OT: $675 Million Powerball Jackpot -- What's your plan for the money?
I'm not gonna win it. You're not gonna win it. No one you know is gonna win it because the odds of winning it are impossible. But that doesn't distract from the fact that the largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history is up for grabs in Saturday's Powerball drawing. It currently stands at $675 million, and could rise to as much as $900 million before gametime.
http://money.cnn.com/2016/01/06/news/powerball-jackpot-500-million/
I told my boss if I win, I won't even come back to clean up my office. They can have it all. In fact, with the exception of my immediate family, I think there's a decent chance I would disappear entirely, only coming back on occasions of my choosing -- but even then, my new name would be Chad, and I think I'd wear a beret. I'd probably adopt a fake accent, too, because F everyone.
Aside from travel, which would be my first big maneuver with the money, I seriously think I would spend the majority of my time on philanthropy, figuring out how best the money could be used to help people -- particularly kids. That, and I want a pet monkey. Preferably a lemur.
You?
January 7th, 2016 at 8:34 AM ^
Organize a 7 day bender with various members of this site. I can tell you now the mad hatter would be an essential guest.
January 7th, 2016 at 8:55 AM ^
to talk about spending money you don't have.
I heard that in the movie "Black Sea". They stole a bunch of gold and tried to get away in an old Russian sub in the Black Sea. It didn't end well for Jude Law.
January 7th, 2016 at 9:09 AM ^
I'll bring Porterhouses and Milk!!
January 7th, 2016 at 9:27 AM ^
The key to a successful large 7 day bender is having a core group + a rotating group of people. Some can only handle 2-3 days of heavy drinking, so make sure to have 3 sets of people coming in. If you plan it well, everday a new set of people will show up ready to party -- meaning the core group will never be able to ease off the gas.
January 7th, 2016 at 9:51 AM ^
Knows how to party. Some solid knowledge right there.
January 7th, 2016 at 9:27 AM ^
Never fly commercial again
January 7th, 2016 at 9:36 AM ^
I agree, I wouldn't want to fly either if I had this ride.
January 7th, 2016 at 10:01 AM ^
a beautiful thing! I might go with the Citation X+ though.
January 7th, 2016 at 12:11 PM ^
The ol' reply to the first reply trick is at it again.
January 7th, 2016 at 8:35 AM ^
January 7th, 2016 at 9:54 AM ^
been over a billion before. Close one other time,
January 7th, 2016 at 12:14 PM ^
January 7th, 2016 at 8:35 AM ^
Semiretire and work my current job, just part time. And read. Buy all the books and read.
January 7th, 2016 at 8:51 AM ^
January 7th, 2016 at 9:02 AM ^
So your goal is to work less and read books?
I truly hope that a half billion is not wasted on you, sir.
I would buy yachts to use for target practice for my fully armed Russian submarine. I would pay entire cities to change their name to my name. I would bribe public officials to allow me to dam rivers and charge the downstream residents for their water. I'd create a cheaper alternative to Edible Arrangements just so that I put them out of business. Then I'd close it. Because Edible Arrangements is not a viable business model and I've NEVER understood how they stay viable. I'd pay people to follow Prius drivers around in big diesel trucks just revving their engines all day. I'd put a bounty on a random species of animal just so that they are hunted to extinction. I'd air commercials that are simply dating profiles of myself playing tennis in my underwear. I'd buy Macchu Pichu and bulldoze it to put in a Sandals resort.
I'd basically become a reclusive villian. I wouldn't kill people, but I would use the full force of my wealth to troll the shit out of as many people as I could.
And you'd read more books...
January 7th, 2016 at 9:12 AM ^
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January 7th, 2016 at 9:15 AM ^
January 7th, 2016 at 9:16 AM ^
Is that you, Uncle Sheldon?
January 7th, 2016 at 9:32 AM ^
I already looked at the prices of russian submarines. First of all, if you take the lump sum, you are likely looking at somewhere between $200-300 million post taxes. The cost of a functional military grade sub (plus the cost of a crew to run the sub) is going to eat up the majority of the money, and when you start adding yachts in there (~$1mil a piece + operating costs) and missles ($100k a pop) you are going to burn through it pretty quick. Purchasing Macchu Pichu is probably also out.
As for the other ideas, I can get behind these.
Also, I know a Prius driver who only uses it so he can give the illusion of being environmentally aware, not because he actually cares (he is a politician)
January 7th, 2016 at 9:34 AM ^
January 7th, 2016 at 10:00 AM ^
So they can appear environmentally conscious without doing anything significant?
January 7th, 2016 at 10:22 AM ^
Also so you can sneak up on people and plow into them without them ever hearing you coming.
January 7th, 2016 at 10:00 AM ^
You sir have won the day. Someone near my desk had to ask what was so damn funny. That has never happened.
January 7th, 2016 at 12:18 PM ^
all of this in Mojo Jojo's voice (villain monkey on Powerpuff Girls). Good work
January 9th, 2016 at 12:09 AM ^
January 7th, 2016 at 8:36 AM ^
Bring you all to the Club Level for the biggest game of the year. Have a huge MGoParty with MGoNameTags featuring your handle and your MGoRealName.
Smuggle in a lot of beer, wine, liquor. Arrange for an octagon in that concession area to watch some of you duke it out.
January 7th, 2016 at 8:49 AM ^
I've been lifting. I call dibs on Party Room. If we decide to go Royal Rumble, I'll take on "Ghost of ...", but only if Magnus agrees to be my teammate.
January 7th, 2016 at 8:37 AM ^
by lightning once so I already have better odds than most. If I do win, I'll buy a suite at the Big House and all my MGO friends will have a standing invite to join me.
January 7th, 2016 at 10:05 AM ^
5...4...3...2...1
January 7th, 2016 at 8:37 AM ^
January 7th, 2016 at 8:43 AM ^
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January 7th, 2016 at 9:05 AM ^
Does it have tufted ears?!??!
January 7th, 2016 at 8:38 AM ^
Retire, buy an island and travel.
January 7th, 2016 at 8:50 AM ^
http://www.vladiprivateislands.de
This is my other distraction for when MGoBlog is having a slow day.
January 7th, 2016 at 1:00 PM ^
So, THIS works!
January 7th, 2016 at 8:38 AM ^
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January 7th, 2016 at 8:39 AM ^
It's like there's this -- and then helping the poor. But mostly this.
January 7th, 2016 at 8:41 AM ^
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January 7th, 2016 at 8:44 AM ^
The concept is great. However, it seems likely that OSU would then be in line for UNC-level punishment.
By which I mean (a) an ongoing investigation, (b) running clock for years despite obvious and compelling evidence, and then (c) doing little or nothing to punish OSU.
January 7th, 2016 at 8:49 AM ^
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January 7th, 2016 at 8:57 AM ^
If you follow that tack, you might better spend the money on bribing a position coach to supervise stretching sessions or to simply observe a few summertime 7 v 7s. Or slip cream cheese on a player's bagel.
You know, serious NCAA violations. The kind that gets the media truly charged up.
January 7th, 2016 at 9:40 AM ^
You could plant your own coach on the OSU staff and then have him throw The Game at a key moment by doing something stupid.
Or just buy a plane, seed the clouds over Columbus to create extreme wind and rain, and let them do it to themselves.
January 7th, 2016 at 9:14 AM ^
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January 7th, 2016 at 10:04 AM ^
The NCAA would just give Cleveland State the death penalty.
RIP Jerry Tarkanian.
January 7th, 2016 at 8:38 AM ^
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Jim Harbaugh
J. Ira and Nicki Harris FamilyHead Football Coach
January 7th, 2016 at 8:42 AM ^
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