00:00This month, the National Lottery is celebrating its 30th birthday.
00:04This marks three whole decades of changing lives across the UK.
00:07In that time, players of the National Lottery have banked a staggering £94 billion in prizes.
00:13Furthermore, more than 7,200 millionaires have been made since it launched in 1994.
00:18As well as that, the National Lottery has reportedly raised over £49 billion for good causes,
00:23with over 690,000 individual grants having been made across the arts,
00:28sports, heritage and local community sectors.
00:31Now, are there downsides to winning the Lottery?
00:34According to a report by Forbes in 2023, contrary to popular belief,
00:38studies believe that jackpot winners report improved life satisfaction
00:43and don't usually blow their newfound wealth after winning the Lottery.
00:46Though, back in 2023, Psychology Today conducted a study which found
00:51some of the hidden psychology which goes beyond winning the Lottery,
00:54which included emotional struggles.
00:56A question which has occurred to all of us at some point in time is
01:00how would you react if you won the Lottery?
01:02What would be the first thing that you would do?
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