Do you think it's a good idea to claim your winnings a day after hitting the jackpot or wait a few weeks?
The earlier the better for me because the longer you wait the higher the chances of something bad happening. The action I will take will be to take my jackpot and change my location temporarily so I can think about what to do with the money outside the pressure of friends and family, and also for safety reasons. There is no good reason to be waiting to claim your winning, even when you do not need the money in a rush, just claim your jackpot and keep it elsewhere if you have no immediate use for it.
As long as you don't tell them that you are the jackpot winner or never tell them your favourite number to bet in the lottery, there is nothing bad will happen to you. Also if you already have the prize, you don't make it obvious like you buy a lot of luxuries stuffs suddenly. It may only be difficult for some because we can't just keep our money for nothing and there will always be a time for us to spend them.
I guess, we can just be honest with them and give them some tips (money). With the money that we win, I'm sure that there will still be lots that will be left for us, so we should not worry. Doing so, will make them feel better and the relationship that we already built with them for the long years are still there and it even became stronger now.