What would you do with the money?
A ticket in South Carolina matched the recent Powerball drawing for $260 million, and the MegaMillions drawing here Friday night is worth $207 million.
What would be your first big purchase if you won that kind of money? What charitable organizations would you donate to?
Do you have any out-of-this-world dreams that you’d make come true with that out-of-this-world money?
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Steamboat
August 20th, 2009
12:32 pm
If I won the lottery I would buy a double-wide and move back to Alabama
peachy clean
August 20th, 2009
12:36 pm
I would pay off my oldest duaghter colleg tutiion & my baby girl high school dues buy both of them a car. pay off all my bill & i would make sure my bestfriend j.j. is taken care of.
David S
August 20th, 2009
12:44 pm
Get the money and get all of my family and friends out of this country before the depression and the other effects of government meddling really set in.
Tone Loc
August 20th, 2009
12:45 pm
I would give my wife a few million to leave and then take her friend to Vegas!!!
Kay
August 20th, 2009
12:48 pm
Pay off all debt and set up trusts for the support of family members.
linah
August 20th, 2009
12:51 pm
Pay off my student loans!!!
Paula Paganakis
August 20th, 2009
12:53 pm
I would pay off all my debts contribute to my church and to 2 chosen charities, give my 8 siblings a ONE time lumpsum, purchase a new home and the vehicles that I always wanted. Fly to Los Angeles to shop on Rodeo Drive, then take a trip to Bora Bora.
Lucy Bloom
August 20th, 2009
12:53 pm
Steamboat you are too funny. I remember when Georgia’s first lottery winner did that very thing. I could not believe it. Kay I would do like you but off the top I would give 10% to my church.
pete
August 20th, 2009
12:54 pm
10% to my church, take care of family, and see the world.
opdtimer
August 20th, 2009
12:59 pm
I would take care of family and secure my retirement. I would give 10% to God for all his blessing.
DaTruth&Light
August 20th, 2009
1:02 pm
I would quit my job, buy a Ferrari, go to the strip club, produce a movie and divorce my wife. Not necessarily in the order, I’d divorce my wife first.
Meka
August 20th, 2009
1:05 pm
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mikie jr
August 20th, 2009
1:05 pm
I would do nothing….absoultley nothing
Snaggle tooth
August 20th, 2009
1:06 pm
I would live it up travel spend money like it was going out of style. and tell the world to kiss my grits.
Beautiful Monte
August 20th, 2009
1:07 pm
If I won the lottery, I’d spend half of the money on wine, women, and song. I’d probably waste the other half.
The messiah
August 20th, 2009
1:07 pm
i’d be like george soros and buy a presidency with a slogan-”Yes I will”
Max Prince
August 20th, 2009
1:09 pm
Give alot of it to Theater on Main in Acworth cuz they need the funding, set up a trust for my neices and nephews so they will be financially stable, then pay off my debts and buy a house with my wife – all anonymously so that the press cant hound us.
RandyBogartGA
August 20th, 2009
1:10 pm
You folks need to read your bible again! The first ten percent belongs to God anyway it’s called a tithe. What you give above and beyond that constitutes real giving.
Meka
August 20th, 2009
1:13 pm
Thank God for my blessing and give 10%, then I would pay off all my debt, set aside money for my daughters college and put her in the best private schools.Then buy a big mansion , hire maids, a chef and buy my dream car.My parents and brothers would not have to ever work again.I pray this happens one day.
Oconee Dog
August 20th, 2009
1:16 pm
10% to church; 10% to charity for children with Downs Syndrome, pay off debts; set up trust fund for family; opan a Steak & Shake in Athens; travel the beautiful USA..
Grandma
August 20th, 2009
1:21 pm
I would retire immediately, and build a shelter for needy people in Bartow County, including a free day care for Moms who have to work and cannot afford nursery care, and a place for teenagers to enjoy sports and dancing,and a kitchen for our emergency workers (firemen, police, ambulance attendents, etc.) to get a free good meal, also a pet care for people who cannot afford the expensive ones and need an emergency place to leave their furry babies where they will be safe.
And, of course, activities for the elderly to enjoy and socialize.
Then I would get me one of those Harleys with the “training wheels” and a sidecar for my big furry baby.
MaggieMay
August 20th, 2009
1:21 pm
I’d head to some spa in Arizona so I could exercise, eat well, get pampered and decide what to do next. And if my mom could keep a secret, I’d tell her to quit her job and come with me.
Cletus
August 20th, 2009
1:25 pm
I’d go fishing with that feller that caught that giant catfish! Beer’s on me buddy.
Litt
August 20th, 2009
1:31 pm
I would give 100% of it to find a cure or treatment for Autism.
ME
August 20th, 2009
1:43 pm
I would give it to some hardworking, struggling white folks
Fuzz
August 20th, 2009
1:44 pm
Definitely give my tithe and offering to God. Then I’d pray to God about what to do next. Sure I have dreams and aspirations just like the next person but I’d want to make sure I’m not being frivilous and materialistic like I’d really want to be and most people do anyway because we’re all so excited and never had this kind of money before.
The Truth
August 20th, 2009
1:45 pm
Figure out a way I can enjoy my winnings without anyone knowing I won!
Valerie
August 20th, 2009
1:48 pm
Grandma I would do like you but instead of taking care of the pet’s would build a new church because we are in need of one. It would be nice if we could team up and make some of these things happen with winning the lottery.
MARCI
August 20th, 2009
1:48 pm
Pay my debths…buy a house…an economical car for me and 2 daughters…put some money up for my grandson, my sister,ex-husband el,travel the world…help the homeless people,because I’m one paycheck from being homeless…feed as much people as I can…help my oldest daughter and put money up for the youngest one tuition…Thank God…
jones, sally
August 20th, 2009
1:51 pm
The very first thing I would do is give my church 10%, take care of
my immediate family’s and pastor’s financial needs, assist a
of my needy friends and associates and of course retire and live a
very comfortable life.
Frankie
August 20th, 2009
1:54 pm
Leave 10% to my church, then quit it, pay my taxes then move to another country where the dog eat dog world is gone, and the Jimmy Buffet way of life is fullfilled, hire a full time doctor to look after my wife and me only, pay the college bills for my God-daughters, Donate huge amounts to pet shelters in the US. Cheers
Tomhere
August 20th, 2009
2:09 pm
I would adopt all of those cats that those poor dog victims left behind!
I’d be getting lots of kitty-love!
NYSFINEST71
August 20th, 2009
2:09 pm
First thing I would do would be to take a much needed vacation, clear my head and start sending out mysterious cashier’s checks to various people to help them pay off their debt. Purchase an Aston-Martin and make sure my girls will never have to worry about asking for a dime.
PLEASE
August 20th, 2009
2:20 pm
10% TO GOD, PLEASE. GOD DOES NOT WANT YOUR 10$ IF YOU GOT IT THAT WAY!!! WICKEDNESS IF MY PEOPLE WHO ARE CALLED BY MY NAME WOULD TURN FROM THEIR WICKED WAYS AND PRAY……….
PLEASE
August 20th, 2009
2:22 pm
I MEAN 10% NOT 10$
Joe
August 20th, 2009
2:23 pm
create a fast rail system between gwinnett and atlanta.
Patrick
August 20th, 2009
2:28 pm
Build & staff a huge after-school facility for disadvantaged kids in the inner Metro area. Give 20% to various churches. Quit my job to spend time helping people. Help family members out who are struggling. And yes, once in a while indulge in leasing a private jet to fly me wherever friends, family and I want to go (Alaska, Europe, Carribean).
Robert
August 20th, 2009
2:28 pm
I would pay the balance on my car. Then I would invest heavily in “sin” by purchasing stock in companies that provide vices – cigarettes, alcohol, gambling! In good times or bad times, people are going to do what they can to enjoy themselves. OH, and Proctor & Gamble, Ga Pacific – anyone who produces toilet paper, because I bet everyone reading this wipes his ass (or pats dry). Banks – I would buy LOTS of bank stock – with the mess they are in, they can only get better!
Charity? Uhm, I already paid taxes on the money I used to BUY the winning ticket, and pay income tax on the winnings; how much do I need to give away?
I have six neices and nephews whose first words were “What did you bring me?” They get nothing!
If I pass before it is spent, I want it all converted to cash and used to fuel my funeral pyre.
lawyerdaggett
August 20th, 2009
2:38 pm
I would buy an island and install a big fence.
lawyerdaggett
August 20th, 2009
2:41 pm
Dear “Please”: Don’t be so sure you know the mind of God. God can easly take something you consider “evil” and use it for His Good. Remember Joseph?
Sting 'em Buzz
August 20th, 2009
2:45 pm
I would retire and officiate football, go fishing and bowling. But only after giving God what He is due.
Ronnie
August 20th, 2009
2:45 pm
God expects us to give him 10% of what we’re from earning from our jobs.. He doesn’t want our gambling money.
Responding2ToneLoc
August 20th, 2009
2:49 pm
Hey Tone Loc and DaTruth&Light, Tell your wives to call me. I’ll show them how they can get it all and get rid of you both.
For Real
August 20th, 2009
2:50 pm
Buy my ex-husband some common sense!!!
Rob
August 20th, 2009
3:40 pm
I’d give more than just 10% to charities that help disabled children, then travel the world and sail the seas for a couple of years then settle down at a nice nudist resort.
Miss Dee
August 20th, 2009
4:29 pm
Lawyerdaggett I agree with you. God more often than not will take something that man considers evil or unfavorable and use it for good. I have seen it happen many times in my own life. I think please is confused. Also, anything done in moderation is not sin. Please, if you over eat, did you know you are sinning? Gluttony is a sin.
striving2overcome
August 20th, 2009
4:59 pm
10% to church, pay off bills (roughtly 50k), spend the rest of my life traveling the world volunteering for various missions. (been to 24 countries so far with military) Oh and accrue absolutely no more debt.
Joseph-father of yahweh
August 20th, 2009
8:31 pm
I dont go to church, so why would I give them any. god doesn’t want my money, he wants my faith……………….
Wale wale
August 20th, 2009
9:47 pm
I would help my mom still with my father. He has prostate cancer and we are going thru it right now financially. When he’s healthy, I will throw the the biggest anniversary party ever. It will be their 30th. Then I would divide the rest among taking care of my kids future and mine.
HEY YOU
August 20th, 2009
9:57 pm
K-M-S KEEP MOUTH SHUT!!!!