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What it’s really like to win the lottery | Matt Pitcher

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🗓️ 16 October 2025

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

What happens when ordinary people win the lottery? Financial planner Matt Pitcher shares lessons from more than a decade of advising lotto winners, revealing how sudden wealth can unbalance life and spark consumerism — or create profound opportunities for meaning. This talk just might make you rethink the link between money and happiness.

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Dear F.T. You're listening to TED Talks Daily, where we bring you new ideas to spark your curiosity every day. I'm your host, Elise Hugh. What really happens when someone wins the lottery?

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In this TEDx talk, Matt Pitcher, who is a former financial advisor to UK national lottery

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winners, shares the fascinating stories of what sudden wealth can do.

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