Powerball hits $450 Million

[trdsf]

You can pickup a Planwave PW1000 1 meter observatory system for $650K.

DO WANT.

Oh yeah, and a Virtual Pinball Machine.

[kilodelta]

It's currently up to $800M ($496M cash option).  I shall play my personal limit and not win, but I go into it knowing the odds and willing to waste ten bucks on an infinitesimally small chance that statistically ain't gonna hit me.

That said, yes, I can think of many ways to spend a lot of it.  Buy a car, buy a golf club membership, hire a cleaning person because yes I am that lazy, buy a better computer (buy a couple, actually), and then travel until I finally feel like coming home to the new house I'll have commissioned from Taliesin West to be done in the style of Frank Lloyd Wright, to include at least a server room, conservatory (to which more instruments than I already own will be added), library, attached greenhouse, telescope dome for a pier-mounted monstrosity, and a kitchen that would make Julia Child weep with envy.

I'd say most of the fun of playing the lottery is in fantasizing about what you'd do with it, except that realistically all of the fun of playing the lottery is in fantasizing about what you'd do with it.  :)

If I won, I'd hire you to work with an architect to design my house.

[trdsf]

If I won, I'd hire you to work with an architect to design my house.

How are you on tall, geometric-patterned stained glass windows?  :)

[kilodelta]

How are you on tall, geometric-patterned stained glass windows?  :)

As long as it changes color over the course of the day.

[Mermaid]

I haven't done the math, but that isn't what they say on the website. Are you using the current rules which are 69 white balls and 26 red balls?

Well, shit. I threw out our tickets, but apparently we won $4.

[kevin007]

I just bought a ticket for our national lottery, tonight's rollover is nearly 60 million pounds.

If I were to win I would give most of it away to family, friends and charity, I would keep enough to ensure I, my wife, and our four kids could live a nice comfortable life.

A couple of million would do that I reckon.

[aitm]

SO……..how superstitious should I be?

It was five years ago today that I won $88,000 in the Florida Lotteries "Fantasy Five" on a quick pick.

Do I do quick picks again knowing it was just random probability or use my regular numbers knowing it was still random probability or go all out and buy a hundred?

[Mermaid]

SO……..how superstitious should I be?

It was five years ago today that I won $88,000 in the Florida Lotteries "Fantasy Five" on a quick pick.

Do I do quick picks again knowing it was just random probability or use my regular numbers knowing it was still random probability or go all out and buy a hundred?

WHOA. Really!??? That's awesome.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

SO……..how superstitious should I be?

It was five years ago today that I won $88,000 in the Florida Lotteries "Fantasy Five" on a quick pick.

Do I do quick picks again knowing it was just random probability or use my regular numbers knowing it was still random probability or go all out and buy a hundred?

When I was an active duty CPO I gave the standard speech to my troops before they went on liberty in foreign ports. One line in particular is relevant here:

"Don't take more money ashore than you would toss over the side."

[drunkenshoe]

SO……..how superstitious should I be?

It was five years ago today that I won $88,000 in the Florida Lotteries "Fantasy Five" on a quick pick.

Do I do quick picks again knowing it was just random probability or use my regular numbers knowing it was still random probability or go all out and buy a hundred?

Really?! That's pretty lucky! I have never won a thing in my life. Then I have just played a few times all my life.

[Blackleaf]

With that kind of money, I'd quit my job, move somewhere nice, and live a nice comfortable life. I don't need a mansion, a garage full of expensive cars, or anything like that. Maybe a really powerful gaming computer, but that's about it. I'd buy some condos or something, make my more money work for me. I'd give big portions to worthy charities, play Santa Clause around Christmas and give out $1000 to random people.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

I'd buy Ken Ham and chain him out back with the other dogs.

[aitm]

With that kind of money I could show the world what a dirty old man REALLY looks like…..hellooooo honey, want make 100,000 in an hour?

[drunkenshoe]

With that kind of money I could show the world what a dirty old man REALLY looks like…..hellooooo honey, want make 100,000 in an hour?

Sometimes you sound very tempting, dirty old man. Too bad I've never been that practical.

[aitm]

With that kind of money I'll offer you 200,000 an hour,,,,,now, just send me your recent nudes so I can have the cash ready when I fly you over…….


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