Powerball madness

thespeedfactory · Post by **thespeedfactory** » Nov 27, 2012 10:14 PM

rvnmaniak wrote:Money can't buy happiness...

only as spoken by the non wealthy.

It's nearly impossible to be unhappy whilst Party Rockin on your 150' yacht in the South of France.

BDK · Post by **BDK** » Nov 27, 2012 10:37 PM

rvnmaniak wrote:Money can't buy happiness......

Yeah,
but NO MONEY can't buy sh*t!

Tammer in Philly · Post by **Tammer in Philly** » Nov 28, 2012 12:55 AM

davintosh wrote:I'd buy & build the meanest Tiger ever, then build a few more just because I could.

Wouldn't it be more fun to wreck a few Tigers in various ways, and email videos to Duke daily?

(j/k)
-tammer

davintosh · Post by **davintosh** » Nov 28, 2012 1:31 AM

Tammer in Philly wrote:
davintosh wrote:I'd buy & build the meanest Tiger ever, then build a few more just because I could.
Wouldn't it be more fun to wreck a few Tigers in various ways, and email videos to Duke daily?

(j/k)
-tammer

Nah; he'd just bask in the increased market value of his car.

1st 5er · Post by **1st 5er** » Nov 28, 2012 3:33 AM

My life would change.

First thing I'd do is give the employer a short letter.
Second, relax for a while, finishing the unfinished projects.
Thirdly, probably take on a few more projects.

Not sure how I'd do it for the kids and grandkids, probably start by getting the ones in debt out, after that...

Is it too late to buy a ticket, and how much?

524tdAviator · Post by **524tdAviator** » Nov 28, 2012 7:21 AM

Mark 88/M5 Houston wrote:I'd take it as cash, no matter what the initial hit was. A good chunk to my church, take care of family, including the ex and her brothers kids. Then I would buy or build a fly-in community (Paved, grass and water runways) with facilities for car guys to have garages and shops. Once a month the primary paved runway would be prepped for drag racing. After I accomplished that, I'd spend a good bit with Virgin Galactic taking sub orbital rides whenever I felt like it.

Oh, I forgot. My hanger would have a Cessna 208 Caravan, a twin beech in a military paint scheme, a C-170 with some sort of engine upgrade to the 180-200 Hp range and probably one of Vans' RV series equipped for aerobatics and fast cross country runs. I might even get into rotary wing flying, I've always liked the looks of the Hughes OH-6 Cayuse done up in military colors for airshows...

How about add an RV-8 and a Lake 270 Turbo!

524tdAviator · Post by **524tdAviator** » Nov 28, 2012 7:23 AM

If I won I'd continue working my current job. But, I'd also start my own winery and vineyard in the central coast of California. Probably Paso Robles, Santa Maria, or San Luis Obispo areas.

Duke · Post by **Duke** » Nov 28, 2012 7:59 AM

davintosh wrote:Nah; he'd just bask in the increased market value of his car.

^^^ This!

rvnmaniak · Post by **rvnmaniak** » Nov 28, 2012 10:13 AM

I sent my wife to buy 5 tix today while I'm at work.

Post by **tsmall07** » Nov 28, 2012 10:40 AM

The guy on the radio was talking about it this morning. IIRC, he said they expect people to buy 165,000 tickets per hour today.

Brian in TN · Post by **Brian in TN** » Nov 28, 2012 10:55 AM

Got in on 2 ticket pools, and we have 506 tickets in all.

If we win... I will give Deiter away to someone here.

Duke · Post by **Duke** » Nov 28, 2012 12:34 PM

Just went up to $550M

Post by **tsmall07** » Nov 28, 2012 1:09 PM

I read this in an article a little bit ago:

The chances of winning this lottery are 1 in 175,000,000.

The chances of being killed by a vending machine are 1 in 112,000,000.

I still bought a few tickets.

WilNJ · Post by **WilNJ** » Nov 28, 2012 1:20 PM

tsmall07 wrote:I read this in an article a little bit ago:

The chances of winning this lottery are 1 in 175,000,000.

The chances of being killed by a vending machine are 1 in 112,000,000.

I still bought a few tickets.

If I win this thing, you can bet your sweet ass that I'm buying up every vending machine and having it destroyed.

davintosh · Post by **davintosh** » Nov 28, 2012 1:27 PM

How much do the state lottery associations make in all this?

WilNJ · Post by **WilNJ** » Nov 28, 2012 1:48 PM

davintosh wrote:How much do the state lottery associations make in all this?

Depends on which state the winner is in. I believe the traditional split is 50% of ticket sales, the balance goes to buy the annuity which pays for the advertised prize amount.

w0014170 · Post by **w0014170** » Nov 28, 2012 2:23 PM

Just a little practice

turbodan · Post by **turbodan** » Nov 28, 2012 2:43 PM

WilNJ wrote:
tsmall07 wrote:I read this in an article a little bit ago:

The chances of winning this lottery are 1 in 175,000,000.

The chances of being killed by a vending machine are 1 in 112,000,000.

I still bought a few tickets.

If I win this thing, you can bet your sweet ass that I'm buying up every vending machine and having it destroyed.

On the contrary, what are the odds of winning the lottery and then being killed by a vending machine?

oldskool · Post by **oldskool** » Nov 28, 2012 2:49 PM

If I win I'm going to buy some houses around the college and charter a few sororities. I want to help. I'd like to lend a hand.

WilNJ · Post by **WilNJ** » Nov 28, 2012 3:01 PM

turbodan wrote:
WilNJ wrote:
tsmall07 wrote:I read this in an article a little bit ago:

The chances of winning this lottery are 1 in 175,000,000.

The chances of being killed by a vending machine are 1 in 112,000,000.

I still bought a few tickets.

If I win this thing, you can bet your sweet ass that I'm buying up every vending machine and having it destroyed.
On the contrary, what are the odds of winning the lottery and then being killed by a vending machine?

I'm no statistician and I don't really care because the last thing I want to do when I go around spending my millions is be afraid of every vending machine, that would make me a wealthy eccentric and I think oldskool pulls that off better than I ever could.

davintosh · Post by **davintosh** » Nov 28, 2012 3:19 PM

oldskool wrote:If I win I'm going to buy some houses around the college and charter a few sororities. I want to help. I'd like to lend a hand.

As an entertainer, I believe in giving back to the community, so I do a lot of work with unwed mothers. You know, just helping them get their start.
--
Steve Martin

davintosh · Post by **davintosh** » Nov 28, 2012 11:43 PM

So... Who won?

vinceg101 · Post by **vinceg101** » Nov 29, 2012 2:15 AM

davintosh wrote:So... Who won?

Evidently 2 tickets: one in Arizona and one in Missouri
I just saw the total was $579.8M

slimdevil27 · Post by **slimdevil27** » Nov 29, 2012 2:42 AM

BDK wrote:
rvnmaniak wrote:Money can't buy happiness......
Yeah,
but NO MONEY can't buy sh*t!

Quoted for truth.

w0014170 · Post by **w0014170** » Nov 29, 2012 6:33 AM

It's true! Perfect practice makes perfect results! I am consistent in this endeavor!

Duke · Post by **Duke** » Nov 29, 2012 7:54 AM

Damn.....missed it by just six numbers

davintosh · Post by **davintosh** » Nov 29, 2012 9:01 AM

Duke wrote:Damn.....missed it by just six numbers

At least you're not alone!

1st 5er · Post by **1st 5er** » Nov 29, 2012 9:49 AM

I've still got all my money.

Post by **tsmall07** » Nov 29, 2012 9:54 AM

I had three tickets. Matched one number between all of them.

AT8M5 · Post by **AT8M5** » Nov 29, 2012 10:02 AM

One winner in AZ, hmmm. I think I'll wait a couple of weeks to see if the winner has come forward or not. Don't want to jinx my chances, don't ya know.

Karl

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