You got your Powerball yet?

Jonbo298 · 10-19-2005, 04:48 AM

Now that its over $340 million, anyone got their ticket(s) yet for Wed. night's drawing?

Joeiss · 10-19-2005, 10:06 AM

$340 American? Wow, that is a lot of money. What can one person do with all that? I would be so unimpressed if the winner didn't donate at least 40 million dollars to charities.

Dylflon · 10-19-2005, 12:08 PM

I personally wouldn't want that much money. It would probably just make me unhappy.

Jonbo298 · 10-19-2005, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Joeiss

$340 American? Wow, that is a lot of money. What can one person do with all that? I would be so unimpressed if the winner didn't donate at least 40 million dollars to charities.

Well, before taxes

If you choose all at once its probably closer to $200mil

MuGen · 10-19-2005, 01:37 PM

yeah taxes really hurt that amount right?

I mean... 200 mil is just too damn cheap..

Joeiss · 10-19-2005, 02:35 PM

Okay, well if the person gets 200 million, I would be unimpressed if he/she didn't donate about 30 million of that... Because that is just a ridiculous amount of money, lol.

DimHalo · 10-19-2005, 03:00 PM

What would you do with the money if you won it?

I would:
1. pay off all of my college loans
2. donate money to cancer research
3. buy a new car
4. get gifts for my friends and loved ones
5. get a sweet entertainment system

DeathsHand · 10-19-2005, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Sony

yeah taxes really hurt that amount right?

Yeah, and $340 is what you get if you choose to receive it in... Either monthly or yearly payments over a large number of years...

Most people opt for the lump sum, which lowers the winnings a bit as well...

So you win less than $340, PLUS take away taxes, PLUS there's the possibility that there would be more than 1 winner, in which case they would split the jackpot...

.... But nah... I don't know if they have powerball in VA..... I know DC does, but that's aaallllll the way across the river...

Krypton · 10-19-2005, 03:41 PM

nope, too young, too bad, so sad.

GameMaster · 10-19-2005, 04:13 PM

I would spend it all on myself. I would begin by having a replica of Hearst castle built for me to live in. Then I would buy tons of merchandise and some really expensive vehicles. I would quit school and then live like Typhoid. He's independently wealthy and he's not obligated to ever work.

Swan · 10-19-2005, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by GameMaster

I would spend it all on myself. I would begin by having a replica of Hearst castle built for me to live in. Then I would buy tons of merchandise and some really expensive vehicles. I would quit school and then live like Typhoid. He's independently wealthy and he's not obligated to ever work.

Yeah, Typhoid has it made. He doesn't have to do anything...bastard.

Krypton · 10-19-2005, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by GameMaster

I would spend it all on myself. I would begin by having a replica of Hearst castle built for me to live in. Then I would buy tons of merchandise and some really expensive vehicles. I would quit school and then live like Typhoid. He's independently wealthy and he's not obligated to ever work.

very well thought out, great job.

Swan · 10-19-2005, 04:53 PM

I just thought of a great idea if I won.

A GT convention! Paying for all the member, well active members to come to a convention!

Krypton · 10-19-2005, 05:23 PM

whoa, that'd be AWESOME.

DeathsHand · 10-19-2005, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by deejzguy

A GT convention! Paying for all the member, well active members to come to a convention!

Only active members? I wouldn't really call that a convention... What are there like 20? :>

If I won I'd probably buy our house (owned by my grandparents, will probably be sold when they die), and maybe another one out in the mountains somewhere...

Then instead of blowing it all on overpriced crap like pointlessly souped up cars, $100,000 spa treatments, and speech lessons to learn how to speak like a rich, pretentious bitch, I'd use the comically large financial cushion to ensure that I never have to actually work a day in my life, and other than that, live like a normal person...

Yup...

I'd say that I'd donate money to charity, but I probably wouldn't....