If they hadn't bought it they would have had enough money to invest in something.
If they had listened to us, we would have told them not to rush into things. Of course in the end it was John who was really to blame. If he hadn't started putting money horse race.
Really at the end of the day, they would have been happier if they hadn't won the lottery in the first place. At least they would have kept their friends and stayed together.
Of course if I had won all that money, I would have done things very differently.