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    Mega Millions $270Mil - whos playin?! Alright folks - Im not much for the lotto but when I saw that $270Million I figured Ill give it a shot. I bought $10 worth of tickets.

    I will NOT take the lump sum of $164Million.

    I will take the yearly installments. On 2 million a year in a interest bearing account that would be $10,000ish a month in interest that I could live on. Of course that will go up every year I get my payment.

    I will buy a nice chunk of land in the Sierra Foothills and build my own commune for my family.

    I will spend as much $ as it takes to get custody of Lily.

    I will maybe even send my babys daddy a few bucks just for the hell of it. Like $1000 just to fuck with him.

    Set up a trust fund for my daughter where she gets the bulk at 30 so she doesnt blow it all at 21.

    Oh, and Id get a boob job.
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    where is this lotto being held? CA?

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    Nope - its the Mega Millions lotto!!

    The twelve Mega Millions states are California, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Texas, Virginia, and Washington

    You can buy tickets for another 15 minutes!

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    Safe to say, I sure as hell don't think I'd work another day in my life again

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    I would open the best strip club EVER.

    I would visit every continent and as many countries as I could, starting with England (the land of my people), Australia, and Greece and Italy.

    I would buy a cool car, customize it, and travel the back highways of North America for a year, righting wrongs and lovin' on the run. Maybe with a monkey, because monkeys are always funny.

    I would endow a foundation to research each of these: a cure for lupus; an effective and simple birth control for men; a think tank for converting people to rationalism and skepticism; and manned exploration of space.

    Just off the top of my head. I've dreamed about this all my life.
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    I would take what I need to live comfortably (moderately) and open up some trusts for causes and organizations I like. Those would be tax deductible, so it wouldn't make any difference to my after-tax income. I can't get it all anyway, and i sure as hell don't want the government to take so much of it away! I'd have to consult with people to determine if taking it at one time for me and my trusts would be best. I don't just think of myself having upteen millions to spend. I just don't need it, but I have ideas about where it would do the most good. I've never had the urge to hoard 'things'.

    Oh, just remembered. I'd fix up any/all health issues I have, and move to a slightly better place with better weather. Then I'd find the sweetest, hottest, non-affected, most compatible, honest woman I could love (that would take lots of time), do the prenuptial thing, and marry her for companionship and sex. I'd give her a trust (or insurance) in case something happens to me at the same $ level that we'd be living at. She would not have been a stripper, but she'd be pretty.
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    I loved going to strip clubs; I actually made some friends there. Now things are different for the clubs and for me. As a result I am not as happy.

    Customers are not entitled to grope, disrespect, or rob strippers. This is their job, not their hobby, and they all need income. Clubs are not just some erotic show for guys to view while drinking.

    NOTE: anything I post here, outside of a direct quote, is my opinion only, which I am entitled to. Take it for what you estimate it is worth.

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    Build myself a cool house and furnish it nicely for 1 million (which isn't so extravagant around here), travel around the world, put maybe 5-10 million into the bank for the rest of my life and my family, get that surgery where they suck out your stomach and put it in your ass, laser hair removal and LASIK. I would just donate the rest. What the hell else does one do with $270 million

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    Well, I'm in the office pool, so we'd have to split the money. Dunno what I would do with only $20mil, that's not nearly enough. *giggles*

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    Quote Originally Posted by threlayer View Post
    I would take what I need to live comfortably (moderately) and open up some trusts for causes and organizations I like. Those would be tax deductible, so it wouldn't make any difference to my after-tax income. I can't get it all anyway, and i sure as hell don't want the government to take so much of it away! I'd have to consult with people to determine if taking it at one time for me and my trusts would be best. I don't just think of myself having upteen millions to spend. I just don't need it, but I have ideas about where it would do the most good. I've never had the urge to hoard 'things'.
    That's thinking too much.
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    I've though about this so much... yet I never play the lottery...

    Give my parents whatever they wanted (and probably some things they didn't "want"), even if they asked for all the money.

    Give my older Brother whatever he wanted, even if he asked for all the money.

    Set up a trust for my little Sister to get when she graduated from College.

    And probably a few really nice gifts to tide her from now to then.

    Build myself a nice house on a lake somewhere in NC.

    Give UNC Chapel Hill enough money that they name a building after me.

    Travel as much as I want, to wherever I want.

    Donate 30% to a variety of causes.

    Harass my uncle in every legal way possible for the trouble he caused my parents.

    Keep Hillary Clinton from being elected...

    The list would go on...

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    Nouveau Riche in the freaking house, I'd be making people sick! lol.

    I'd buy homes in NY, LA, some Caribbean island, penthouse in either Vegas or Miami.

    Also a BMW M6, Bentley Continental GT, next generation SL600 and Lexus SC, a Ferrari and a Lotus Elise.

    Charter a private jet to Italy and go shopping at D&G, Roberto Cavalli, Guiseppe Zanotti, etc. Build a closet/dressing room that will put Mariah's to shame. Have a trail of billionaire sugar daddies so I can spend their money and not my own.

    Give a shitload of money away to women/children centers, feminist organizations, pro-choice organizations, AIDS prevention, etc.

    But none of this will happen since I don't play the lottery.
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    I would buy AudreyLeigh a boob job. What can I say, I love Boobies.

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    I played, didn't win

    I would open a huge animal shelter.

    I would buy clothing and food for family in needs.

    I would start a community dance and music for children, free of charge.

    I would have a transportation center for pregnant women with out a vehicle for their Doc apts.

    I would ensure my children's education.

    I would start my SC and it would be awesome!

    oh so many other things but I didn't win.

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    Fun little fantasy. I would take the lump sum, pay off all my debt, get married, buy a house, shoot a feature or two and establish myself as a known filmmaker, and then adopt a child or two.

    I don't play either though. Occasionally when I visit Tennessee I play the $1 scratch ticket, just because it goes to free college tuition for all Tennessee residents with a B average or higher and that's a great cause. But I don't think I've ever played these huge national lotteries. The higher the jackpot, the lesser the odds.

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    design my dream home- eco friendly, on a lot of land, with a small farm to grow and produce all my foods. I would hire a gardener and a chef, to teach me and to help me run my household.

    I would go shopping.

    I would buy property- a vinyard in italy, a home in the reviara, an apartment in paris, a penthouse in nyc, a home in the burkshires, a home in Israel, a beautiful place in germany, and a few more.

    I would buy a plane, to travel to all of my homes.

    I would keep all the money myself and my family needs for the rest of our lives, and save for my children and grandchildren.

    I would invest the rest of it well, and donate the profits to charities I believe in.

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    I'd probably end up spending all of it on strippers and going broke.

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    That's easy.

    Purchase some acreage! Build a nice yet not really big home. 2 bedrooms. Main bed with ensuite is MINE! Other bathroom is guest bedroom. DLUG. Tiled throughout. No carpet what so ever (for a valid reason). Air conditioned. Ceiling Fans. Study/Home Office. Decent sized lounge/living room/dining room (combined). Dishwasher.

    Buy a few businesses to combine into one as such: doggy day care, pet sitting, kennel/cattery, dog + cat grooming business, pet retail store, vet.

    Invest the rest

    Then be able to dedicate myself to doing what I have always ALWAYS wanted to do: be a foster parent for the AWL (puppies, dogs, kittens and cats) as well as become a wildlife carer.

    Last but not least.. another dream.. to operate a non profit (as I'm guessing that would be the best way to do it?) palliative care facility (kinda like an "old age home") for animals yet mainly cats and dogs.


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    Pay off all my debt. Donate money to my college. Buy me a nice place to live. Invest some of it. I'd like to work a little bit so I don't go insane, but I would not work here. I'd work in PGH or something. Furnish my current apartment with something nicer. Hire someone to decorate the rest. (I don't did the kitchen, really. It's my element.) Buy my Dad and Mom something nice. Give a million to my brother in a trust. Outfit a dungeon. Buy an awesome new cage for my fur-babies. Oh, and new shoes.

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    Change my address and phone number.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Casual Observer View Post
    Change my address and phone number.

    CO- Somebody won it, was it you?? (Current jackpot is "down" to $12M).
    Back to OP: 1st of all, I'd take lump sum (bird in hand worth 2 in the bush), and strike a "happy balance" between do- gooding(family, charity, etc), investing, and, oh yeah, the "toys"

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    I wish I had bought a ticket . I'd pay off my debt and school loans, push the Hyundai over a cliff and buy a Prius (or the UK eqivalent!), finish school as fast as I could and buy a house in the north of England, with room for rescue kitties and a great bathtub. Also:

    Set up college funds for my niece and my friend's kids.

    Get my own banner on SW.

    Get my toes fixed.

    Build a mini Greek temple in my garden.

    Visit Greece.

    Set up an awesome sewing room.

    Pay off my cousin's kid's lawyer bills.

    Pay off the mom's and brother's bills, even though I know they'll be back in debt in a hot minute.

    Go to grad school in my own time, paid with cash.

    Is that 270 million yet?

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    I didnt win either. All the numbers were really low! Boo. Til next week...

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    Next time we should do a wth is it called a collective play. Even people who don't live in the area where the game is available if they give #'s one or 2 of us who can will play and then divide the winnings.

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    First, school. I'd get a degree in everything. Culinary school, biology, literature, philosophy, language after language--I want a Masters in life.

    Second (or more likely, concurrently), travel. Cross-country. Cross-nation. I don't know how that'd work with the Hubby, we might have to be away from each other for awhile since I think he'd still want to stay at his job. Maybe I'm totally wrong about that.

    Third (and almost certainly concurrently), shopping. Clothes, shoes, accessories. I'd need a whole separate room to hold my Lush.

    Fourth (and if I'm very good, concurrently), planning and investing. Putting money aside for 3 of my unborn children's college funds (just in case!!!!), paying off the mortgage on this house, investing in real estate. I don't think I want to buy more than two homes, and at least one of them should be totally custom-built to be a "green" house. With a huge clawfoot tub.

    Fifth, Good Deeds. Yet to be determined. I want to talk to people smarter than me and learn what needs to be done and what I logically can do. I mean, if we're spending $9billion a month in Iraq, then my measly $270mil can only go so far. So learn how I can make a significant impact somewhere. And then go do that.


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    Know what I'd do? Two chicks at the same time.

    ...Office Space reference aside, I'd travel. A lot.

    I'd also build up a massive guitarsenal, buy some classic cars, purchase a home or five, pay off any family members' debts in full, give a few million to each member of my immediate family and a lot of money to non-immediate family, and have a giant marble statue of me eating a sandwich built. And I'd open a sweeeet SC.

    Oh, and also local and national charities, like cancer research and whatnot.

    Oh, and I'm pretty sure I'd also die of a massive drug overdose, or alcohol poisoning.
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    As a side note, I'd love to be able to order a naked, writhing slut muffin from Tim Horton's.

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