$900,000,000 Mega Millions

[mtnbkr]

Assuming a half billion dollars, I would pay off mortgages and student loans of a lot of friends and family. Then I would set up a bunch college funds for kids of said friends and family. Then I would give additional lump sums to some very close friends. Then I would buy land. Then I would travel.

Lastly, I would buy 92 Elite LTTs and holsters for PF sight supporters.

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It's funny, I was thinking of something along the exact same lines. I'm not interested in having a ginormous house, a fleet of fancy cars, or even an insane gun collection (oh, I'd have a few nice pieces, I'd still be selective). Instead, I'd make sure my entire family, including my wife's family, would be freed from financial worry. Friends too would get assistance or gifts. My kids and my nieces and nephews would have generous college funds and trust funds to help them get started as adults. Even if I gave away half of my winnings, the remaining half, in a mere savings account, would provide enough income to support a lavish lifestyle (by my current standards) without ever touching the principal. Why not be generous with those around you and your community?

I bought 5 tickets yesterday. Didn't win shit. Kids had a good time though. Jackpot is up to 1.6bil now. I'll probably buy a few more tickets and let the kids pick the numbers. I've spent more, much more, on meals out, or crappy movies, or junk I ultimately didn't need.

Chris

[mtnbkr]

I think I would rather keep the pecan tree.

Me too. I'd want a larger version of what my maternal grandparents had. They had a small, but well built home on a 1.5 acre lot in the country filled with fruit and nut trees, bushes, and vines. When I was little, younger than 10, you could literally eat your way through the yard. Pecans, pears, grapes, figs, apples, and even walnuts IIRC. Unfortunately, as they aged they were increasingly unable to care for the plants, and one-by-one, they went way. By the time I was out of high school, there was only the pecan trees left.

Chris

[5pins]

15, 23, 53, 65, 70, and 7.

No winners. Next jackpot is estimated to be 1.6 billion.


I got one number.

[hufnagel]

If I won I’d just accept the money openly under my real name, wearing a t-shirt that says “Error in the victim selection process”

I was thinking something more along these lines..



maybe replace 'Students' with 'victim status' or something equally clever.

[hufnagel]

My #1 priority would be to fix the water situation in Flint, MI.

Not for any selfless reason or anything, but because it would make me a national hero and you don't say "no, we're not letting you put that Robocop statue in front of Detroit City Hall that people have been wanting for years" to a national hero.

Dunno what I'd buy with the rest. Maybe a few Congressmen.

I would think if you owned enough land in certain states, you'd basically have a congressman or two at your disposal.

[Inkwell 41]

If I won, I'd pay 5pins a million dollars to change his avatar. It just bugs me.

[olstyn]

I was thinking something more along these lines..



maybe replace 'Students' with 'victim status' or something equally clever.

Boo. Hiss. No posting XKCD without the mouseover text. Now I have to figure out which number that one is and go look at it to see what the extra joke is.

ETA: It's #327.

[Shotgun]

You still have a far better chance of being attacked by a Grizzly in Texas.

Of all things, there was a dang grizzly in my yard last night.....

[RoyGBiv]

Need to change the thread title.....

[Bigghoss]

I guess I need to buy another ticket.