You JUST won the Half Billion Mega Millions -> What would you do in the first 24 hours?

by ryanmckinney

Posted: 12 years ago 54 replies

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I rarely play the lottery. I think the last time I played was the last time it got to a "record" high a year or two ago?

540 million is the mega million. So, I put $10 on it. Of course, I literally have a better chance at getting struck by lighting hundreds of times before I win, but still, its fun to play "if I won.."

If you won it, how do you envision the next 24 hours of your life?

Myself:

Call in to work sick. If my boss asked me with what, I would say 540 MILLION DOLLARS and a fake cough. (of course the cash option is less, and that is taxed, but you are still looking at 200 million with crude math in my head right now).
Call my ex wife, laugh hysterically, tell her to Google me + lottery.
Call my dad , sister , grandparents , tell them all to quit their jobs ASAP if they so please
Take a poop in my annoying neighbors yard
Update my status on Facebook, and offer the first 10 comments $10,000 as long as they comment their: paypal e-mail and tell a joke that actually makes me laugh out loud

Those are things I would definitely do in the first 24 hours.

Interested to hear other, more responsible people's responses. Not talking long term investments, I am just talking about things you can get done in a 24 hour period after you found out!

Ryan

MoneyMagnetMagnate

12 years ago

Originally Posted by ryanmckinney

540 million is the mega million. So, I put $10 on it. Of course, I literally have a better chance at getting struck by lighting hundreds of times before I win, but still, its fun to play "if I won.."

Interested to hear other, more responsible people's responses. Not talking long term investments, I am just talking about things you can get done in a 24 hour period after you found out!

Ryan

You literally have a better chance at getting struck by lighting hundreds of times, WHILE being attacked by a gang of polar bears in Central Park - but let's not lighten the odds

Maybe I'll set the wheels in motion to start my own Super Pac - :rolleyes:
Stephen Colbert says: "For a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow" - But why put off til tomorrow, what you can put off today? :p

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ryanmckinney

12 years ago

Originally Posted by MoneyMagnetMagnate

You literally have a better chance at getting struck by lighting hundreds of times, WHILE being attacked by a gang of polar bears in Central Park - but let's not lighten the odds

Maybe I'll set the wheels in motion to start my own Super Pac - :rolleyes:
Stephen Colbert says: "For a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow" - But why put off til tomorrow, what you can put off today? :p

Ha, I love watching Stephen. I remember him on the Daily Show.

But.. you can't win if you don't play .. SOMEONE has to win it.

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thunderbird 12 years ago

I would send my ID, personal details, FAX number, and bank account details to Nigeria ASAP after paying the $10,000 processing fee so I could get the inheritance from my long lost uncle that I didn't even know existed.
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CharismaticMannequin 12 years ago

Start up my own lottery for 2 million. Advertise it using a few more million, and make LOTS.

Easssy cash!
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MoneyMagnetMagnate 12 years ago

On second thought: Maybe I'll just give it all to my favorite charity...'Dogs Need Skateboards'

Won't you please help this worthy cause?

'Dogs Need Skateboards' - "because a halfpipe, is a terrible thing to waste"
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Kay King 12 years ago

With my luck? I'd die of a heart attack when they handed me the check and my sons would be rich

What I would not do is be an ass....to anyone. It's one thing to be arrogant when you have earned huge amounts of money - quite another when the wealth is created by a stroke of luck.

First thing - put expert legal and financial advisers on retainer.

I'd share equally with my sons - give some away - and do what I damn well please after that.

I hope on this drawing there are multiple winners - that's too much money for one person.

I only work part-time now - but I would call in "rich". And I'd give a healthy check to everyone I work with to share the windfall.
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- kenmichaels 12 years ago
  
  I think i would simply fall to my knees , look upwards...
  
  and say "thank you"
  
  Don't know what i would do beyond that.
  
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- Michael D Forbes 12 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Kay King
  
  What I would not do is be an ass....to anyone.
  
  First thing - put expert legal and financial advisers on retainer.
  
  My respect for you just went up yet another notch. Smart.
  
  I will never put a dime toward a lottery so I guess I don't get to play. So...
  
  The 24 hours after I don't win, I'll probably carry on as usual.
  
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- HeySal 12 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Kay King
  
  What I would not do is be an ass....to anyone.
  
  Oh I would. I am already so I wouldn't want people to think that the money changed me so very much.
  
  Actually. I know I'd hire accountants and an advisor. I also know I'd invest in the ID silver processor. I'd stake a few claims of my own, too, then open them up as fee digs.
  
  And I'd buy Ricky a major huge vanilla ice cream cone, and me a cheesecake and we'd sit and eat it while figuring out a tour route for a trip to all of the places I'd go right now if I could.
  
  Then I'd just think about it while I took a month long trip and decide where to go from there. I know I'd use some of it to help restore the ecosystems somewhere. But I really would want the month to just chill and think about it before really digging into more than I'd need to take the trip and do some gem hunting.
  
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ryanmckinney 12 years ago

The only co-worker I would give some money to would be my old boss, woman had a heart of gold!

I'd probably donate a large sum to the Wounded Warriors foundation as well.

I am sure I would need a new pair of underwear!
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- kenmichaels 12 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by ryanmckinney
  
  I am sure I would need a new pair of underwear!
  
  ha ha ... me too
  
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100k 12 years ago

In b4 Pewep!
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ryanmckinney 12 years ago

Just saw it was uped to 640 mil. So .. 250 ish after taxes (cash option of 462).

Jebus!
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- TG12 12 years ago
  
  I'd be afraid to go outside or do anything! I wouldn't get drunk as I normally would. I would sit there and figure out what to do next haha
  
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  MoneyMagnetMagnate 12 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by TG12
  
  I'd be afraid to go outside or do anything! I wouldn't get drunk as I normally would. I would sit there and figure out what to do next haha
  
  Well, of course not - you can afford much better scotch now!
  
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Charlotte Jay 12 years ago

1. Actually try and convince my husband that we got all six numbers ( he is the biggest skeptic ever!!)
2. Retain, attorneys, financial planners etc Change phone numbers/email addresses as well. Maybe form a trust so my identity is safe, I hate to say it there are a bunch of thieving grubbers out there.
3. Go crazy for a few days (OMG, did I just win?!?!?!)
4. Vacation/renovations on my house/buy investment property/overseas property/shop til I drop spree/college funds
5. Distribute to my favourite charities and family. Maybe friends too if they are nice to me lol

In all honesty, I'm probably just going to wing it and do what my CPA/attorney recommends
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David Maschke 12 years ago

Just found out my wife is still cancer free.

Some stuff you just can't buy.

Special thanks HeySal for helping us!
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- ryanmckinney 12 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by David Maschke
  
  Just found out my wife is still cancer free.
  
  Some stuff you just can't buy.
  
  Special thanks HeySal for helping us!
  
  That's awesome.
  
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rmolina88 12 years ago

Buy my company, fire everyone and sell it.
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Fernando Veloso 12 years ago

Fishing.

I really need some fishing. Beer, smoke and fishing.
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Dennis Gaskill

12 years ago

Since I'm going to win the thing, this is something I've already thought about. The first thing I'd do is consult with an attorney and a financial advisor. Then I'd rent a place temporarily so mooching strangers and and pretend friends couldn't find me. Then I'd come forward and claim the prize. After that it gets interesting.

There are about 40 people I'd give a million dollars to. About 20 more I'd give 100k to. And probably about 50 I'd give between 10k and 50k to ... some people right here on the forum. Of course some would go to different charities as well.

I'd give all of my websites away except the domain of my name. I'd give away the house I live in after I built a new house (it wouldn't be as lavish as you might think). Of course I'd buy a few new toys.

Then the fun would start. I'd love to walk around town just handing out $100 bills to people to see the look on their faces. Or tip a really good waitress $500 and make her whole week. Stuff like that would be one of the best things about it.

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ryanmckinney

12 years ago

Originally Posted by Dennis Gaskill

There are about 40 people I'd give a million dollars to. About 20 more I'd give 100k to. And probably about 50 I'd give between 10k and 50k to ... some people right here on the forum. Of course some would go to different charities as well.

I'd give all of my websites away except the domain of my name. I'd give away the house I live in after I built a new house (it wouldn't be as lavish as you might think). Of course I'd buy a few new toys.

Then the fun would start. I'd love to walk around own just handing out $100 bills to people to see the look on their faces. Or tip a really good waitress $500 and make her whole week. Stuff like that would be one of the best things about it.

Add me to the list, boom!

Ryan

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hardraysnight 12 years ago

i would spend the first 24 hours finding how to minimise taxes

in advanced countries, lottery winnings are non taxable
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CenCalMarketing 12 years ago

Well I didnt win

back to studying the WF. Hope the people that won help alot of people..
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Dennis Gaskill 12 years ago

I won! I won! I won!

...exactly $2. I got the mega ball correct.
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- Charlotte Jay 12 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Dennis Gaskill
  
  I won! I won! I won!
  
  ...exactly $2. I got the mega ball correct.
  
  Winner, winner chicken dinner!
  
  I got 2 out of the six numbers, but won nothing. Alas!
  
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MoneyMagnetMagnate 12 years ago

Dennis is Buying!! The Dom Perignon is on the Winner!

If no one wins the jackpot, the money will be added to the jackpot for the next drawing. The pot could climb to an estimated $975 million.???

Update: Maryland lottery officials announced early Saturday that their state sold what could become the world's largest lottery payout of all-time, but it wasn't immediately clear if that ticket holder would get sole possession of the $640 million jackpot or have to split it with other winners.
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MoneyMagnetMagnate 12 years ago

How do you think this guy feels? As Maxwell Smart used to say..."Missed it, by that much" :rolleyes:
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- ryanmckinney 12 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by MoneyMagnetMagnate
  
  How do you think this guy feels? As Maxwell Smart used to say..."Missed it, by that much" :rolleyes:
  
  Hahahahha I am glad I was nada near that close!
  
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maclennan 12 years ago

probably die with the shock of it all!!!
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Dennis Gaskill 12 years ago

That could make a grown man cry, 3m, but my wife and I had an even "closer to the motherlode" ticket once. We got the first four numbers right. I was getting excited! But then we missed the 5th number by one, and missed the last number by two. So very close. For as close as we were to a huge payday, we only won $25.
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John Durham 12 years ago

I would take a million dollars and hire the best law firm with 20 lawyers and pay them to win my custody case, then I'd tell them , you get another TWO MILLION when you win.
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Dennis Gaskill 12 years ago

That would probably do the trick, John. Still in limbo, I take it? Hang in there, my friend.
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John Durham 12 years ago

Trying Dennis. Trying. Its really sad that thats what it takes to do the trick. Anyway, you know where Im at, No need to explain. Thanks my friend.
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pressurewashing 12 years ago

I would do whatever I wanted
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- Ronnie44 12 years ago
  
  Buy some new pants cause these have got holes in!!
  
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humili 12 years ago

I will continue to flourish in my Im business
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Steve Foulds 12 years ago

Id do nothing.... different. Well try not to, haha.

Then i'd put 95% in a term deposit for a short period 30-90 days so i cant access it & make rash decisions - id use the 5% leftover to get some expert advice & try live normally until the term deposit matured... then i'd prob put 10% in cash account, 10% in a play account, buy a modest house, a modest car - 50% leftover investment properties & the other 50% leftover in dividend producing shares & live off that for the rest of my life - THEN my income from them would be split 10% cash, 10% play, 10% charity, 35% property & 35% more shares - something like that
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MoneyMagnetMagnate 12 years ago

Really though...wouldn't it be funny if we find out it was ALL an APRIL FOOL'S PRANK!
An ENTIRE NATION! PUNKED! :p
Really though...wouldn't it be funny? wouldn't it? wouldn't it be funny? ...

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seotothecore 12 years ago

Buy a million more tickets because it's such a great investment.
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nickdamodda 12 years ago

Hire security of course. Do you have any idea of how many threats, annoying people,etc would be after you?
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chrisv24 12 years ago

Probably buy a lot of alcohol and have a huge party!
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MoneyMagnetMagnate 12 years ago

Mega Millions winner won't share with her McCoworkers

A Maryland McDonald's employee who claims to have one of the winning Mega Millions tickets is now serving quarterpounders with a super-sized side of selfish. According to the New York Post, Mirlande Wilson bought tickets as part of the restaurant's lottery pool, but claims that the winning numbers are on a ticket she purchased separately.

Mega Millions winner won't share with her McCoworkers - msnNOW

Moral of this story?

How would you solve this she said/they said?
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- MissTerraK 12 years ago
  
  That's just the thing 3M, she "claims" to have the winning ticket but hasn't presented it or even shown it to anyone.
  
  As a matter of fact, not one of the 3 big winners has come forward with a winning ticket.
  
  This baffles me...not one person has come forward and claimed their winnings. :confused:
  
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  Daniel Evans 12 years ago
  
  I'd give it all to Charity....
  
  She's my wife...
  
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  Steve Foulds 12 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Daniel Evans
  
  I'd give it all to Charity....
  
  She's my wife...
  
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  sadas 12 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Daniel Evans
  
  I'd give it all to Charity....
  
  She's my wife...
  
  Where's your wife it's empty
  
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TI Networks 12 years ago

I pay all my debts.
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MoneyMagnetMagnate 12 years ago

Duplicate Mega Millions lottery tickets raise questions

Duplicate Mega Millions lottery tickets raise questions | azfamily.com Phoenix

The 60 numbers on one ticket are the exact same as the tickets on the second ticket. Row after row, the numbers are identical on both tickets.

At first, Bleichroth thought the Quick Pick machine accidentally spit out a duplicate ticket. But a closer look at the validation numbers at the bottom of the tickets reveal they are not copies.

“It made us pause and say how can this be?” Bleichroth said.

Bleichroth said the odds of getting 10 identical sets of numbers are higher than winning the lottery itself. Either that or something is wrong, she said, so she contacted 3 On Your Side.
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Victoralexon 12 years ago

Give some to my family, get a new computer (and then patiently wait for Diablo III to be released), get my own apartment (nothing expensive), and, well, that's pretty much it.
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geraldsoh 12 years ago

I will go on a crazy shopping spree!
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MoneyMagnetMagnate 12 years ago

Maryland Mega Millions winner says she ‘misplaced’ winning ticket
Mirlande Wilson continued to swear that she did not make up her story

Maryland Mega Millions winner says she

http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/20...he-ticket?lite

Check your Happy Meal...there might be 'something extra'...
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Alex Guzman 12 years ago

I would first Invest it in gold and silver and the best asset of all Property. The next thing I would do is buy a technology business that is already doing well. I would invest in a few franchises and buy myself a nice home and pay all my bills. I would then continue in Internet Marketing and Invest a few million dollars in Advertisement. That would allow me to Grow My Business in an exponential rate. I would also hire Frank Kern as my mentor and consultant.
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subin 12 years ago

i promised my self if i ever win something big as this i wud give the half to charity as anonymous . Then i will live like a king but before that i will do some safe and smart investments that can be my income . prolly like buying shares in stable companies .
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