Who else is doing Powerball?

[Adam]

I'm pretty boring. I would:

1. Pay off my house ($500K)

2. Pay off all other debts ($50K)

3. Buy a couple race horses

4. Quit my job in 90 days and coach youth/HS baseball and football

5. Take care of the immediate family ($5 Million)

6. Put a bunch of kids through college ($50 million)

7. Get a Burke Williams Membership

8. Country Club membership

[CaliAngel]

I would visit countries around the world for the rest of my life, giving food, shelter, and education to the needy.

[Tank]

House and cars for me and the immediate family.

College for junior.

Donations to previous schools I attended and worked at.

Donation to my church.

A helicopter.

Not sure when, but I'd retire from my job.

Season seats for the Kings and Angels.

Find some worthy causes to support enthusiastically.

[Tank]

And a new trampoline for Adams kids.

[Ochocinco!]

Houses for my entire family, maybe a couple friends

Season tickets for life for the Angels

Season tickets for like for the Lakers

Personal chopper

Pay Jennifer lawrence to have sex with me

Finally go to the Old Trafford and watch Man U

Buy as much vintage baseball memorabilia as possible.

And would still have 500 mill to work with if not more after taxes

[gotbeer]

I'm pretty boring. I would:

1. Pay off my house ($500K)

2. Pay off all other debts ($50K)

3. Buy a couple race horses

4. Quit my job in 90 days and coach youth/HS baseball and football

5. Take care of the immediate family ($5 Million)

6. Put a bunch of kids through college ($50 million)

7. Get a Burke Williams Membership

8. Country Club membership

 

Come on Adam.  Wouldn't you be tempted to put $100g's on a 50-1 longshot.  Just so that you can say, I affected a 50-1 longshot so much, that he became the 1-9 favorite?

[Mark68]

I honestly don't know what I'd do with the money once I pay off my debts.

 

I'd like to find out, though.

 

You know those people who've won the lottery and say "I'm still going to work every day"?

 

I'm not one of them.

 

Had 54 tix between ourselves and my wife's work for Saturday's drawing. Got more than one number on a ticket exactly zero times.

[Brandon]

The big one we did yielded $69 dollars haha. Throw in a $1 and roll it over to Wednesday.

[Brandon]

Buddy of mine hit all numbers but two while having the ones missed half right...digit off (16 instead of 10, 37 instead of 57).

Closest I've ever seen. Got him $155, but damn that's close.

[m0nkey]

I don't think I'd even buy anything excessive but I'd still worry about going broke

[mrwicked]

if you want to do the lottery, play the games without these comical winnings.

better have a shot at $1m than zero shot at a billion.

[gotbeer]

I don't think I'd even buy anything excessive but I'd still worry about going broke

 

Monkey.  You are Asian.  If you won $1.5 billion.  Your parents will expect it to be $3 billion in 3 years.

[wopphil]

I'd actually try not to get obssessed with buying shit. I'd buy a nice, but not extravagent home. Maybe something 6,000 square feet on an acre or two in North Tustin. I have a weakness for cars though, so I'd probably buy a bunch of those. I'd take really nice vacations.

Honestly, I'd be worried about what the fu*k I would do with myself. I get so much personal validation out of my job/career and providing for my family. If that went away, I think there would be a big psychological impact.

[arch stanton]

If I won I'd go so far off the grid I'd have to build my own.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

I drove past the Primm CA store Saturday and again tonight. The line was a few hundred people deep. Crazy.

Exactly why I went on to Baker.

One person on Facebook joked that anyone who wanted a lottery sales spot in Las Vegas only had to wait, because eventually that would be the end of the line.

[Slegnaac]

I don't need 800 million, but someone is going to win and I wouldn't be heart broken if it was me.

[Tank]

If I won I'd go so far off the grid I'd have to build my own.

I'd go so far underground that not even Sean Penn could find me.

[notherhalo]

My lucky numbers are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6

If I win, I'll be the coolest lottery winner of all time

[gotbeer]

Here's Mark Cuban's advice for whoever wins the $1.4 billion Powerball lottery

Cuban says get it in installments.

In case you win the Powerball lottery, Wells Fargo has some advice

Oddly, Wells says take it at once.

 

What's the tax bill on a $1.4B Powerball win?

So $1.4 billion is really only $868 million.  Then the Feds take 25%, but your rate is really 39.6%.  So they immediately take $217 million.  But the total simple tax bill is $343.728 million.  So you will have between $651 million to $524 million.  If you live in a sucky state like New York.  They get other taxes for state, local, city to the tune of about another 15%.  So another $130 million.  So you are left with $521 million to $394 million. 

[LBHalos17]

I think I just might buy the Playboy Mansion, and serve as Hugh's apprentice until time to take over the kingdom.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

The big one we did yielded $69 dollars haha. Throw in a $1 and roll it over to Wednesday.

 

My 25 tickets for Saturday yielded, quoting the man who sold me the tickets for tomorrow, "Nada".

[mrwicked]

playboy mansion is worth probably $35m.

$200m is a joke.

 

if you're spending that much just buyout out playboy corporate entirely.

last i hear it was worth about $207m.

and that was a few years ago, before the downward spiral they are in now.

Edited January 12, 2016 by mrwicked

[Vegas Halo Fan]

Here's Mark Cuban's advice for whoever wins the $1.4 billion Powerball lottery

Cuban says get it in installments.

In case you win the Powerball lottery, Wells Fargo has some advice

Oddly, Wells says take it at once.

 

I'm 61 years old. Taking installments makes no sense in my situation. I might not even live to see all of the payments.

[Blarg]

I would not trust the PowerBall Ponzi scheme to be around for the 26 payments. I'd take the cash up front because, really, how much better can you eat?

 

Like Weaver said, "If $85 (million) is not enough to take care of my family and other generations of families then I'm pretty stupid, but how much money do you really need in life?"

 

This is over $500 million after taxes. You have to be the worlds biggest **** up to blow that.

[Amazing Larry]

My lucky numbers are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6

Hey, that's the same combination I have on my luggage.