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  • badinfluence
    badinfluence Posts: 1,774
    First hire a attorney, but keep 1 million liquid and let the attorney know upfront that 1 million is for a hit man in case he gets any "bright" ideas of stealing the money.

    As far as what to buy....I don't know. Nicer motor home maybe? I still would not go and buy a 2 million dollar one as I'm just not that fancy. I know for a fact I would leave Iowa, damn cold weather....but even with the interest you are looking at about 15,000 a day. Yeah I could live on that I think.
    1 XXL BGE,  1 LG BGE, 2 MED. BGE, 1 MINI BGE, 1 Peoria custom cooker Meat Monster.


    Clinton, Iowa
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 33,882
    Forgot I bought a tix til I saw this thread.  The above "no winner" post really screwed up my AM but I will get past it.  On to greater things for the next round.  ;)
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period.
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  • Jeepster47
    Jeepster47 Posts: 3,827
    @DMW ... @Darby_Crenshaw ... I agree, however, an alternate view point is that for $2 one can dream big for 3 to 4 days.  That, I would argue, is the breaking point since $4 (two tickets) doesn't double the fun ...

    Washington, IL  >  Queen Creek, AZ ... Two large eggs and an adopted Mini Max

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  • HeavyG
    HeavyG Posts: 10,380
    MaC122 said:
    ill be more specific. I won.....holy ****! I have this ticket that needs to get to the state lottery office. I could drive there. I could get a limo. Would you guys get some sort of security?
    Why would you need any security???

    If you won, would you take out a full page newspaper ad telling everyone that you won with a picture of you and where you live BEFORE you just quietly walked into the lotto office to turn in the winning ticket?
    “Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” ― Philip K. Diçk




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  • Eggcelsior
    Eggcelsior Posts: 14,414
    Live in a state that lets you be anonymous when collecting. I feel bad for people in other States that necessitate public claiming.
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  • hondabbq
    hondabbq Posts: 1,980
    Any Canadians buy any tickets?
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  • MaC122
    MaC122 Posts: 797
    hondabbq said:
    Any Canadians buy any tickets?

    on the news they said it was a land slide of Canadians coming to America
    St. Johns County, Florida
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  • SmyrnaGA
    SmyrnaGA Posts: 438
    I would share the winnings with my immediate family (siblings, parents, and inlaws) and a token donation to the 'NRA'.  At the public event, I will ask for our privacy and warning that anyone who plans on messing with my family needs to be better armed than we are.

    Large BGE, Small BGE, KJ Jr, and a Cracked Vision Kub.

    in Smyrna GA.


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  • Dobie
    Dobie Posts: 3,448
    DMW said:
    Darby_Crenshaw said:
    the lottery is a tax on people who can't do math ;)
    I always thought it was a tax on the dumb, but that works too.
    $2 isn't a lot of money to dream a little. 
    Jacksonville FL
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  • Mikee
    Mikee Posts: 897
    Dobie said:
    $2 isn't a lot of money to dream a little. 
    I dream more about who to give the money to. Sure, I want a piece to live without worrying about where the next dollar will come from.
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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,882
    edited January 2016
    Mikee said:
    I dream more about who to give the money to. 
    Brother, that is mighty fine of you. However if I win the powerball, we are going to have a talk about that dough recipe ;)

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

    Status- Standing by.

    The greatest barrier against all wisdom, the stronghold against knowledge itself, is the single thought, in ones mind, that they already have it all figured out. 

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  • bgebrent
    bgebrent Posts: 19,636
    Mikee said:
    Dobie said:
    $2 isn't a lot of money to dream a little. 
    I dream more about who to give the money to. Sure, I want a piece to live without worrying about where the next dollar will come from.
    Have no illusion it is a pseudo tax.  If you choose to buy in and can afford to, fine.  If a winner the giving away is what would be the most fun for sure!
    Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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  • milesvdustin
    milesvdustin Posts: 2,882
    I really think i would keep a small nest egg and donate the rest to charity. Probably the red cross, they get my blood already. I wouldnt want the headache. 

    I am also not buying a ticket 

    2 LBGE, Blackstone 36, Jumbo Joe

    Egging in Southern Illinois (Marion)

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  • bgebrent
    bgebrent Posts: 19,636
    Also the most fair tax there is.
    Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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  • Mikee
    Mikee Posts: 897
    SGH said:
    Mikee said:
    I dream more about who to give the money to. 
    Brother, that is mighty fine of you. However if I win the powerball, we are going to have a talk about that dough recipe ;)


    The recipe was given out for the most part. Should you win the Powerball, I think a deal can be worked out. Your attorney can talk to mine assuming we have attorneys. 

    I hate to bring up the past but great pizza dough is not something that people share. There is only one place I know where pizza dough formulas are evaluated and its not here.

    Boy, has this gone off topic.

    Yea, I know I'll get some negative hits from this.

     

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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,882
    @Mikee
    Brother I'm just messing with you above. I remember seeing some altercations about the dough recipe between you and the MaskMan and thought it was funny. No ill intent at all on my part. Just trying to be humorous my friend. 

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

    Status- Standing by.

    The greatest barrier against all wisdom, the stronghold against knowledge itself, is the single thought, in ones mind, that they already have it all figured out. 

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  • YukonRon
    YukonRon Posts: 17,075
    Any of you fargon dudes win this, buy me a medium. If I win I will have a drivable BGE BUILT FOR YOU!
    whosdamannowhuh?
    "Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber

    XL and MM
    Louisville, Kentucky
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  • Mikee
    Mikee Posts: 897

    @ SGH I got it; I saw the humor.  But just in case you hit the $1,300,000 lottery, I am open for discussions.

    I don't think I ever got into in with Maskman. I don't think he was a credible match based on intelligence.; just like DMW or eggyouk; or whatever their handle is.

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  • Ragtop99
    Ragtop99 Posts: 1,570
    Mikee said:

    @ SGH I got it; I saw the humor.  But just in case you hit the $1,300,000 lottery, I am open for discussions.

    There's been a lot of inflation since you thought about winning.
    How about

    Cooking on an XL and Medium in Bethesda, MD.
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  • Dredger
    Dredger Posts: 1,468
    Heck yeah! We'll buy tickets. We won $12.00 bucks last night. The numbers are gathering, lol. Okay, it was only the powerball number, but who knows? I do know that if you don't buy a ticket, you won't have a chance to win. You feeling lucky? Que soundtrack of Dirty Harry movie.
    Large BGE
    Greenville, SC
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  • YukonRon
    YukonRon Posts: 17,075
    Lucky, heck yeah. I am the luckiest guy on earth. Dirty Harry sends me Easter Baskets.
    "Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber

    XL and MM
    Louisville, Kentucky
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  • Dave in Florida
    Dave in Florida Posts: 1,157
    Call and tell the boss where they can pick up their S@*t.  It's where I use to live!
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    Welcome to the Swamp.....GO GATORS!!!!
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 33,403
    i bought sox this weekend, 3 packages cost 51 bucks, 3 tickets was only 6 bucks to round out a 13.99 dollar  12 pack. thats just practicing for next year for the 20 dollar 12 pack. if i hear the govt tell me theres no inflation out there again....friggin 51 bucks, i win and im buying sox and getting off this grid =) look at the rich guy with the new sox
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • Jeepster47
    Jeepster47 Posts: 3,827

    Washington, IL  >  Queen Creek, AZ ... Two large eggs and an adopted Mini Max

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  • lewisj82
    lewisj82 Posts: 184
    Talking about it this morning around the coffee pot at work. I told everyone they'd know I won by the guy I hire to come in, clean my desk and turn in my resignation. After that, they'd never see or hear from me again. Lawyers would be hired, trusts set up.

    When the jackpot started getting big my wife and I bought tickets and the first thing I asked her is "Who are we going to stop talking to first?"

    BGE XL- Tomball, TX

    "Well let me just quote the late-great Colonel Sanders, who said, "I'm too drunk to taste this chicken" - Ricky Bobby
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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 32,538
    Darby_Crenshaw said:
    the lottery is a tax on people who can't do math ;)
    And ironically used to fund education in many states.  

    The US would be a very different place if the average citizen had a firm grasp of statistics.    
    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike
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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 32,538
    Related:


    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike
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  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 15,180
    WTH - why is my accountant on TV?!
    Love you bro!
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  • DMW
    DMW Posts: 13,833
    JohnInCarolina said:
    Related:


    Sounds like a plan, I'm going to liquidate all my investments this afternoon. I have a line of credit against my home I can leverage as well. 

    Feeling good about this already.
    They/Them
    Morgantown, PA

    XL BGE - S BGE - KJ Jr - HB Legacy - BS Pizza Oven - 30" Firepit - King Kooker Fryer -  PR72T - WSJ - BS 17" Griddle - XXL BGE  - BS SS36" Griddle - 2 Burner Gasser - Pellet Smoker
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