Lee Boyce
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Do you know what, Georgie?
When I looked at this, my brain first of all said, £1,000 a week for life.
I was like, that sounds like loads.
And surely after a certain amount of time, I hadn't done the maths.
After a certain amount of time, it's going to take over the one million pound mark.
Then my sanity came in and said, of course, you would take the one million pound lump sum and I would take the one million pound lump sum.
Georgie, I'm here to guide you and to change your mind almost instantly.
Well, it was just a YouGov poll.
It wasn't for a company specific.
It was just a question that they asked Britons.
And I think it's one of those questions that they kind of put out there for some social media traction.
And also because it is a bit of one of those things that you kind of,
You think there's an obvious answer, and there is an obvious answer once you've thought it through, but sometimes you reply to things almost instantly.
So you talked about being at the pub.
You might have instantly said an answer, then thought about it a bit more, had a few pints, and gone, no, actually, no, that's the answer.
But you're with the young'uns, actually.
You're with the young'uns, Georgia, in this 7,000 poll, because it was a real split.
55% of people would take the £1 million lump sum.
41% would take £1,000 a week for life, and the rest didn't know.
That's a pretty equal split, really.