen Fisher take us for a tour - then we gaze at the biggest surprise ever as we descend the stairs. My goodness! Seeing is believing.

Sometimes $100 Million Powerball Lottery Winners Just Want To Buy A Luxury Mansion That Takes 20 Minutes To Walk From One End To The Other

You're tired of looking at the McMansions around and want a home of substance. After all, you've got $100 Million in Powerball jackpot winnings and you're itching to spend it. I think you'll find this amazing, yes fantastic, 22,000 sq ft home is just the place for you and your new lottery wife. A pool, a 2-story gym, a view. Each room cost about a million dollars. It just works.

What Lottery Winners Do On Their Weekends After They Put On A Suit Of Armour, And It Isn't What You'd Expect

When you have unlimited money from a win in, say, the Washington Lottery, life becomes so much more enjoyable, that's a given. But sometimes you just want to get out in the rain, put on a suit of armour and do what nobody expects...

At Last - A Japanese-Made $4.5 Million Personal Jet Which Sells For A Price That Every Lottery Winner Can Afford

It's built by Honda and has swept the jet market with the clever design. Why does the Honda jet have its engines mounted high above each wing? You can bet there's a reason for this move, and it's for fuel efficiency and more cabin space. So after you've plunked down your $4.5 Million, what's it like to fly in? Well, out of the ordinary, according to some who have experienced it. Find out for yourself here...

Don't Let This UK Celebrity Win Lotto - He'll Just Ruin Everything According To This Strange Lottery Commercial

The UK National Lottery put out a series of spoof-style commercials where celebs are showing off their poor taste. The theme of the ads was "Please Don't Let It Be Them." Here British designer Laurence Llewelyn Bowen features in this one at Stonehenge. Decide for yourself.

These 3 Lottery Winning Brokers All Came From The SAME Real Estate Office - One Winning $3.8 Million. Talk About Coincidence

The chances of 3 major lottery winners in one small workplace seems unbelievable, yet this actually happened to co-workers at St Louis real estate firm Coldwell Banker. Three of its professionals won the Missouri Lotto in the space of 18 months. Sales associate Jamie Bone won a $1 million, while her colleague Kimberly Delapp won $100,000, and Jenifer Elam won $3.8 million. This should be in the Guinness Book of Records!