I think the begging letters are the least concern myself. These idiots have only themselves to blame for going public. I fail to seehow this money is going to do them any good if they have to keep on looking over their shoulder or moving.
How would you keep it quiet though if you came into that amount of money? Relatives knowing and changes in lifestyle would make people suspect wouldn't it? I think this is how the lottery people advised them.
If this couple had quietly accepted the money and then laid low for a couple of months before spending anything then people would suspect that they'd won something but not be able to tie them in to this exeptionally big win.
You might be right there nota, They won't even have to touch the money, they can live very well on the interest alone,
(Even if they gave the 66mil away)
All that crap and pictures of their house .. garden .. bog .. washing line.
Salads Chef media folk helping them screw their lives up .. like many others.
I have to say (my opinion) they don't need money for food .. do they?!
I wouldn't mind people (like friends and family) knowing that II'd had a win, but I'd certainly keep quiet about how much until we decided what we were going to do with it.
Why not go public? Maybe give all the doubters and haters in their lives something to squirm about. A few sackfuls of letters is not the end of the world as they now have the money and can change their names and disappear to one of several large mansions scattered globally and start enjoying their wealth.
I am intrigued by joggerjayne's comment - of course they are going to enjoy everyone's money - that's what a lottery is! You buy a ticket, someone wins, if it's not you, then your money goes to the winner(s). Problem?