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Re: Powerball madness
Posted: Nov 27, 2012 10:14 PM
by thespeedfactory
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.
Re: Powerball madness
Posted: Nov 27, 2012 10:37 PM
by BDK
rvnmaniak wrote:Money can't buy happiness......
Yeah,
but NO MONEY can't buy sh*t!
Posted: Nov 28, 2012 12:55 AM
by Tammer in Philly
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
Posted: Nov 28, 2012 1:31 AM
by davintosh
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.
Posted: Nov 28, 2012 3:33 AM
by 1st 5er
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?
Posted: Nov 28, 2012 7:21 AM
by 524tdAviator
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!
Posted: Nov 28, 2012 7:23 AM
by 524tdAviator
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.
Posted: Nov 28, 2012 7:59 AM
by Duke
davintosh wrote:Nah; he'd just bask in the increased market value of his car.
^^^ This!
Posted: Nov 28, 2012 10:13 AM
by rvnmaniak
I sent my wife to buy 5 tix today while I'm at work.
Posted: Nov 28, 2012 10:40 AM
by tsmall07
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.
Posted: Nov 28, 2012 10:55 AM
by Brian in TN
Got in on 2 ticket pools, and we have 506 tickets in all.
If we win... I will give Deiter away to someone here.
Posted: Nov 28, 2012 12:34 PM
by Duke
Just went up to $550M
Posted: Nov 28, 2012 1:09 PM
by tsmall07
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.
Posted: Nov 28, 2012 1:20 PM
by WilNJ
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.
Posted: Nov 28, 2012 1:27 PM
by davintosh
How much do the state lottery associations make in all this?
Posted: Nov 28, 2012 1:48 PM
by WilNJ
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.
Posted: Nov 28, 2012 2:23 PM
by w0014170
Posted: Nov 28, 2012 2:43 PM
by turbodan
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?
Posted: Nov 28, 2012 2:49 PM
by oldskool
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.
Posted: Nov 28, 2012 3:01 PM
by WilNJ
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.
Posted: Nov 28, 2012 3:19 PM
by davintosh
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
Posted: Nov 28, 2012 11:43 PM
by davintosh
So... Who won?
Posted: Nov 29, 2012 2:15 AM
by vinceg101
davintosh wrote:So... Who won?
Evidently 2 tickets: one in Arizona and one in Missouri
I just saw the total was $579.8M
Re: Powerball madness
Posted: Nov 29, 2012 2:42 AM
by slimdevil27
BDK wrote:rvnmaniak wrote:Money can't buy happiness......
Yeah,
but NO MONEY can't buy sh*t!
Quoted for truth.
Posted: Nov 29, 2012 6:33 AM
by w0014170
Posted: Nov 29, 2012 7:54 AM
by Duke
Damn.....missed it by just six numbers
Posted: Nov 29, 2012 9:01 AM
by davintosh
Duke wrote:Damn.....missed it by just six numbers
At least you're not alone!
Posted: Nov 29, 2012 9:49 AM
by 1st 5er
I've still got all my money.
Posted: Nov 29, 2012 9:54 AM
by tsmall07
I had three tickets. Matched one number between all of them.
Posted: Nov 29, 2012 10:02 AM
by AT8M5
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
