Kordell Beckham and Serena Page. Kim Nunneley/Peacock There are many perks that come with winning Love Island in addition to the obvious of finding a significant other. The popular dating show first burst onto the scene in the U.K. in 2015, where singles moved into a luxury villa in Spain and vied for the chance to meet The One. The last couple standing earned a £50,000 prize. A U.S. spinoff, meanwhile, hands out a $100,000 sum to the winning couple. Suffice it to say, it can be difficult to suss out who is truly there for the romance or who has their eye on the cold, hard cash. "When I was on my show, I knew from day one who was in there for what. And when the show finished, everyone was like, 'Ekin, you were right.' So I'm usually good at reading people," Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu exclusively told Us Weekly in June 2024. "That was one of my talents on the show and I generally didn't think I was gonna win." She added, "The audience is also so clever. You can tell who's faking it. You can tell who's actually in love. You can tell who's insecure. ... People say, 'You are on holiday.' We are not on holiday, guys! You're working. It's a TV show. We know it's a TV show. It's what we signed up for." 'Love Island USA' Status Check: Which Couples Are Still Together? Ekin-Su won Love Island UK season 8 with then-boyfriend Davide Sanclimenti, where they opted to split the prize pot. Shortly after the August 2022 finale, Ekin-Su and Davide planned to use the money to pay for a joint vacation for their respective moms. They ultimately called off their on-off relationship for good in January 2024. Keep scrolling to see how other Love Island UK and Love Island USA alums spent their winnings: Elizabeth Weber and Zac Mirabelli - USA Season 1 Colin Young-Wolff/CBS Entertainment "With the prize money, we may take a trip to Europe," Elizabeth exclusively told Us in August 2019. "I've never been, and I really want to go. Nothing's set in stone, but then we may move out to L.A. eventually." It is not known whether Elizabeth and Zac got to enjoy their European adventure - they announced their breakup several months after leaving the villa. Caleb Corprew - USA Season 2 Denise Truscello/WireImage Fresh off the pandemic-set season 2 filmed in Las Vegas, Caleb planned to save his half of the fund. (He won with then-girlfriend Justine Ndiba, who later proved victorious during 2023's Love Island Games alongside U.K. season 4 alum Jack Fowler.) "I'm probably just gonna be saving mine, nothing fancy," Caleb said on the "After the Island" podcast in October 2020. "Oh, [I might] buy my mom a nice pair of shoes!" Timmy Pandolfi - USA Season 4 Casey Durkin/Peacock Timmy joked on a January 2023 episode of the "Excuse My Friend" podcast that he and now-ex Zeta Morrison got paid "real money [and] not Monopoly money." Timmy, like Caleb, decided to save a bulk of the prize, though he did decide to splurge on a trip to visit Zeta's native England. "Me and Z went on a trip to London, mid-way after the show," Timmy explained, adding that he also bought "a couple new items and accessories" to help set up his own podcast. Marco Donatelli and Hannah Wright - USA Season 5 Scott Gries/Peacock The season 5 favorites agreed to donate a portion of their earnings. "We wanna definitely give back to the kids who live in the area where I'm from. I'm from Palm Springs, but there's [also] Desert Hot Springs is where I work," Hannah told Collider in September 2023. "There's some tough areas, [and] I feel like the kids could benefit from shoes, extra supplies, stuff like that." Marco felt the same about helping locals in his native Youngstown, Ohio. "[It's] a place where not a lot has been able to be fortunate enough to give back and donate to that area. I grew up in a hard area and I just know that there's a lot I can give back to," he explained to the outlet. "[We'll] definitely invest for our future. I think that's the most important thing. But on a spending basis, I don't think we're gonna spend a dime. I think we're gonna donate and invest for our future." Most Dramatic Casa Amor Moments From 'Love Island UK' and 'Love Island USA' Kordell Beckham and Serena Page - USA Season 6 Ben Symons/Peacock "I'm gonna be investing and putting it towards the business and my career," Kordell told Us in July 2024. "But as far as spending, I'm not gonna spend it on anything unless she wants a little something. [Serena] might get a little something." Serena also planned to save her half but did need to "hook [her] girl" JaNa Craig up after betting that her fellow islander and her then-boyfriend, Kenny Rodriguez, would have been crowned the champions. "I thought she was gonna win simply because I was just very unsure about how America was feeling about me and Kordell because we haven't had the easiest journey," Serena told Us. "Past [Love Island] winners, they may not have gone through everything we've gone through. It has been a lot - a little dramatic, a little crazy. I'm like, who