Lottery

I think we need to establish a figure here. Is it less than a million or over a million.

My first and formost act would be to pay off my debts and buy a house so I could tell my tightwad greedy landlords where they can stuff their extortionate rent. I would have to see my family right to, pay off mortgagaes, debts etc and my good friends would come into that too of course. 

I would like to travel to some of the places I've always wanted to and if the win was big enough donate big chunks of money to various places.

If I won $100 Million, I'd be set for life.  Buy a big house and just relax all day.  But just cause I can, I'd take a million dollars, go downtown and just throw it into the street.  Why?  Because I can.  What's $1 Million when I have $99 Million ;D

I would properly faint!

I would properly fund a Real Life Meeting for those members of inthe00s that would like to attend. pay for all of the airfare, hotel and hire a well known band or bands to perform at our mini-woodstock like party and hire a film crew to make it a documentary movie starring all of you  8)

Sweet! 8)
yeah, that'd be cool

If I won the lottery...that would take care of SO many of my problems. To tell you the truth...over half of my worries are due to financial problems...the other half are due to stupid people. :D

Anyway...first of all, I would pay off debts to everyone that I owed money to (those creditors wouldn't know what hit them...ME actually calling THEM for once and/or answering my phone for once  ;D).

Then, after paying off the debts (and sighing a HUGE sigh of relief) I would make sure that everyone close to me was set for the rest of their lives. 

I would then go back to college (yes, even though I would have all the money that I needed..a degree is so very important to me)...to the college of my choice (this will be cash, please ;))...and pursue my dreams in life, and make sure that Vaughn's college (or any future children of mine) would already be taken care of.

I would live life to the fullest, doing things that I never could do (having not that much funds)...travel, make some neat purchases, donate money, help others, fulfill my dreams...just be happy.

I would make sure that I (and the rest of my family) would be very comfortable for the rest of our lives.


Now all I have to do.....is start playing the lotto!! Wish me luck! :D

Even if it were about 10,000 dollars...

I'd quit my job.
I'd move to a nicer house.
I'd take time to organise and get a small business off the ground.


More money?  The same. I don't want much.

Either sum would be greatly appreciated right now. I'd pay off my in-laws, see if there was anything that could be done medically for my dad, go back to school, and just chill.

$5 million - pay off my debts, buy a decent house and car, possibly keep my job (for the benefits) or work part-time doing something I enjoy like DJing at a club.

$100 million - pay off my debts, buy a REALLY nice house and a couple of vehicles, set up all my nieces and nephews for college, do some nice things for family and friends, travel and spend more time on music.

In both cases I'd invest a good portion of the money to maintain the quality of life I'd want to have.  In the latter I'd probably change my phone number.  :D  ;D

First thing I would do is buy a baseball bat to fend off every Tom, Dick, & Harry who comes begging. I would donate some of it but they would have to be what I deem as WORTHY causes. I would set up a scholarship. Oh yeah, I would buy more coins.  :D ;D ;D



Cat

I would properly fund a Real Life Meeting for those members of inthe00s that would like to attend. pay for all of the airfare, hotel and hire a well known band or bands to perform at our mini-woodstock like party and hire a film crew to make it a documentary movie starring all of you  8)


Where are we having this little shindig??? and if its not in the continental us can you get me fear of flying classes cuz otherwise I can't go... I was on a plane that plunged several hundred feet (not turbulance) during a severe storm and I have had a difficult time flying since.....if you are kind and have it in the continental us then it'll be just gas for me...which, when you think about it, might cost as much as airfare


First thing I would do is buy a baseball bat to fend off every Tom, Dick, & Harry who comes begging. I would donate some of it but they would have to be what I deem as WORTHY causes. I would set up a scholarship. Oh yeah, I would buy more coins.  :D ;D ;D



Cat




No kidding.... the first thing I would do is sign privacy paperwork so no one knows I'd won...

I think about this all the time. I don't how the Mega Millions works but the California Lotto gives winners a choice of cash payout or 20 annual payments.... I hope to live 20 years (and beyond that)...but I have no guarantees and no heirs so I'd take the payout.  I always take the original figure and divide it by half because I estimate 50% in taxes (if it's less then I get more money O0 )


anything under 5 million (est. 2.5)  in Santa Barbara is just enough to buy:
~a condo or small house for myself (I saw a nice house for 895,00 -  condos run about 500K so most likely I'd do that.)
~a modest place in CA for my parents.  I have to get them out of AZ cuz I hate that drive.
~I'd take Carly to that ophthalmologist in Camarillo that I cannot afford (although it might be too late anyway- at least I'd want to try).
~I'd pay my bills,
~my parents bills
~Get a new car
~get a small apartment in LA... a place to stay when I go to all my events. 
After doing all this there'd be little or no money left so I'd have to keep my job.


20+ million (est 10+)
~I would do all of the above but I would definately buy the house for 895,000 I house hunt a lot the house next door to me is 1.5 million. Its nice and the move would be easy but actually like the 895,000 house better I hope it stays on the market  ;)
~My parents house and my second residence in LA would be bigger.
~The new car would be more upscale...or I'd buy two... one for Carly and one for me when I don't have Carly with me...
~help out my friends
~Charity...(there'd be charitable contributions at any amount but the generosity grows with the jackpot.

100+ million (est 50)
all of the above and I would produce my own tv movies
and produce some friends projects.


the outrageous 300+ million (est 150)
I'd start my own production company
Hire myself as a Production assistant
Hire a friend as the company figure head
then pull the strings from the bottom w/o anyone knowing that the lowly PA was actually in charge  ;D


AH THE P 8) WER!!!!

Where are we having this little shindig??? and if its not in the continental us can you get me fear of flying classes cuz otherwise I can't go... I was on a plane that plunged several hundred feet (not turbulance) during a severe storm and I have had a difficult time flying since.....if you are kind and have it in the continental us then it'll be just gas for me...which, when you think about it, might cost as much as airfare



Probably Las Vegas, one of the big Hotel/Casinos. For those not wanting to fly, (I don't care to fly myself but will as needed)  there would be custom party buses to pick people up and drive them to the event.

Las Vegas would be awesome.... Do me a favor book it at the Palms... they have a Playboy club for Howard and I can meet the owners of the Sacramento Kings... and, since you like me so much, can I call dibs on the CRIBS suite???  ;D 

Las Vegas would be awesome.... Do me a favor book it at the Palms... they have a Playboy club for Howard and I can meet the owners of the Sacramento Kings... and, since you like me so much, can I call dibs on the CRIBS suite???   ;D 
I'm taking notes here. Howard > Playboy Club, got it. TQ dibs on Cribs,  it's all yours girl.

I'm taking notes here. Howard > Playboy Club, got it. TQ dibs on Cribs,  it's all yours girl.


Woo hoo... I I win the 100+ mill I'm gonna steal your idea but totally give you credit for it.  ;D

Sorry about the accidental bad choice of words. Minute was supposed to be minus and and was supposed to be at. Ah the joys of posting late at night! :D


caught that but let it go because I do that all the time  ;)

I would properly faint!


;D Same here.

With either amount, I would pay set aside half for taxes then pay off my bills and my mom and sisters mortgages.  Then I would set up a college fund for my daughter.  I would give some to my church, they support some really good charities.  I would invest most of the rest with a part of it going for one kick ass vacation.  I would probably keep working just because I would get bored if I didn't.  It would be nice to work just for the heck of it as opposed to having to work.

I would take care of my family and a few others, give a really good thanks to people who have helped when I have needed it, or even when I haven't.  But, I would issue a caveat.  If you haven't picked up the phone in 6 months to say hello, don't do it now! ;D

If I suddenly disappear from the board, you know what has happened!

I think I'd be expected to do something exceptionally obnoxious and eventually I'd get bored and do just that, but with the big Power Ball style 100million plus lottery win I think I'd invest heavily in property (bricks and mortar is always the best investment) and either buy a baseball team or maybe start a dog charity like Tony LaRussa did.

I'd buy an apartment and move in with Robin.
I'd keep my job and try to make even MORE money.
I'd buy fancy jewlery.

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I'd keep my job and try to make even MORE money.

:o    Howard, with that much money, you could buy Pathmark

:o     Howard, with that much money, you could buy Pathmark
Open up Pathmark branches in the UK?

I think i would buy a big warehouse and build a performing arts school for unprivileged kids,i don't know if i could be a teacher but maybe i could run it since profit wasn't the goal :-[

Or maybe i would just buy some breast implants for me and my sisters like i saw a girl from the UK who won the lottery do :o

I think i would buy a big warehouse and build a performing arts school for unprivileged kids,i don't know if i could be a teacher but maybe i could run it since profit wasn't the goal :-[

Or maybe i would just buy some breast implants for me and my sisters like i saw a girl from the UK who won the lottery do :o


There's a bike show here.. and in it, there's a competition, to win.. get this.. "FREE BREAST AUGMENTATION!". Thus begins the downfall of western civilisation.

There's a bike show here.. and in it, there's a competition, to win.. get this.. "FREE BREAST AUGMENTATION!". Thus begins the downfall of western civilisation.


Wow Davey,you'd be the last person i thought would have problems with boob jobs ???

:o     Howard, with that much money, you could buy Pathmark


It's not even worth 1 Million.

Wow Davey,you'd be the last person i thought would have problems with boob jobs ???


I can se some guy getting man boobs now  ;D

Wow Davey,you'd be the last person i thought would have problems with boob jobs ???


I have no issue with boob jobs, but there's a time and a place. Specifically, in my office, around 7PM.

I can se some guy getting man boobs now   ;D


I'd rather see a woman do it. ;D

Using a 4% drawdown rate, that translates into taking your net worth after you the lottery (and pay the taxes) and divide it by 25.  That's how much you have to live on for the next 30 years.

Got $1M in the bank?  You can safely invest it in low-risk (T-bills, TIPS, T-bonds, maybe 25% in an index fund) investments, draw $40K/year out of it and still expect ("have 95% probability") of having something left after 30 years.

So: 
$1M - keep my job, retire earlier than I would otherwise have retired and live comfortably.
$2M - buy a house and a couple of nice cars, retire tomorrow and live comfortably.
$10M - buy another house (preferably a refurbished missile base with its own runway), an extra car or two, and a couple of small planes, retire tomorrow, and live well (dying of a heart attack, liver failure, or small plane crash).
$100M - All of the above, restore a small flying museum of WW1/2/Cold-War-era aircraft, and fund a few $10M X-Prize-style contests and/or invest in a few privatized space travel (add "die in launch fireball", "die of oxygen deprivation in low-earth orbit", "die in a re-entry fireball" to my list of ways to meet an early demise -- moderated by the fact that I'll have to keep my weight down if anyone's gonna be able to send me to a space hotel)
$1B - buy political power.  Not to take over the world (why bother; I'll already own everything I want long before $100M), but to play with it.

If I had to choose an amount, I'd take $50M.  Enough to do anything, not enough to make it easy, and far below the amount of money I'd need to do serious damage.

If I had to choose an amount, I'd take $50M.  Enough to do anything, not enough to make it easy, and far below the amount of money I'd need to do serious damage.



GOOD ANSWER, ME TOO  8)

The Euro Lottery drawn tonight has an estimated rollover of £41,000,000 prize. Is it worth playing out £1.50 in a set of numbers, for who knows I could win.

I bought a mega millions ticket today, it is up to $42 million.  I know it isn't much, but it would help  ::)

The Euro Lottery drawn tonight has an estimated rollover of £41,000,000 prize. Is it worth playing out £1.50 in a set of numbers, for who knows I could win.
It did not win!

We have a lottery ticket for the lottery this last weekend, only on number dropped for us, and of course it did not win.

good news/bad news: 

the good news is I won 8 dollars on a scratcher today. 
the bad news is I spent ten  >:(

good news/bad news:  

the good news is I won 8 dollars on a scratcher today. 
the bad news is I spent ten  >:(
It happens!

It happens!
I now know what I have to do 

I now know what I have to do 
It seems you hav emore luck with Poker, but the winnings are not so high.

I can never win a good amount on those scratch off lotteries.All I win is 1 buck! >:( ::)

I can never win a good amount on those scratch off lotteries.All I win is 1 buck! >:( ::)
You day will come!

You day will come!


I hope so.

good news/bad news:   

the good news is I won 8 dollars on a scratcher today. 
the bad news is I spent ten  >:(


That's not all bad.

Last year i started to play euromillions every week,i would only spend 2€ each time and made 40€ almost every week,then after a month i lost all my luck and started playing 4 then 8 then 10 and never winning anything,all in all i think spent around 200€ until i gave up and realised...i'm never going to be rich like that so may as well spend it on other stuff.

It seems you hav emore luck with Poker, but the winnings are not so high.
good observation Philip. I have done better winning money off of my friends  ;D  I need to invite them over again soon.


That's not all bad.

Last year i started to play euromillions every week,i would only spend 2€ each time and made 40€ almost every week,then after a month i lost all my luck and started playing 4 then 8 then 10 and never winning anything,all in all i think spent around 200€ until i gave up and realised...i'm never going to be rich like that so may as well spend it on other stuff.
you're right, it's not that bad.  the loss could have been much greater if I allow my addictive personality to go hog wild and keep buying those tix thinking I'm gonna win.

If I won the lottery I'd pay off my debts and just simply enjoy the money for the rest of my life.  :)

If I won, I'd probably just buy more lottery tickets

If I won, I'd probably just buy more lottery tickets

So true,my husband did win a million on a scratch off ticket, you get 34,000 a year after taxes, so my husband took and sold 10 years of annuities,we bought a house, a vehicle,gave our son some money for college,let "friends" borrow money (which no one has payed back) went to the casino & out to eat way to much,basically blew the money and now we have to wait 10 years to get the rest,unless we want to take a very significant loss.. So now my husband keeps buying more tickets thinking he is going to win again.

So true,my husband did win a million on a scratch off ticket, you get 34,000 a year after taxes, so my husband took and sold 10 years of annuities,we bought a house, a vehicle,gave our son some money for college,let "friends" borrow money (which no one has payed back) went to the casino & out to eat way to much,basically blew the money and now we have to wait 10 years to get the rest,unless we want to take a very significant loss.. So now my husband keeps buying more tickets thinking he is going to win again.



What ! ?  :o

We actually have somebody here associated with a cool $ MILLION lottery win !    ???  :o    .... well, 'knock me down with a feather !'

If I won .... I'd make sure a good portion of my winnings went into properties .... maybe in two or 3 different countries, and another fair bit of it getting compound interest that could keep me set for life. Maybe I'd use 15 % or so .... no more than 25 % to splurge on other luxury things.

I think a lot of people have an 'easy come, easy go mentality'. They just can't get a picture of themselves RICH ..... and STAYING rich .... so it happens again and again ... stories of people squandering it.

At least you should be relatively comfortable again, in another 10 years ?

Don't think I'm likely to win ...... since I virtually never play it ? Guess that doesn't help much ?  ???  :P

Generally, I think that gambling is for mugs !  :-X

So true,my husband did win a million on a scratch off ticket, you get 34,000 a year after taxes, so my husband took and sold 10 years of annuities,we bought a house, a vehicle,gave our son some money for college,let "friends" borrow money (which no one has payed back) went to the casino & out to eat way to much,basically blew the money and now we have to wait 10 years to get the rest,unless we want to take a very significant loss.. So now my husband keeps buying more tickets thinking he is going to win again.
wow!! that's awesome & I can only imagine the thrill of scratching the ticket and seeing $1,000,000.00.  did he not have a choice of 1 lump sum payment?  sounds like you guys had fun spending and will have more fun when the next check arrives. enjoy 

wow!! that's awesome & I can only imagine the thrill of scratching the ticket and seeing $1,000,000.00.  did he not have a choice of 1 lump sum payment?  sounds like you guys had fun spending and will have more fun when the next check arrives. enjoy   

Thank You,If he had won the Lotto ,he would of had that choice,with scratch-offs it is annual payments. unless a annuities company buys them from you, but you take a loss.

If I won, I'd probably just buy more lottery tickets


What about cashing it in? ???

If I won, I'd probably just buy more lottery tickets
Just spend it!

So true,my husband did win a million on a scratch off ticket, you get 34,000 a year after taxes, so my husband took and sold 10 years of annuities,we bought a house, a vehicle,gave our son some money for college,let "friends" borrow money (which no one has payed back) went to the casino & out to eat way to much,basically blew the money and now we have to wait 10 years to get the rest,unless we want to take a very significant loss.. So now my husband keeps buying more tickets thinking he is going to win again.


that's pretty cool... I had a scratcher that hit 10,000 my heart started pounding I got all excited.

Then I realized I hadn't scratched off the whole card so I didn't really win  :( 

That was the best 30 seconds of my life tho  ;D

If i won big, I'd buy Dom a Llama of his own

If i won big, I'd buy Dom a Llama of his own
...and a cage?

If i won big, I'd buy Dom a Llama of his own


Hey ! Don't forget me !  >:(    I want a 'blow up doll' if you win ! With ALL the extras !


..... AND ... I don't want it to be 'second hand' / 'one that fell off the back of a truck' !  >:(


























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:P  ;D

Hey ! Don't forget me !  >:(     I want a 'blow up doll' if you win ! With ALL the extras !


..... AND ... I don't want it to be 'second hand' / 'one that fell off the back of a truck' !  >:(


























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:P   ;D
perhaps I could treat you to a fun filled weekend at the playboy mansion, swimming in the grotto with the bunnies, some of them are plastic like a doll.

perhaps I could treat you to a fun filled weekend at the playboy mansion, swimming in the grotto with the bunnies, some of them are plastic like a doll.


More than one plastic doll ? Have I died and gone to heaven ?  ???  8)


Got myself some crying, talking, sleeping, walking,plastic dolls
Got to do my best to please them, just 'cause they are plastic dolls
Got a roving eye and that is why they satisfy my soul
Got the one and only walking talking, plastic dolls

Take a look at their hair, it's UNreal
And if you don't believe what I say, just feel
I'm gonna lock them up in a trunk
So no badfinger hunk can steal them away from me



Got myself some crying, talking, sleeping, walking,plastic dolls
Got to do my best to please them, just 'cause they are plastic dolls
Got a roving eye and that is why they satisfy my soul
Got the one and only walking talking, plastic dolls

:P  ;D

More than one plastic doll ? Have I died and gone to heaven ?  ???   8)


:P  ;D
what a great song, and I've never heard it before. did you write it?  as for protecting your dolls, no worries, I don't steal them, rather I just don't share the ones I get.  8)

what a great song, and I've never heard it before. did you write it?  as for protecting your dolls, no worries, I don't steal them, rather I just don't share the ones I get.  8)


Are you kidding me ? You've never heard Cliff Richard's 'Living Doll'  (Huh ! Shock, horror).  ???

I parodied the lyrics .... but only very slightly.  :-http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/images/cd/large/Valley_of_the_dolls_Philips_3145368762.jpg


::)

Are you kidding me ? You've never heard Cliff Richard's 'Living Doll'  (Huh ! Shock, horror).  ???

I parodied the lyrics .... but only very slightly.  :-http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/images/cd/large/Valley_of_the_dolls_Philips_3145368762.jpg


::)
maybe I have heard it, I'll try to find it on Youtube later and YES, I am very GREEDY  ;D

what a great song, and I've never heard it before. did you write it?  as for protecting your dolls, no worries, I don't steal them, rather I just don't share the ones I get.  8)
From the Peter Pan of Pop, sung by Cliff Richard.

Got myself some crying, talking, sleeping, walking,plastic dolls
Got to do my best to please them, just 'cause they are plastic dolls
Got a roving eye and that is why they satisfy my soul
Got the one and only walking talking, plastic dolls

Take a look at their hair, it's UNreal
And if you don't believe what I say, just feel
I'm gonna lock them up in a trunk
So no badfinger hunk can steal them away from me



Got myself some crying, talking, sleeping, walking,plastic dolls
Got to do my best to please them, just 'cause they are plastic dolls
Got a roving eye and that is why they satisfy my soul
Got the one and only walking talking, plastic dolls
Written by Lionel Bart, best known for Oliver!

Anyone win the lottery yet?

I wish

I play a California lottery game called Fantasy 5, where you pick 5 numbers and it's played every day. it starts out at 50grand, and grows each day if nobody wins. Usually there are 1 or 2 winners splitting the pot. I checked my numbers online tonight and while I did not win, there were 14 1st prize winners that divided  117grand.  14 winners!  :o  that's a record here. 

I saw the lottery draw on television yesterday, and three of the six numbers to drop were my regular numbers, if I had played I would have won £10.