Most UK lottery winners don't quit their jobs

Started by NewsCaster, Oct 22, 2012, 08:30 PM

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By Peter Jeary, NBC NewsLONDON -- Less than 60 percent of millionaires who have won big in Britain’s National Lottery have immediately quit work after scooping a seven-figure sum. And, surprisingly, almost one in five continued to work, despite the life-changing cash, according to a new study.

When it comes to spending it, the most popular make of car bought by lottery winners was an Audi, almost a third of winners had a Jacuzzi installed in their home, and their favorite vacation destination was the United States, where they usually stayed in a five-star hotel.

The revelations come in an analysis of the spending and investments of the 3,000 lucky winners of