Chats about the first thing one would buy if they won the lottery can make for interesting and entertaining conversation. There are several intriguing examples of this that have accumulated over time.

For the most part, people who win the lottery go for standard and predictable purchases. These can include overseas holidays, new motor vehicles, lump sum investments into education or future wealth, new apartments or houses - and flashy furnishings.

But then there are those who play things modestly or quite differently. Take, for instance, the EuroMillions-winning Lee Kuchczynski. He coughed up a mere 17 quid, for a back scratcher, as an opening purchase after his big win.

"I bought a new back scratcher because I snapped my other one at work, so I bought an expensive one worth £17 instead of £8," he said at the time.

Granted, Kuchczynski spent almost double what he'd usually spend on the item, but the purchase was still rather modest in the bigger picture.

And lest we forget Colin Weir, who was also a EuroMillions winner in 2011, and proceeded to invest in Partick Thistle Football Club. He had won £161 million and put a £2.5 million investment into the club. For reasons vast and varied, he has reportedly since stopped funding the club in one way or another.

Back in 2007, Greta and Tony Dodd effectively bought themselves knew knees with their lottery winnings. Fans of fancy shoes and dancing, the elderly couple invested in knee operations to get back on the dancefloor with great gusto. Mr Dodd fancied a bit of golf, too. "It's a wonderful feeling knowing that we can do what we want whenever we want. If I want to go and watch the Golf Open Championship, I can," Dodd said all those years ago.

By now, you could be thinking even more about what your opening purchase could be. Well, at Lottoland you have the opportunity to bet on the outcome on lotteries from all over the world, giving you a chance to win a lottery jackpot at Lottoland. So, let's continue to delve into this fun subject and learn about the different ways people have used their winnings and let’s see if any of them inspire you!

Many might remember David Copeland, who bought land on the moon after pocketing a solid sum in the lottery. Since his big win two decades ago, he has returned to work and continues to live off his winnings thanks to interest, etc. He's a chauffer now, which arguably isn't as glamorous as being a wannabe astronaut.

"My money has all been carefully invested, and I spend the same that I did each week when I was a lab technician - old habits die hard. The last thing I bought was actually a tin of baked beans," he said in the Sun.

For a final, cracking boom to this story, there's Debbie Mather, who - in some ways - rekindled her childhood by setting up her own fireworks factory. As a kid, she loved seeing the sky filled with fireworks. So when she won a whack of cash on the lottery in 2005, it didn't take her long to start making her own sparklers, barrages, rockets and other types of fireworks. Winning the lottery definitely brought some light into her life!

So, we ask the question, what would you buy after winning the lottery?