If you hit the big lottery name seven things you would do.

[SummerSnow]

I would...

1. buy a modest house
2. pay my childrens college education
3. help the poor
4. start a scholarship
5. set up a trust for my children.
6. help "certain" family members and friends.
7. start a business

[ryan_cats]

1. Buy

Buy something I've always wanted, a solid gold house and a rocket car.

[Cassiopeia]

21. Gold is so gaudy though

Platinum on the other hand....

[randys1]

2. Dedicate 200 million to buy needed school books/tablets for inner city school kids.

[SickOfTheOnePct]

3. to start

1. Buy the land and build a gym for the small Catholic K-8 school my daughters attended.
2. Pay off all of my bills
3. Set up a charitable trust to help pay for low income students to go to college...pay the difference between what grants provide and the actual need
4. Ensure that the children of all my nieces and nephews have fully-funded college funds
5. Ensure that my elderly relatives and those of my ex-wife are all able to live out their lives in comfort, without any concerns about money
6. Endow a trust for my parish so that they never have to worry about whether to put on a new roof or fix the HVAC
7. Endow a trust for local food pantries so that they never have to turn anyone away.

[RandySF]

42. Can I stick my nose in your business for a moment?

They say K-8 is the biggest bang for the buck, which is why I'd sooner help you get students.

[SickOfTheOnePct]

44. Good point

and with that kind of money, I could help K-8 and college students LOL.

I just always feel bad when I hear about low income kids that get financial aid for college, but it still isn't enough because they or their parents can't afford to pay their "expected contribution".

[RandySF]

47. And the same thing happens with parochial school

Hence the reason I would set up a trust.

[SickOfTheOnePct]

48. Good idea!

When I win on Wednesday, I may have to give you a call to help me get the ball rolling.

For a reasonable fee, of course.

[yeoman6987]

79. I love all of yours!

[imanamerican63]

4. I would do all but #5!

Cuz, I have no children! But I would be wise to divide this among several groups who desperately need the money. I would only leave enough money for myself to have comfortable rest of my life. Dreaming is nice, but believing is another!

[onecaliberal]

5. I would:

Pay off my house.
Fund education for my children, and everyone in my family who wanted one.
Set up scholarships funds.
Set up a fund to assist feeding hungry in my area
Build facilities for homeless vets.
Pay off all my bills.
Travel.
On Edit: build facility and fund doctors for facility to care for mentally ill people who are on the street.
Help homeless pets and no kill shelters.

[fredamae]

6. I would invest in my community/state

Homelessness/tiny houses-scholarships for kids who don't have a chance-various other services...of course I'd help my family...but I could do a Massive amount for those who are now where I once was.
Bottom line-I'd lift many up.

[Qutzupalotl]

7. All of the above, plus

start an unbiased, objective news network. We sure need one.

[SummerSnow]

8. amen

[REP]

9. Hm.

Pay off house
Replace crappy windows on house
Another greenhouse
Heaters for greenhouses
New fences
Buy lot behind my house
Set up some boring investment to make sure my husband and I have whatever we need no matter how old and sick we get.
(No family to plan for)

[JoePhilly]

10. You definitely want to lock it all down quickly.

To ensure you don't blow it all immediately.

So after paying off any existing debts, I'd figure out my new yearly salary. It's the money I pay me to put the rest of it "to work".

Then 2,5, 6. With trusts for nieces, nephews.

Then I'd look to buy into existing businesses. Might do this to help friends.

Then set up a charitable nonprofit that would become self sustaining.

But, all of it needs to be "engaged" so I can't just blow it all.

Then, my personal Salary is just for me. Create a budget, even if it's lots of money, and use that to travel, take some silly financial risks, do interesting things.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

11. First I'd do the following things:

1. Get an unlisted phone number.
2. Hire a first-rate lawyer, tax accountant and financial adviser.
3. Wait until a very busy news day to claim the money.
4. Show up at the lottery office wearing a disguise (you have to collect in person) and accompanied by my lawyer.
5. Refuse all interviews with the media.
6. Hire a security service to watch my house while I disappear for awhile.

And then, I would:

1. Set up foundations for the benefit of arts organizations and animal rescues.
2. Donate generously (and anonymously) to other charities for the benefit of needy people.
3. Find a nice but not ostentatious house that's not as old, drafty and in need of upkeep as my current one.
4. Help family members who need it (they really don't need help, but I wouldn't want to seem cheap).
5. Keep a very low profile while doing as much volunteer work as possible.

I would also try to keep in mind that an awful lot of people who win big jackpots are broke within five years or so because they had no idea what to do with a lot of money and quickly spent it all on stuff or got scammed. Hence the need for a first-rate financial adviser who can keep an eye on things.

[Gothmog]

36. You can shield your identity if you know how

Texas requires disclosure of the winner but I have seen a couple of trusts claiming the prize and the only contact information is the name of the financial institution acting as trustee. Do not contribute the ticket to corporation, partnership or limited liability company in that you will be paying Texas margin tax on winnings (trusts are exempted).

Bottom line, check with attorney if you win. There are ways to shield identity if you do not mind paying legal fees and the fees of a trust company.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

38. I'm not in TX so I don't know whether that would apply to me,

but I'd better find out soon because of course I'm going to win...

So, thanks for the info!

[Gothmog]

52. Some states allow you to not disclose your identity

Texas is not one of these states but I have seen a couple of trusts claim the prize. The key is talk to a good lawyer early one

[smirkymonkey]

45. I would definitely do your 1-5 and then your

second 1-5 w/ a few changes. I would pay off my student loan and a few minor debts.

Instead of a house, I would get a nice apartment/condo in a doorman/concierge building (I live in a large city - don't like having to take care of property)

Would definitely set up a trust fund providing myself w/ a regular annual income and regularly meet w/ a trusty top-notch financial adviser to make sure that I stay solvent.

[Snobblevitch]

71. You will most likely be sharing the jackpot.

You would be better off doing the news conference at the lottery headquarters. If you don't give them something, they will hound you until they get something. How common is your surname? If your last name is Anderson or Johnson you would better able to stay under the radar. Of course, if you won the entire jackpot, then all bets are off.

The interesting thing is that there are super wealthy Minnesotans who go through their day to dayife without much attention (the Hubbards for example), but the general public see lottery winners as potential sugar daddies.)

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

76. I have a very common surname.

In fact, there is at least one other person in my very neighborhood with exactly the same name. If I took the proper precautions and left town for awhile I could fly under the radar indefinitely. I think the reason lottery winners get pestered by all those long-lost "relatives" and "friends" is that they don't have experience with having a lot of money so they don't know how to lay low - they'll throw their money around too much and try to manage it themselves. "Old money" types have their people who manage it for them and can screen out the scammers and leeches. A lot of lottery winners end up broke in a few years because they don't know how to handle so much money.

I will know better. I've got it all figured out; I'll be fine.

[Snobblevitch]

83. My last name is uncommon.

(It's not my DU name.) In fact, if I were to Google my last name, I know every single person who shows up in the results. (Well, I guess I have not yet met the wife of a first cousin's son. They live in Florida.)

My family is not wealthy. About 20 years ago my dad and his brother went to see relatives in the 'old country' (USSR). My uncle was wealthy, but he died not long after that trip. My dad was then seen as the wealthy American relative who could help solve their financial problems. He got letters (they had to be translated) "my wife is ill, please send medicine&quot .

We are in contact with two second cousins. They do not ask us for money, but word would get out about money like this. I wonder, how much could we help them without ruining them and their lives?

I know, this is getting heavy. I'm not going to even buy a Powerball ticket. I have family members who I am sure are buying
tickets. Maybe they will share.

[B Calm]

12. Disappear!

[a la izquierda]

33. Ditto nt

[1939]

13. My list

1. Make up a whole bunch of envelopes with $5,000 in C-notes and go around handing them out to people working in retail, restaurants, bars, and other places that have treated me with respect and courtesy over the years (waiters who always say "excellent" when I order are disqualified).

2. Make a hefty contribution to a scholarship fund at my alma mater.

3. Pre-pay their remaining college time for my three grandchildren who are still in school.

4. My wife and I each divide give our unified credits (5.something mill each) among our four children (each one getting about $2.6 mill).

5. Buy a moderate sized mansion (maybe 8,000 Sq Ft) and hire a caretaker and housekeeper at a good salary plus benefits and tell them that Ii want them to take care of things so my wife and I have no worries or problems with interior or exterior maintenance.

6. Invest the remaining in a good mix of income stocks, bonds, and growth stocks so that I spend the income each year and never touch the principal.

7. Tell politicians who come with tin cup in hand to get screwed.

[mercuryblues]

14. I would set up a charity

to house the homeless.

buy a few politicians err, I mean set up a super pac
hire a PI to expose the party of "family values"
retire

[Initech]

15. I would do this:

1. Buy a house
2. Pay off all debts
3. Donate some to charity
4. Travel to all 7 continents
5. Invest in businesses to generate income
6. Finish education
7. Retire early.

[onethatcares]

16. hire a financial advisor

and body guards.

THe rest will take care of itself.

[imanamerican63]

17. Hire Trump????

[onethatcares]

20. no, he's a buffoon

that's what the body guards are for.

[imanamerican63]

24. Just an idea!

A very bad idea I know!

[onethatcares]

41. well, maybe

if I wanted to go bancrupt and take everyone elses money with me, that would be a great idea. But, it's not me.

[imanamerican63]

43. Well said!

[lancer78]

18. Set up a registration

system in North Carolina to pay for POC's Identification and other things. $300 Million could get 1.5-2 million registered voters.

[irisblue]

19. Moble Vet Care for the homeless peoples' pets

There is a fair sized homeless encampment not too far from me. I'd get 3 or 4 busses, outfit with mobile vet units, donate enough money to Ohio State Vet Hospital, get them to have students and an attending to supervise and there could be care for animal companions of the homeless. Spay/Neuter, rabies, heartworm, food.

There are other things, but this is a nice dream.

[opiate69]

22. Pretty much the same as your list.

1. buy a modest house - ok.. maybe not too modest.
2. pay my childrens college education - yup.
3. help the poor - Specifically, by donating to the local low-income medical/dental chain that my kids go to.
4. start a scholarship - Hadn't thought of this, but yeah.. maybe to encourage more arts and sciences.
5. set up a trust for my children. - yup.
6. help "certain" family members and friends. - Definitely.
7. start a business - agreed.

[Cassiopeia]

23. Buy the most luxurious high rise in the most uppity part of NY

and turn it into a homeless shelter.

[B Calm]

30. Hopefully next door to Trump!

[cascadiance]

25. I would...

1. buy a reasonable house to live in…
2. help some friends of mine who are hurting now get out of debt, etc.
3. donate enough money to FSTV (and perhaps LINK TV as well) to help them get on all major cable outlets and not just satellite TV, and get channels on satellite radio (as well as other radio outlets to counteract Clear Channel (aka now IHeartRadio))
4. help Bernie get elected if getting the money early enough…
5. start a business that would help the poor, or help inspire more audience educating and content driven media
6. get a foundation started to pass legislation for and set up instant runoff voting in many states to help us build an election system that can limit the wealthy's ability to "buy the field" of candidates and parties.
7. will fill in later when I get another decent idea where spending money on…

[yellowcanine]

26. Secure the winning ticket in a safe deposit box.

Then, in order:
1)Hire a lawyer.
2)Hire a financial planner.
3)Hire a tax accountant.
4)Make a plan with above individuals and my wife.
5)Collect the prize.

[Vincardog]

27. 1) Start my church

2) donate the ticket to my church
3) locate a community that needs a church
4) build a community around the church
5) make the community self sustaining and very liberal

[Shrek]

28. Same thing I always do when I have a winning ticket

Take the cash and buy more tickets.

[handmade34]

29. start a non profit business

and hire people (needing work) at a livable wage with benefits

[Lurks Often]

31. Give most of it away

In no order:

Set my parents up for life
Set my best friend up for life
Make a couple of other friends debt free
Fund a huge no kill animal (mostly dogs) shelter in perpetuity
Establish college funds for the children of some of my relatives and cousins
Give a HUGE amount of money to the USO
Large donations to other charities
Buy stuff for me when most of it has been given away, although I am still going be multi-millionaire when I'm done donating.

[Kaleva]

32. I'd chose getting my winnings in a 30 year annuity and here is my list

Give surviving adult immediate family members a monthly stipend (grandparents, parents, siblings, children)
Set up trust funds for the grandchildren
Donate yearly to the four local hospitals
Donate yearly to the seven regional school districts
Donate yearly to a local long term care unit
Donate annually to local DAV, St. Vincent de Paul, Red Cross, Salvation Army, Community Action
Donate annually to the 11 animal shelters in the region

There's more but you asked for 7.

[Xithras]

60. The annuity is a pretty terrible idea. There's a reason why none take it.

Even the financially savvy don't take the annuity, because the return rate is terrible. Basically, the cash out rate is the actual value TODAY. The $1.3 billion is the projected value after it sits in an annuity for 30 years. The problem? The return rate on the lotto annuities is HORRIBLE. As in, under 4%.

Even if you invest conservatively in a market fund that matches the S&P, you can easily pull a 6% annual rate of return. With a decent investment manager to babysit your portfolio, pulling a 10% rate of return isn't even remotely challenging, and an aggressive, risk taking manager could far exceed that.

If you took the lump sum, and paid the taxes, and then invested the remaining $400 million or so yourself at a paltry 6% growth rate, that pile of money would be worth around $2.3 billion to you after the same 30 years...AFTER TAXES.

As long as you have the discipline to leave the money alone and let the investment managers handle it, taking the lump sum is nearly always a better plan.

The only exception? If tax rates get cut for the 1%, taking your payment as an annuity means that the portion paid to you AFTER the tax cut will be taxed at the lower rate. An annuity ONLY makes sense if you are betting on a tax cut.

[dmr]

34. Buy myself a politician or two

That's what I told my son last week. Of course, I'd get me some body guards first.

I'd get that lawyer that helped Colbert, and start my own PAC.

But I suppose after consultation with lawyers & accountants, I'd find a nice little house on the water, with a wonderful kitchen, and lots of fir trees outside. During this time, I'd make sure my son & his wife are set up comfortably.

Much of the money would go into a foundation. Because I know first hand the struggles in life, I definitely would help the less fortunate in so many varying ways. I would have a special foundation or trust dedicated to this, where with interest it would grow throughout the years.

I joke about buying politicians, but I would seek info on starting a PAC and a liberal think tank to battle the effects of the Powell Memo, & right wing lies & propaganda. I'm sure I would hire a few DUers for these ideals.

I'm battling Stage IV breast cancer, so I would seek out one of the best oncologists.

For me, put me in the house described above, a reliable car, comfortable shoes, and no worry between utilities and the grocery store, and I'll be happy. Don't need much, & don't want much, other than ease some of the pain and suffering of my fellow Americans.

I was suppose to win last Saturday, I don't know what happened. I blame the Koch Brothers.

[JustAnotherGen]

35. #1 Set up an LLC for anonymity

2. A million to Samaria Rice

3. Pay the tuition of every student at Niagara and pay of any student loans they had incurred

4 Scholarship fund for my high school alma mater

5. $50 million to UNCF

6. Agent Rainbow (orange, pink, green, white blue) fund to help Vietnam Vets and their families - fund research into the change of DNA. Have a friend researching at a University - he could use the money.

7. Fund for people who can't afford Assisted Reproductive Therapy any longer. Give them one last chance.

[safeinOhio]

37. Take half to the casino and put in on red.

Just piss off the other half.

[TexasMommaWithAHat]

39. With that much money, I could afford to be extravagant!

1) Rejoice that my husband could leave corporate America forever!

2) Build a large house with enough room for all the kids and grandkids to spend quality time together. In the mountains, preferably.

3) Lend the above house to friends and extended family so they could enjoy it as well.

4) Buy a small, 2 bedroom condo for everyday living in a great city (not sure which one).

5) Set aside money for my parents, kids and grandkids, but not too much. Maybe $500,000 each. (Well, we are dreaming about the biggest lottery payout in history. )

5) Set up foundations for causes I want to work on - a first class battered women's shelter and education, help for homeless, a huge aviary and rescue for large birds, scholarships, literacy and tutoring, scientific research for the most promising cures for diseases (and not just expensive treatment) . ...there's so many things I'd like to fund!

[RandySF]

40. 1 Retire

2. Complete my son's education.
3 Invest so that I can pass it on to him and his family.
4. Send my partner's nieces and nephews in the Philippines to school.
5. Move to Humboldt
6 Support candidates and causes.
7. Establish a trust at my son's parochial school.

[angrychair]

46. Easy

Legally change my name
Get a lawyer, accountant and financial advisor.
Show up to lottery office in full body gorilla costume or full body clown costume with full make-up, wig and colored contacts.
Transfer funds to an LLC that is held by another LLC that is held by another LLC.
Pay off remaining debt.
Change my name to another name.
File motion to have records sealed.
Move out of the country.

Start/fund a couple of scholarships
Give to the K.I.N.D. fund
Other charities
Max out my giving to Sanders for pres
Live happily somewhere

[d_r]

49. there's a school here

that is one of the highest rated public schools in the state, they run the district lines in irregular ways to purposefully avoid low-income pockets in the neighborhood, so they have a low percentage of children who are ELL and who are free/reduced lunch, then they will do various things to run off children who do not perform well on standardized tests.

I would buy every house for sale in the school zone and give them to families who live in the projects and to immigrant families with children.

[pnwmom]

50. 1. Breathe.

2. Get advice from a good lawyer.
3. Get advice from a good accountant.
4. Decide where to park the money while you plan.
5. Arrange to accept the money as quietly as possible.
6. Begin planning for a foundation.
7. Write a new will.

[cherokeeprogressive]

51. 1. Change my phone number.

2. Pay off the mortgages of everyone in my immediate family. Since I no longer have Grandparents, that means my Parents' siblings and their firstborn children.

3. Pay off the mortgages of my best friends. My social circle includes, outside of co-workers, people I've known since elementary school. Probably 30 or so.

4. Start a food bank in my community and establish a trust fund to keep it stocked in perpetuity.

5. Buy a yacht. A big fucking yacht. Preferably wind-powered, with one of those new-fangled wing sails and computer-guided navigation.

6. Buy a Cessna 310 and have it rebuilt from the wheels up. Oh yeah and get a pilot's license.

7. Buy the biggest motor home on wheels, with full-length pop outs on both sides.

(I guess I've got 8 things... because then I'd MAKE MYSELF SCARCE)

[Hiraeth]

53. Seven Things I will do when I win the lottery:

1. Pay off my house.
2. Give my father one million dollars.
3. Give my mother one million dollars.
4. Give my brothers both one million dollars each.
5. Set up trust funds of one million dollars each for each of my five children.
6. Give my aunts and uncles each one million dollars.
7. Take any/all my colleagues on a cruise.

[JonathanRackham]

54. The local community college is in rough shape.

I'd adopt it as a project to promote professional trades and practical skills.

Local food bank trust fund.

Local soup kitchen trust fund.

Engineering scholarship trust fund.

Wind farm research company in Alaska.

Invest in a craft beer company.

Case of Resee's cups.

[notadmblnd]

55. I would love to fill a backpack with 10k stacks and hand it out randomly

on the Streets of Detroit, Flint and Pontiac Michigan for people to do with what they want. For some it may changes their lives, for others- they may blow it, but so be it.

[dembotoz]

56. MY 2 dollar fantasy....

1 give half to the spouse...we have not lived together for years....gift would just avoid that unpleasantness
2 take the payable over time option. so if i screwed up there would be a new pot next year.
3 no debt
4redo the house
5 have a vacation trailer--older than dirt-replace that
6 i am old try to ensure kids have something to inherit
7 maybe a different car tho my beater with a heater does start

[TreasonousBastard]

57. After initial consultations with...

legal and financial wizards, I would simply take a few months off to figure out what the rest of my life should be like.

Then I'll make the lists.

[cpwm17]

58. 1. Buy a nice house in the San Diego area with indoor pool.

2. Buy a good vehicle for traveling.

3. Spend 1/3 my time traveling the country.

4. Give some to family.

5. Buy a modest boat.

6. ?

7. ?

[Kalidurga]

59. Thanks for the question, I was very happy to read the responses.

1. Spend a whole lot of money on Housing First initiatives. I would even go to Catholic Charities for advice on this as they are doing something very similar as well.

2. No I would not buy a modest house I would buy a huge house big enough for myself all of my children and their partners and their partners children and their children if they decide to have any.

3. I probably would not send my children to college I would put them on the payroll to mange housing for the homeless and other low income people and other charities someone said something about buses that care for the animal companions of homeless and poor people I would be very interested in that too.

4. Hire a lobbyist for poor people and people with disabilities.

5. Take college classes just for the giggles.

6. Buy apartment buildings and keep the rents affordable, this won't be money making, but I do expect rent to keep the projects sustainable.

7. Donate a lot of money to cancer, arthritis, and aids research. Probably more diseases than that, but those are the top three for me.

[KamaAina]

61. Create affordable housing in the Bay Area.

Start a disability cultural and community center in Berkeley/Oakland.
Buy a place in Hawai'i.
Send Mom and Republican Stepdad on a first-class vacation.
Travel, possibly even abroad.
Adopt several cats, and support rescue groups.
and finally... max out on Dem candidates this fall, if not create my own SuperPAC.

[Submariner]

62. Donate $100 mil to animal shelters in need

Buy a half dozen helicopter gunships with the latest high tech night vision and train pilots to hunt down poachers of elephants, gorillas, lions, tigers, rhino, etc. Pay the villagers that are part of the wildlife protection forces in Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, etc. back pay for all the good they have done, especially those whose husbands have been killed by poachers leaving them destitute.

Fund private detectives to hunt down those that order these endangered and threatened species to make into end table stands (elephant feet), aphrodisiacs (tiger penis), and other f*cked up sh*t knuckleheads buy because they are f*cking ignorant. Then have the perps arrested if possible, or shamed out of business.

Donate to Sea Shepherd to continue the fight against whalers.

If I had Bill Gates type of money I would be spending my life pissing off trophy hunters and poachers, and enjoying every bit of it.

[justiceischeap]

63. I would...

1. Put my parents in a much better nursing home
2. Buy a modest house (but I don't know where)
3. Pay off my debts
4. Help my friends who need it
5. Help family who deserve it
6. Travel internationally
7. Travel to different parts of the US to decide where I'd like to live

[Snobblevitch]

81. Nursing home?

Why not purchase a house and equip it with the needed medical devices/supies and hire a team of well-paid nurses to care for your parents?

[justiceischeap]

90. Because I don't like my parents?

That's not true, I like my mom well enough.

[Holly_Hobby]

64. I would...

1. Set up a blind trust so my name remains confidential
2. Give money to my family and friends
3. Make plans to move somewhere very liberal and buy a small house
4. Give money to animal rescues
5. Put my mother in a better nursing home
6. Buy my husband a really nice car, he would probably like a Cadillac
7. Donate my current home and all belongings to a deserving single mother or father with children and pay for their education (we don't have children), and buy her/him a new car

[MohRokTah]

65. I would...

1) Hire a tax attorney
2) Hire an accountant
3) Hire a wealth manager
4) Hire another wealth manager
5) Hire a third wealth manager
6) Hire an auditor to audit the tax attorney, accountant, and wealth managers
7) Hire a second auditor to double check the work of the first auditor.

[bhikkhu]

66. I'm not playing the lottery, but just for the sake of conversation

I'd pay off my house and student loans, and my daughter's credit card

Set up college funds for my kids

Hire contractors to finish the building I've been laboring over for 10 years and open it as a gallery

Quit my job

Finish a book I've been working on for years now

Buy decent cars for the kids and my ex

...and try to relax for once in my life

[Roy Ellefson]

67. I'll tell you what I'd do

I’ll tell you what I’d do, man, two chicks at the same time, man

[Not Sure]

74. Not all chicks dig a guy with money

But the type that would double up on a dude like me probably do.

[csziggy]

68. If I won it's be a miracle since I have never bought a ticket - but I will play

1. Set up a trust fund for family and friends so they don't have to come to me but can go to the administrator for money.
2. Set up a trust fund for me and my husband to make sure we're financially secure for the rest of our lives.
3. Set up a trust fund for charitable purposes to ensure ongoing donations to the non-profits I select or that meet my requirements.
4. Set up a foundation for my farm to pay for it's upkeep while my husband and I are here to live on it and to convert it to a perpetual foundation to pay for the conversion of the farm to a public space for the appreciation of the habitat and wildlife that it has.
5. Travel.
6. Start a PAC to support liberal and progressive candidates, especially at the local and state levels.
7. Stealing from someone else - put $$$ in envelopes and hand to people that look like they need it or who have been kind to others.

[phylny]

69. So fun:

1) Give substantial money to our three children, my husband's sister and my brothers, and to our nieces and nephews.

2) Give money to our church.

3) Give money to Lake Christian Ministries Charity.

4) Give money to our universities.

5) Give money to our local school district.

6) Give money to my best friend.

7) Open a free dental clinic in our community because so many have no dental care.

[Not Sure]

70. I would buy a truckload...

...of spoiled durians and a truckload of fish guts and scatter them all around the compound in Oregon, forcing the assholes who have taken over our facility to live with the smell or surrender. Only when the dipshits are behind bars could I begin to think of ways the rest of money could be put to good use.

[Reter]

72. I would:

1) But a large house by moving to Southern Cali. I like it hot.
2) Get three cars: A large SUV and a Lambo for the daily drive, and a '70 SS Chevelle 454 LS6 for the real fun.
3) Give huge amounts to my close friends.
4) Hire a live-in personal trainer and nutritionist.
5) Buy every classic video game system I can. Have an area inside my house for the classic arcade.
6) Make my toy collection look like you were stepping into Toys R' Us in 1982.
7) Find a beautiful 25 year old wife (sure me, I'm honest).

[lovemydog]

73. 1. Buy a modest place in Maui.

2. Start a nonprofit wildlife refuge for horses & goats & sheep & pigs & people.
3. Hire responsible friends to run the shelter.
4. Turn my basement into a really cool entertainment center.
5. Travel more to places like Southeast Asia and Europe.
6. Be surprised since I didn't buy a lottery ticket.
7. Try and live pretty similar to how I do now.

[Warren DeMontague]

75. BUY THE DEMOCRATIC UNDERGROUND FROM SKINNER AND BAN ALL MY ENEMIES HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

No, just kidding


....Or am I?

[hobbit709]

77. Mine

1. Get a lot of family and friends out of debt.
2. Buy me a new vehicle
3. Buy a pot farm and dog ranch for rescues
4. Donate money to various causes
5. Visit my birthplace before I die.
6. Throw one hellacious party
7. support grass roots small d democrats.

[virgogal]

78. Only 1 thing. Divide it in 6 amd give it to my kids. I have

enough to do me right now.

[BlueJazz]

80. Keep 10 million. Give the rest to Bernie Sanders.

[Calista241]

82. i have a small family

so i'd split it with them (3 ways so i'd still have over $100m in the bank).

1. pay off my debt
2. pay off my mortgage
3. start a few scholarships
4. travel to cool places
5. have a lot of sex

[Snobblevitch]

84. I am not much for lists,

but I would set up a foundation and any requests for money would go to the foundation. It would be too emotionally taxing to have to deal with those personal requests.

I would not give millions away to friends and extended family. I would not want to be responsible for the repercussions of their sudden wealth as well as my own. If any were in dire straights financially, of course I would direct the foundation to help them.

Building a big house? We have a decent sized home, and we spend almost no time in our living room. Only when we have guests do we ever use the living room. I kind of see a huge house as more of a burden than a necessity.

We have a rustic cabin in the woods. I would add running water, electricity, and wifi. I would not add a microwave.

[JEB]

85. I would...

1. Try to get my hernia fixed.

2. Pay off my son's college loans.

3. Service the car.

4. Turn the heat up a few degrees.

5. Stop working so much.

6. Buy up the land surrounding the Malheur Wildlife Refuge and add it to the refuge.

7. Dance a jig.

[Warpy]

86. I'd outbid the Koch boys on buying congressmen

I'd start left wing think tanks
I'd endow left wing economics in universities
I'd buy enough stock to make a difference at shareholder meetings and try to force right wingers off boards
Generally, I'd be as big a pain in the ass to the established, wannabe aristocracy as I could, and $1.3 billion could buy them a lot of pain in their asses.

[OnionPatch]

87. Most of the above, except

I'd help ALL members of my family because none of them are rich and a billion dollars is a lot of money. Then I'd find a big piece of land for my immediate family to live. We all love country living, so I'd have to buy a ranch. Hey, maybe I can steal some adjoining federal land while I'm at it.

[eppur_se_muova]

88. Buy one of these ?

[craigmatic]

89. here's mine

1. quit my job
2. buy a house in the country
3. get a new car
4. invest
5. donate to charity
6. travel
7. go back to school