*********************** MY CHOICE WAS NOT THERE ***********************
IF I WON:
I would give 30% to my Church
I would also buy Turkeys for the Homeless shelters to help feed the needy
Pay off my bills and use it for good. Life is short and when you die you can't take it with you. Only what's done for Christ will last and have an Eternal Value
I could go back to Bible College and pay for my Grand Children to go to College
The Powerball Jackpot Tops $300 Million: What Would You Buy if You Hit it Big?
SodaHead Living
2012/11/24 17:07:36
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For the third time this year, the Powerball jackpot is over $300 million and could completely change the destiny of the lucky winner by a tremendous margin. One fortunate man, Donald Lawson of Lapeer, Michigan, can tell you all about it. He claimed $224.6 million on August 31 — Powerball's biggest cash prize ever.
Thus far, the latest Powerball jackpot hasn't been hit and it's become the fourth largest in the game’s history. Some fortuitous player might be six numbers away from a prize that’s currently worth $325 million, or roughly $212 million in a single cash payout. Powerball’s direct competitor, Mega Millions, is putting up a pot that's much smaller, with an estimated take of $49 million. That’s a $37 million one-time award option. Although if a person won that much money, it's doubtful they'd be complaining.
Powerball charges $2 a ticket, while Mega Millions sells for $1 per ticket. The longer time passes without anyone hitting the bonanza, the more valuable the pool gets. There’s never been a billion dollar lottery take but a time could come when that's the case. For now, expect people to frantically rush to their local store to purchase tickets, as they hope like millions of other Americans that they might get lucky and be able to buy the high priced items of their dreams. We have to ask: What would you buy if you hit it big?
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Top Opinion
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evangelism_vision 2012/11/24 17:58:50
Then I would put some into furthering my fiance and I's education, in our fields of interest, put some in to some investments, buy a home for my mother, and my best friend and her beautiful family. I would buy new furniture and clothing, buy a car, and a medium size Victorian house, and travel a little, adopt many wee-ones and invest in their futures, and get a husky.
P.S. -and eventually pay a nurse so my fiance and I can die in our home instead of in some elderly person stable.
I would pick a small city and open up a couple dozen small businesses to create 500 jobs...
Live how I am now. Never have to work again by living off of the interest on millions of dollars.
First: Buy land to save as many animals I could.
Second: Hand-to-Hand giving to the needy.
Third: Move near the beach in a small, cozy place. Tropical Island?
Anyway, what would I do with that money? I'd get myself out of debt. I'd have a simple house built, but make sure it had a very nice library, since I already have a lot of books. I'd pay off my family's debts. I'd use some to set up a business (I won't say what, though.) Since, it takes a while before it starts making a profit, I'd wait until then, and then I would donate what I find I don't need, which would be most of that amount. Seriously, who really needs $300 million, or even half of that? Not me.
While a mansion would be very nice, I'd rather have a simple beach home. A mansion would be too much upkeep. I get sea sick, so a yacht is out the question. I'd rather have a helicopter rather than a jet. easier to land in a small space, better on gas (and better for the environment) and easier to store away.
What I would love to do is open a new Veterans home (have it run by veterans, specifically for veterans). A place where a homeless Veteran can go for a hot meal and a warm shower. I'd also start up my dream cafe on the beach, with outdoor seating for guests with dogs. (I'd have a doggie menu too for the hungry pup that wants a snack) and finally, I'd buy CDs at the bank and gift the rewards to my son when he's older.
House for my grandma and grandpa
One more house for someone (all next to the beach)
Reconnect with my dad in Russia ,help him out if he needs it
Help my familly in Kyrgyztan ,and bring them here
Go full time to school
Make a few inventions of myne come true
I would buy the surrounding properties and make my nearest neighbors find somewhere else to live.
A Ferrari.
I'd pre order every Apple product available.
I'd get every designer piece of clothing/shoes/handbags out there.
I'd get fine jewelry.
I'd become a YouTube sensation.
And my life would be complete. c:
Having read some of the answers here I think 90% were blowing smoke, with all the promises to give away large amounts to people they don't even know, the 1st thing is your relatives ALL of them. No charities for me, most of them the money sticks to the CEO's pockets, Churches are much the same. If I don't know a person no sense for them to hit me up.
I wouldn't care if I had all the money in the world, I prefer to keep it simple. I may splurge on a brand new computer setup, but I would only hold onto enough of the money to keep myself secure. The rest I would try putting to good use.
However, if for whatever reason I had to get a mansion, because apparently Sodahead thinks the only practical thing to do with $300mil is to go big or go home, I was thinking more practical conversion of the mansion, something the public could utilize.
Oh and last night it rolled over again and is NOW at $425+ million. ($285 million net.)