I'm called The Fixer & help lottery winners spend their cash – I've splashed £4m in 5 years, here's what they REALLY buy
But for one woman, helping lucky
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Many of us wouldn't need help spending our lottery winnings - but one woman is employed to help with extravagant requests
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Amanda Herrera runs The Fixer, which is a concierge service which helps billionaires and lottery winners fulfil bucketlist dreams
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Amanda is on hand to help if a winner comes out of Friday's £208million Euromilloin prize pot
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Amanda Herrera runs a specialist concierge service which helps National Lottery millionaires and high net worth individuals splash their cash.
Amanda's service - called The Fixer - has handled over 5,000 bespoke requests from more than 600 new National Lottery millionaires.
From booking luxury cruises to Antarctica to arranging meet-and-greets with hard-to-access celebrities, no request is too extravagant for the concierge professional.
During the last five years, The Fixer has spent more than £4M chartering private jets for winners, and more than 500 dream holidays have been booked for family and friends as winners want to share their joy and celebrate with those closest to them.
All big winners of the National Lottery receive specialist advice and support from experts from the operators, Allwyn.
'The Fixer' then
steps
in to 'add the magic touch' and help winners navigate their new lives - and big dreams - with flair.
One of Amanda's most frequent requests from many winners is flying pet pooches with their owners to some of the most exclusive locations around the world – all because winners haven't wanted their
dogs
to miss out on the celebrations.
Amanda said: 'It can be a daunting experience - it sounds crazy to say - but imagine going from having a small amount of
money
in the bank to suddenly having millions - just like that.
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'It is one incredible journey that these winners are embarking on, and I feel so honoured to be able to play such an important role in crafting and creating bespoke and unforgettable once-in-a-lifetime experiences for these incredibly lucky individuals.
'A new designer watch or handbag, a VIP trip to the Grand Prix in Monaco or a VIP world
cricket
tour, a meet and greet with a superstar or a private showing of Cirque de Soleil on your chosen desert island – these are all real experiences enjoyed by winners which we have helped to create.'
From reviving 'dead' pets to Ibiza benders and living in a caravan - how Lotto winners who scooped £194m splashed cash
With the EuroMillions jackpot hitting a massive £208M on Friday, June 6, Amanda and her team are on standby to help the
next
lucky winner.
A single winner of this giant jackpot would be the biggest National Lottery winner ever in
this country
.
Amanda added: 'It is an amazing feeling to be helping people to live and fulfil their dreams following their National Lottery win.
'Many of these people are just so overwhelmed with excitement at the prospect of what their new life now means - they simply don't know where to start and what to do with their new-found fortunes and this is where we can step in to help, reassure and guide them on their journey to living their ultimate dream and fulfilling their bucket list.'
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The Fixer has handled over 5,000 bespoke requests from more than 600 new National Lottery millionaires
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Amanda Herrerra
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MILLION POUND IDEA
Amanda got the idea for The Fixer when her beach bag was swept out to sea during a
Caribbean
lunch break.
She shared: 'I returned to my lounger, and it had gone.
'The time and trouble it took me to sort everything was unreal.
'My bag had everything in it.
'This was what made me think - wouldn't it be great if there was someone who could do all of this for me and take away the hassle of this mishap while I am on my dream holiday.
Top 10 most popular requests from National Lottery winners
AMANDA Herrera runs a specialist concierge service The Fixer which helps National Lottery millionaires and high net worth individuals splash their cash.
Here are
VIP tickets to see their favourite football team around the world
Splashing out on a family world cruise
Hiring a private jet to transport family and even pets abroad
Treating the family to a Christmas trip to Lapland
Purchasing designer handbags
Investing in designer watches
Securing concert/gig box tickets and VIP meet and greet with their favourite music bands
Flying business class
Planning a luxurious family party
Buying a box at their favourite football club
'Something like this could so easily happen to anyone.
'Not only this but having someone to help arrange my holiday for me was something that I thought pretty much anyone in the world would appreciate - particularly people with more money than most who might have more on their to-do list to organise.
'All this leading to me really having the best job in the world. I love helping and supporting people.'
Many of these people are just so overwhelmed with excitement at the prospect of what their new life now means - they simply don't know where to start and what to do with their new-found fortunes and this is where we can step in
Amanda Herrera
Founder of luxury concierge service The Fixer
Andy Carter, Senior Winners Advisor at Allwyn, operator of The National Lottery, has paid an accumulation of billions to the lucky winners of The National Lottery.
He said, 'Wow it's an incredibly exciting time for EuroMillions players - with a jackpot of £208M up for grabs tomorrow tonight, the lucky winner could find themselves richer than some of the stars The Fixer might arrange a meet and greet with.
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'The Champagne is ready and waiting on ice - and what better way to navigate your way around your new found fortune than with a specialist concierge service who can advise and guide you.
'Even your bespoke dreams can come true.'
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