When You Win PB or Mega Lottey

BigTurk

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First, I will pay off all my debts then light a cigar with a $100.

Second, I will set up a trust, or some fund, where all my elderly parents/in-laws/siblings/some aunts and uncles (not all, some can rot for all I care) won't ever have to worry about old people things like long term care. That stuff is really expensive and an awful thing to deal with.

Third, Pollard would get a nice check.
 

BCClone

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Not exactly sure.
I’d tear down the JTS pressbox and make it one big suite for me and my friends. Make Randy Peterson and his group of pressbox bashing friends sit out in the bleachers.

I think I could pull that off with a half a billion after taxes.
half billion? Wish I had the 50-100 million it would take after the cash option on megamillions to have that. You are already in good shape with that amount.
 

wxman1

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I’d tear down the JTS pressbox and make it one big suite for me and my friends. Make Randy Peterson and his group of pressbox bashing friends sit out in the bleachers.

I think I could pull that off with a half a billion after taxes.

I have long thought that you were the best poster on here.
 
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NickTheGreat

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Negative expected return with the lottery. You would never invest in a stock that has a negative expected return. It is just another way to tax the poor.

My parents have always referred to any form of gambling (slots, lotto, etc) as an 'intelligence test.'
 

Isualum13

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Well i matched half the numbers. Does that mean I get 750 million?
 

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Well i matched half the numbers. Does that mean I get 750 million?
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Isualum13

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I've bought 3 tickets with the megaplier the last 3 drawings. I've paid $27. But I won $8!!! Am I doing this right?
Not unless you let the "winnings" roll
into a new ticket. Don't take the cash unless you win more than $10, or if someone wins the jackpot. At least that's what I do when I play which is only when the jackpots get insane.
 

Isualum13

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Won in Florida
Pretty sure it was my third cousin's brother's wife's step-niece's great aunt. Twice removed.

How do I go about claiming what is rightfully mine?