<prompt> Human: Okay so I just won a little over 30k from online sports gambling. Im 19 in college full time, working a part time job and living on campus. I dont have a healthy relationship with my family. My mom has serious credit card debt, my dad works over 70 hours a week to keep us from losing the house but hes a miserable guy who just like my mom has credit card debt. Im currently paying my way through college. Luckily I got good grades and got a good scholarship that pays pays about 75 of my college. Parents dont provide me support at all. I work about 15 hours a week making 9 an hour. Luckily I dont have a lot of bills. Just Netflix, 40 cell phone bill and Spotify all total up to a little over 50 a month. So back to winning the money. I havent told anyone yet. I dont wanna tell my parents as I can see them taking my money from me. I dont wanna tell my friends as I can see them asking for some. I just dont know what to expect. Ive been reading a lot online about claiming winnings but Im confused on things like taxes and stuff. If anyone has any experience in this I really would appreciate what the process will be like.As for the money, I was thinking of just keeping a few grand and the rest throwing at my student loans. I will probably have about 15k in student loans at the end of college. Is throwing everything at student loans a good idea or what other ideas are there.I really appreciate any advice.  <response>: Youll probably owe taxes on the winnings. Dont tell anyone you won the money and you wont have any problems with the issues you mentioned. Really 30k isnt all that much in the big picture. If I were in your shoes, Id buy myself a really nice dinner and invest the rest see sidebar. Having that money stashed away will give you a lot of peace of mind and you can make the decision about paying of loans after youre done with college. Dont let gambling become a problem, as winning like this sometimes can ; 