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Offline flight17

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What would you do with... $640,000,000?
« on: March 30, 2012, 02:39:21 PM »
As many of us know, the Megamillions lottery is up to an even 500 million jackpot, the largest jackpot in lottery history. The Cash option gives you 359million and the annual will give you 19.25 million per year for 26 years.

So if you were to win, What would you do with it.

I would probably take the lump sum cash and do..

Spend 50 million on building a new hangar and facility for the aviation museum i belong to. The hangar I'm projecting as designed now (yes i already have it designed) should cost between 10-20 million, the other 30 million will be to acquire aircraft and projects and to fund them.

Would give my aunts and Uncles and grandma 2mil (per set). I would give my Parents, sister and brother 5 million each. I would set up trusts for all of my current and future nieces and nephews which would have 250 grand each. I would give my cousins 100k each (only have 6 total) and i would give two step cousins 50k each.

I would also buy the local FBO at which im currently flying at. And in doing so i would place an order for 20 Cessna 172's and 10 CEssna 182's along with 5 Beechcraft C90's and leasing 5 Kingair 350's for training and part 135 ops which would cost ~30mil.

I would use 100 million to establish a new airline based out of Pittsburgh (sort of been one of my dreams). It would be a cross between the legacy and LCC models providing Pittsburgh all the needs it lost since US Airways screwed us.

Then i would donate 10 million to local charities and set up some sort of trust for my local school district.

And finally, i would invest the remaining money in gold.



And if nobody hits this jackpot tonight... I'm expecting the jackpot to reach at minimal 750 million if not almost a billion. It was reported last night on the news (national news i believe) that some place was experiencing a 3 hour wait to get tickets...
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Offline RTHolmes

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Re: What would you do with... $500,000,000?
« Reply #1 on: March 30, 2012, 02:44:06 PM »
lottery = idiot tax.
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Re: What would you do with... $500,000,000?
« Reply #2 on: March 30, 2012, 02:47:20 PM »
Quote from: RTHolmes on March 30, 2012, 02:44:06 PM
lottery = idiot tax.

Amen.

Granted I would love to win a million dollars as I could retire on that, but no way do I want to win $500 Million. IMO it's going to be more trouble than it's worth.
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Offline Wayout

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Re: What would you do with... $500,000,000?
« Reply #3 on: March 30, 2012, 02:53:30 PM »
Quote from: Beefcake on March 30, 2012, 02:47:20 PM
... but no way do I want to win $500 Million. IMO it's going to be more trouble than it's worth.

The first thing you have to learn after winning any sum of money is how to say No!.

Link: 5 Reasons You Don't Really Want to Win all that Lottery Money
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Offline Slate

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Re: What would you do with... $500,000,000?
« Reply #4 on: March 30, 2012, 02:57:31 PM »
   I'd have to ditch these cartoon planes for a real one (or Two  :D ).

   I'm throwing a couple of my Idiot dollars at the dream. Why not I can write off my gambling losses.
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Offline Ardy123

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Re: What would you do with... $500,000,000?
« Reply #5 on: March 30, 2012, 03:02:09 PM »
Its over 600 million now  :banana: :banana:
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Offline flight17

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Re: What would you do with... $500,000,000?
« Reply #6 on: March 30, 2012, 03:02:23 PM »
Quote from: Wayout on March 30, 2012, 02:53:30 PM
The first thing you have to learn after winning any sum of money is how to say No!.
yup... Having a plan should help too.

And you don't have to be named the winner... But I'm sure it would become knowledge somehow...
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Offline F22RaptorDude

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Re: What would you do with... $500,000,000?
« Reply #7 on: March 30, 2012, 03:03:35 PM »
I'd pay all my families debt, get my grandfather the car he's been wanting since he was a teenager and get into a private school
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Offline flight17

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Re: What would you do with... $500,000,000?
« Reply #8 on: March 30, 2012, 03:04:37 PM »
Quote from: Ardy123 on March 30, 2012, 03:02:09 PM
Its over 600 million now  :banana: :banana:
Wow 640 mil to be exact... 462millump sum
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Re: What would you do with... $500,000,000?
« Reply #9 on: March 30, 2012, 03:08:49 PM »
What would I do with it?

I'd buy 500 shade accounts, and hire 500 minions to man my HordeTard squad of DEATH under my command, where we would mercilessly roll avery field where the Bish hordlings are, and thwart them ever winning the WARZ AGAIN!!!!!

MUHHHHAAAAA MUUUHHHAAAAAAA MUUUHHHHAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!
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Re: What would you do with... $500,000,000?
« Reply #10 on: March 30, 2012, 03:13:35 PM »
Quote from: Reaper90 on March 30, 2012, 03:08:49 PM
What would I do with it?

I'd buy 500 shade accounts, and hire 500 minions to man my HordeTard squad of DEATH under my command, where we would mercilessly roll avery field where the Bish hordlings are, and thwart them ever winning the WARZ AGAIN!!!!!

MUHHHHAAAAA MUUUHHHAAAAAAA MUUUHHHHAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!
winning!

 Or you could just buy ht out and make it so all current bish can never leave the bish side and then make it glitch so no bish troops work...
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Offline Melvin

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Re: What would you do with... $640,000,000?
« Reply #11 on: March 30, 2012, 03:15:37 PM »
I would pay off the debt of all of my friends and family.

I would open a manufacturing business to provide employment in my economically depressed area.



Unfortunately, I don't buy into the lottery so...
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Re: What would you do with... $640,000,000?
« Reply #12 on: March 30, 2012, 03:16:41 PM »
Pay for everyone to get a free year of AH!

Not going to buy a ticket though, so it might be difficult.
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Re: What would you do with... $640,000,000?
« Reply #13 on: March 30, 2012, 03:18:21 PM »
You have a better chance of being the president than winning the lottery....
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Re: What would you do with... $500,000,000?
« Reply #14 on: March 30, 2012, 03:21:09 PM »
I would pay off my fathers mortage, pay off my mothers debts, pay off 20-30 years of car insurance, invest a couple mill to real estate, a couple more to Stocks, get into a paramedic program and pay it off with that (only ~12,000 around me, but i dont have that laying around right now), and let the rest sit in the bank.
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