What if foreigners win euromillions jackpot?

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I was just curious about this euromillions. Every friday there is a queue in front of kiosks'. Just 1 question came in my mind, is the jackpot also apllicable for foreigners? What if they hits the jackpot?

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Foreigners can win but you must be a resident, IIRC. On the website they list the terms & conditions.

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Simples

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Good Idea.............I get to carry and spend the money

Its the authority's concern why waste my time thinking and dreaming unless I do win one !!!! (which I never will )

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Since one can easily play online my guess is they're stocking up on Fisherman's Friend for the weekend.

http://www.swisslos.ch/euromillions/euromillionsinit.do

http://www.swisslos.ch/swisslotto/home.do

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I guess if a foreigner wins but then commits a crime he will be the lucky one not to be expelled from the country!

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Obviously you haven't heard of the "Law of attraction".

If you don't believe it, it will never happen.

Within a period of three years I won a car ( CHF 35000 value) a trip to Easter Island, a trip to Iceland, a trip to New York, a trip to Niagara Falls (all from Europe), a complete F2 Comet wind surf board, a complete audio system and a lot of other prizes.

Every time I participated in a prize draw I just wanted to win so bad...........and I did in one out of ten.

Coincidence ? Maybe but in those years I needed it so much more than now.

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So, you are that guy in the Early edition series who gets tomorrow's newspaper today .......

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O.K. for the trips and the car. For the rest, are you organizing regular garage sales?

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and so what if you were not a resident, or did not meet some other bureaucratic requirement? you can always find a local willing to front for you for a small % of the action...

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Like someone holding the winning ticket is going to hand over most of it to a mug in that sort of arrangement .

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I wouldn't even trust my BIL!

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That means, if I don't have a permanent resident in Switzerland and I am holding a B which I have to extend every year then I cannot collect the jackpot if i win , right ?

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Think it 1 more time, what if some 1 lends you the lottery and request to cash it ? Still, the lottery system is designed in a very cuning way. One will not be payed all the amount once, It is payed in installment. Therefore, no chance for foreigners poor me .

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The foreigner will be expelled. The money would be allowed to stay....

You can trust me.

Look into my eyes. Not around the eyes, but into the eyes. OK, you're under.

You can trust mirfield with your lottery winnings. You can also trust him with your cards and PIN.

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If you buy a ticket and you win you get your money. Simple.

It does not matter where you buy it winning is winning.

Thats if you want to deal with the huge taxes imposed on lottery wins.

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Except if you play the UK national lottery online - for any significant prize money they will now check your residency and where you bought the ticket (IP address wise) before payout. If you are considered not a UK resident you will not be paid.

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Pff who needs Euromillions, i just got an Email saying i won 10 Million in the Dutch Lottery,on the sad side My Nigerian uncle died, he leaves me 25 Million dollar, im rich rich i telz ya !

Now to complete the form and email back my bank details ,address etc..

Sarcasm aside and back on topic :

When you buy a "euro million " ticket on your holidays in say Switzerland, but your residence is in Belgium,France etc.. would they not cash it out as you can't prove that you live in the country the winning ticket was purchased from?

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Thank you iamgilbert and jaudi, I'll invite you both after hitting this 37 M

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congrats anyway, hopefully its not a scam.