Who wants to be a Billionaire???

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  • Viking64
    Viking64 Posts: 6,646
    If I won, I would buy a billion one-dollar scratch tickets.
  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,056
    edited October 2018
    Good news for all you Mega Million Participants. I did not participate which enhances your chance of winning. Who needs all that money anyways, as long as you got a lovely caring significant other, a roof over your head, and your able to scratch that itch with all your hobbies, and you got your health.

    There are so many things that offer just as much satisfaction as a billion or whatever the total may be after taxes, who needs the hassle of figuring it all out after winning. I sure dont. On the other hand for those of you that participated in the half billion Powerball extravaganza. I also participated which lessenes the chance of those that participated . If I win I am not sure what I would do, at first but shout out a big Yee Haw honey we won to my wife. I'm rambling I'm out but if any of you win the big one dont forget your fellow Polkies.
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 10,862
    Joey_V wrote: »
    I bought some... I need to win this beeelion. I’m not even sure what I would do with it.

    Sure you do. You'd ironically buy my house and let me and my family live mortgage free providing I buy better gear.
  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,009
    Viking64 wrote: »
    If I won, I would buy a billion one-dollar scratch tickets.

    It would be 568 million I think they posted.

    So you could possibly double your winnings!

    I saw a special where a winner did something similar. He won a couple more Lotteries. He wrote a book about his strategies on what numbers to pick. He was a happy dude for sure! :D
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 10,862
    Anyway I'll see all you an*l audiophiles here on Sunday 😉
  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,034
    gudnoyez wrote: »
    Good news for all you Mega Million Participants. I did not participate which enhances your chance of winning.

    To the ignore list for not contributing to my retirement account.... :p;)
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,009
    edited October 2018
    We only got 1 number on each of 4 different picks. O numbers on the other 4. :s

    Maybe tomorrow will be better! :p
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    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,034
    You did better than I did Tony. Next time you get out to L.A. I owe you a beer.
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,009
    Sounds good to me! B)
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
  • verb
    verb Posts: 10,176
    Haven't checked my tix yet, but I would start a Karma thread to help each and every one of you Polkies achieve your dream system. :blush:
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  • audioluvr
    audioluvr Posts: 5,420
    If I win, I am buying an island in the South Pacific, claiming I am King, creating my own government, Building my own army....
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  • decal
    decal Posts: 3,205
    Well, I didn't win so the new tires for my truck will have to wait.
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  • gmcman
    gmcman Posts: 1,739
    The one car I would have built is this...

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    This, to me anyway, is the most beautiful Corvette that GM never built, but it did get very close...

    The nose seems to share a few similar lines of the Vector W2.
  • charley95
    charley95 Posts: 908
    I bought one. If I won and had to go public I would look straight into the camera and say a big 'NO' to everyone and then disappear.
  • Jimbo18
    Jimbo18 Posts: 2,310
    Apparently no one wants to be a billionaire. Or are we alll just waiting till it gets up to real money?
  • Emlyn
    Emlyn Posts: 4,346
    edited October 2018
    No winners of the Mega Millions jackpot last night so the next projected jackpot is said to be around $1.6 billion.
  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 24,481
    Emlyn wrote: »
    No winners of the Mega Millions jackpot last night so the next projected jackpot is said to be around $1.6 billion.

    Wow!
  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,009
    Somebody or group WILL win it BIGTIME at sometime! ;) The countries biggest lottery in history.
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  • mrloren
    mrloren Posts: 2,454
    When I was a kid my parents told me to turn it down. Now I'm an adult and my kids tell me to turn it down.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 32,926
    a billion here, a billion there... soon, you're talkin' real money.
  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,034
    Whoever wins this thing isn’t going to pay enough in federal taxes alone to pay for the damage to Tyndall AFB. :o
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  • jeremymarcinko
    jeremymarcinko Posts: 3,785
    edited October 2018
    Yeah not even close, but the rest of y’all will. Considering about 2/3 of your tax dollars go to the DoD. About 680 billion a year, last time I checked.

    I assume the F22s can/will be salvaged to some extent. So some of the loss will be negated. Still at 300+ million x 22 planes, this hurt the ol DoD wallet.
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  • ^^sure if they need more money, all they have to do is ask.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,034
    I wonder how feasible it would be to do a Polkie pool... Thinking all that would be in should buy a ten dollar quick pick, and post a screenshot of that ticket here as proof.

    Anyone interested?
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,124
    I'm already in 2 other similar pools

    Picked up quick picks in Texas and drove to Florida and picked up more for the pools
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  • Viking64
    Viking64 Posts: 6,646
    A billion? Nah, I've already got one.

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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,034
    edited October 2018
    Investment strategy for the new jackpot... $250,000,000 in a secured trust, $250,000,000 in multi unit apartment buildings in the Midwest, and $150,000,000 for charities and the Barkhordari School of Pharmacy at Purdue University. $100,000,000 to have fun with on homes/furnishings/cars/travel and whatever else comes to mind.

    Anything above that will be taken in taxes anyway...
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,009
    I would be game for doing that but isn't all the people in the pool supposed to show up for the photo when they present the check?

    I think there are just a few honest people in this world and I wonder if somebody would bail, not you John, but maybe somebody else in the pool. They find out their Ticket is the winner and then they don't know anything about a Polk POOL.

    I'd share for sure but I've seen the bad side of people too much in my long life.

    A company pool when the tickets are all bought at the same time the best way. But I remember when this one Co. POOL bought some tickets and this one employee opted out of contributing. The Co. won the BIG one and that scum bag employee who opted out sued for a share. WTH...How does one figure he deserved a share!! I don't think he got anything but it proves people are sometimes animals when it comes to money.

    Thanks for thinking about upping all of our odds though. That's so cool. B)

    I'll think about it. ;)
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  • krazypolk
    krazypolk Posts: 745
    Boy I hope I win I'd donate all of it to a little wall project that's in the works.
  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
    I will be buying an Ohio class sub, fully loaded.