winning a jackpot

Reply #176

CASH Only — Fri, 05 Aug 2005 19:21:05 GMT

Thank you

Reply #175

LOTTOMIKE — Tue, 02 Aug 2005 11:13:53 GMT

happy birthday and wishes for no annuities

Reply #174

CASH Only — Sat, 30 Jul 2005 16:30:51 GMT

42 yesterday.

Reply #173

LOTTOMIKE — Sat, 30 Jul 2005 03:34:49 GMT

me neither.....yet

Reply #172

CASH Only — Thu, 28 Jul 2005 00:21:53 GMT

I've never been married, and I'm just short of 42.

Reply #171

LOTTOMIKE — Tue, 26 Jul 2005 03:38:33 GMT

hopefully somebody has their dream come true......

Reply #170

Pick-4_Master — Sat, 23 Jul 2005 04:04:26 GMT

I would split it with my x-wife,buy a car,clothes,shoes,CD's,new PC with a Webcam and live the rest of my life in more joy,peace and happiness.

Reply #169

ladygirl99 — Sat, 23 Jul 2005 03:00:13 GMT

Oh, I didn't know. Well in that case :) Ohio I stay LOL

Reply #168

Just6ntlc — Sat, 23 Jul 2005 00:38:26 GMT

If I did win the jackpot, I would go for a house and donate to a Vietnamese community.

Reply #167

LOTTOMIKE — Fri, 22 Jul 2005 04:27:46 GMT

another thing i would do is to also help people down on their luck too....

Reply #166

LOTTOMIKE — Sat, 16 Jul 2005 21:54:17 GMT

ladygirl he meant indiana because its computerized and the games are rigged to where you can't win there.i'm sure he would love ohio though because they have ball drawings and are fair.......

Reply #165

ladygirl99 — Sat, 09 Jul 2005 02:29:10 GMT

I hear ya LOL For me Make that A One way ticket out of ohio LOL

Reply #164

LOTTOMIKE — Fri, 08 Jul 2005 03:08:08 GMT

anything is possible....

Reply #163

ify911 — Wed, 06 Jul 2005 19:18:30 GMT

well i am clueless untill that day comes ( any jackpot please

Reply #162

LOTTOMIKE — Wed, 06 Jul 2005 12:00:59 GMT

.....and a very expensive bottle of champaigne

Reply #161

LOTTOMIKE — Sun, 03 Jul 2005 01:47:53 GMT

good idea i think i'll try that

Reply #160

nassaufinestguy — Sat, 25 Jun 2005 03:26:27 GMT

smoke a cuban cigar first then think what to do after winning.

Reply #159

LOTTOMIKE — Sat, 25 Jun 2005 03:24:18 GMT

just winning a jackpot and having the money and not having to worry about bills would make me content

Reply #158

LOTTOMIKE — Wed, 22 Jun 2005 20:30:54 GMT

looks like most people chose a house as the first thing they would purchase.

Reply #157

LOTTOMIKE — Sun, 19 Jun 2005 22:03:22 GMT

just read where another near record payout was paid on powerball,when lower numbers hit a split jackpot is very possible....

Reply #156

LOTTOMIKE — Fri, 17 Jun 2005 03:44:20 GMT

thanks rip,thats what more people should do if they have the chance.if you don't like your job look for something else that you might like better.

Reply #155

Rip Snorter — Fri, 17 Jun 2005 03:13:26 GMT

Lottomike:I agree with you. Those folks in food service all have a tough gig. The managers make a bit more, but on an hourly wage basis they'd be about on a par with someone in a third world country.Good to hear you enjoy your job.Jack

Reply #154

LOTTOMIKE — Fri, 17 Jun 2005 03:09:29 GMT

i can say this if i ever win a jackpot i see no reason to keep working and filling another bosses pockets while a little bit trickles down to me although i did the biggest part of the work.once you get to the top its strange how those at the bottom do the most work for the least part of the pie.something is backwards about that.one of the hardest jobs i ever had was working in a mcdonalds.those people have a harder job than people think they do.its one of the reasons i do security work because i... [ More ]

Reply #153

four4me — Thu, 16 Jun 2005 21:28:47 GMT

Thank,s Rip yea i got a kick out of writing that cause i know what it means to climb the ladder and get knocked off for whatever reason and climb the ladder again. A part of living. Most have been through it. I could write a lot about the thing called work also. While i know there has to be to doer's and the owners. Some even get satisfaction out of their chosen professions which in some cases translates to success. Working for a living and scraping every penny together pay check to pay check. J... [ More ]

Reply #152

Rip Snorter — Thu, 16 Jun 2005 12:24:40 GMT

I hope a lot of people read your post carefully and repeatedly, Four4me.Jack

Reply #151

four4me — Thu, 16 Jun 2005 08:21:28 GMT

by definition work means: to fashion or create a useful or desired product by expending labor or exertion.when i was younger i didn't mind this simple 4 letter word but as i got older i realized it meant entirely another thing. Because if you weren't being rewarded for it it wasn't all that much fun most of the time. Because it meant that i couldn't do things i wanted to do. Then i found out you could get paid for it so i thought what the heck i'd work for money doing everything i like to do. An... [ More ]

Reply #150

Rip Snorter — Thu, 16 Jun 2005 06:45:12 GMT

I've always figured it's all a matter of what a person calls 'work'. Most jobs I ever had I thought it was crazy they'd pay someone to do it, liked them pretty well until I got so I didn't. But it also is a matter of whether there's any challenge to it, whether the folks who give the orders are able to do it in a way that keeps a person wanting to do what they say to do, whether the job feels like it needs doing. But even with all that a lot of people wouldn't continue doing what they were d... [ More ]

Reply #149

ify911 — Thu, 16 Jun 2005 01:52:31 GMT

are u sure about it . The money talks

Reply #148

emilyg — Thu, 16 Jun 2005 01:33:26 GMT

there are people in this world who really enjoy working. no amount of money would make them stop.

Reply #147

Rip Snorter — Thu, 16 Jun 2005 00:48:31 GMT

Carter's a lot better man these days, what with not being prez and all. But what he does is his own business. If you like your own job, stick with it. If I want to lie under a tree picking my nose and eating pickled pigs feet, it's no hair off the backside of anyone else.I'm willing to tip my hat to Jimmy Carter and what he sees as what he ought to be doing, because I believe he believes he's doing right. But I'm not tipping my hat to anyone who tries to soapbox me into thinking that what Ji... [ More ]

Reply #146

TheGameGrl — Thu, 16 Jun 2005 00:35:02 GMT

Intrigueing comment. Care to elaborate on the class of workers ( or career driven folks) who do consider there work an asset to the community or healthfield? To just drop the years of training and dedication to live vicariously seems to reduce the career choice down to the mentality that the field was chosen for the almighty dollar, There are far too many folks who actually DO enjoy their career or part time work. Who actually enjoy helping others or being productive in a community sort of way.

Reply #145

LOTTOMIKE — Wed, 15 Jun 2005 20:04:47 GMT

i see no reason to keep working after hitting a jackpot.

Reply #144

CASH Only — Wed, 15 Jun 2005 15:23:23 GMT

What would I buy

Reply #143

diva67 — Tue, 14 Jun 2005 14:56:09 GMT

I would buy a car, since I have never owned one a jag Stype since that is my dream car and just pay off my bills, and finish school... and try not to let that much money overwhelm me

Reply #142

TheGameGrl — Mon, 13 Jun 2005 23:01:21 GMT

After being blessed with winning, its without questions that:1: I'd maintain my current job for the first year. That will give time to have the house built and my immediate family taken care of.2: I'd seriously get some medical matters tended to that will enable my life to be more productive.3: I'd quietly resign from my job after a year. And not because I don't like it. My job is awesome! But given the fact that there is such unemployment and single parents seeking a well paid job in a healthy... [ More ]

Reply #141

LOTTOMIKE — Mon, 13 Jun 2005 20:32:51 GMT

i think maybe i'd just keep on working long enough for someone to piss me off and then i'd tell em to stick it where the sun don't shine,lol

Reply #140

LOTTOMIKE — Sun, 12 Jun 2005 13:43:06 GMT

Reply #139

slackjack — Sat, 11 Jun 2005 14:43:41 GMT

Hire a typist to type my resignation for work, four pages long with what I think is wrong with the company. Then start handing out c-notes to my former co-drivers.

Reply #138

catdaddy — Sat, 11 Jun 2005 13:03:30 GMT

A new house and carThen invest and make the money grow.

Reply #137

dvdiva — Sat, 11 Jun 2005 03:50:04 GMT

I think it was only $100. Less than what I spent and lost.I plan on giving 20-40% to my family and very close friends. Really depends on how much I win. 0% to charity however. Since I'm an athiest I don't really have to worry about a church.

Reply #136

LOTTOMIKE — Fri, 10 Jun 2005 20:02:59 GMT

if i remember correctly jack was already wealthy when he won.the guy might've bought 10,000 tickets when he won for all we know....

Reply #135

MMGuy — Fri, 10 Jun 2005 03:05:55 GMT

Was Jack Whittaker allready a millionaire before he won the lottery

Reply #134

LOTTOMIKE — Thu, 09 Jun 2005 19:29:08 GMT

jack whittaker comes to mind.....

Reply #133

bks2 — Wed, 08 Jun 2005 19:08:40 GMT

That reminds me of what I would do. I would buy all the houses around where my brother lives, and move in the worst neighbors I could find or maybe a frat house. Hopefully It would knock down their house price If they did try to sell it.

Reply #132

urug2000 — Wed, 08 Jun 2005 13:10:45 GMT

Some years ago I heard it said in answering the question of how he (she) spend their money: Some of my money I spend on women, some I spend on cigarettes and booze, and some I spend on gambling.The rest I throw away foolishly. Does any lottery winner come to mind

Reply #131

LOTTOMIKE — Mon, 06 Jun 2005 10:34:42 GMT

half is quite a lot....

Reply #130

delS — Sat, 04 Jun 2005 14:18:29 GMT

I would start a family foundation and give away half of the money to my church and charities. Buy two houses, finsih my Masters Education, travel the world and enjoy life on another level.

Reply #129

LOTTOMIKE — Sat, 04 Jun 2005 02:07:45 GMT

and you also have to worry about family and long lost friends showing up out of the blue....

Reply #128

LOTTOMIKE — Fri, 03 Jun 2005 06:38:49 GMT

winning a jackpot comes with huge responsibilities too....

Reply #127

MMGuy — Wed, 01 Jun 2005 19:41:07 GMT

That's true.

Reply #126

LOTTOMIKE — Wed, 01 Jun 2005 19:38:20 GMT

you have to have money to make money in the stock market....

Reply #125

hsvscubaski — Wed, 01 Jun 2005 13:19:33 GMT

If you invest $5M in tax free bonds it would generate $250,000 tax free every year. Also if you invest in mutual funds it is not real risky. check out Dave Ramsey for advise on types of mutual funds he recommends

Reply #124

MMGuy — Wed, 01 Jun 2005 02:56:46 GMT

The stock market is often misjudged. Only inexperienced people lose money in the stock market. Many experienced people make millions or billions in the stock market.

Reply #123

atlasshrugged — Wed, 01 Jun 2005 02:40:03 GMT

Ok if I won a huge jackpot like the 92 mill on the mega millions tonight. The first thing I would do is go to Dave Ramsey's site and find the financial planner in my area he recomends and contact this person. I would do this before I even cash the ticket in. My husband and I have already discussed keeping 500k to just blow. I would get a Volvo Cross country. That is my dream car and we would buy and fix up the house we live in now. The rest of the money would go directly to the financial planner... [ More ]

Reply #122

LOTTOMIKE — Mon, 30 May 2005 19:34:35 GMT

it looks like the only winner was from idaho.that makes two in the last few months from idaho....

Reply #121

LOTTOMIKE — Sat, 28 May 2005 23:19:22 GMT

i wonder with the powerball so high could there be three or more people splitting the jackpot...

Reply #120

LOTTOMIKE — Fri, 27 May 2005 19:08:00 GMT

now that i think about it the stock thing might not be a good idea after all....

Reply #119

CASH Only — Thu, 26 May 2005 22:31:12 GMT

Very risky.

Reply #118

LOTTOMIKE — Sat, 21 May 2005 07:49:50 GMT

i would dabble in the stock market...

Reply #117

LOTTOMIKE — Thu, 19 May 2005 11:15:45 GMT

good luck

Reply #116

Lottoways — Thu, 19 May 2005 02:09:36 GMT

I'd buy every combination for the pk3 and 4 for one game.................Just to win both in one draw..LOLLottoways

Reply #115

CASH Only — Wed, 18 May 2005 20:39:29 GMT

if 2d prize is $1 million annuity, than the cash option should not be fixed at 500k.

Reply #114

LOTTOMIKE — Sun, 15 May 2005 21:22:49 GMT

also i wonder if the 500,000 cash or 1 million in annuity is gonna be a good thing for the blue game....

Reply #113

LOTTOMIKE — Sat, 14 May 2005 20:51:31 GMT

anything is possible,i think i'd choose lump sum too myself....

Reply #112

CASH Only — Sat, 14 May 2005 14:40:03 GMT

I love lump sum

Reply #111

LOTTOMIKE — Sat, 14 May 2005 07:56:05 GMT

lol,you guys represent opposite ends of the spectrum,one loves annuity,the other loves lump sum.

Reply #110

Annual Payments — Sat, 14 May 2005 05:20:28 GMT

CashOnly: don't count on winning.

Reply #109

MMGuy — Fri, 13 May 2005 00:18:08 GMT

As CASH Only's name states: Cash Only.

Reply #108

LOTTOMIKE — Fri, 13 May 2005 00:07:57 GMT

if you did win a jackpot you would have a lot of hard financial decisions to make also.lots of long lost friends would suddenly show up out of the woodwork...

Reply #107

LOTTOMIKE — Thu, 12 May 2005 10:49:30 GMT

you have a very good point....i have thought about it and if you take it all at once you don't have to deal with the hassle of wondering in the future if the payments are still going to be there.....

Reply #106

CalifDude — Wed, 11 May 2005 20:48:14 GMT

Then why did 270 people in Massachusetts request to change from annunity payments to a lump sum (even though they had to pay a hefty fee to do it) when that state said they could do that if they wanted to? Seems to me that they figured out that the annual payments were not a very smart thing to do!! Who would know better than someone that already did it

Reply #105

LOTTOMIKE — Wed, 11 May 2005 20:32:37 GMT

annuities are mainly for people who can't handle a big sum of money at once or who have spending issues...

Reply #104

CASH Only — Tue, 10 May 2005 23:20:07 GMT

...annuities are not.

Reply #103

LOTTOMIKE — Tue, 10 May 2005 17:30:40 GMT

taxes are a necessary evil......

Reply #102

CASH Only — Mon, 09 May 2005 20:37:08 GMT

Taxes or no taxes lump sum is better.

Reply #101

LOTTOMIKE — Mon, 09 May 2005 10:36:13 GMT

annual you do have a good point,i wouldn't want the taxes either...

Reply #100

Annual Payments — Sun, 08 May 2005 23:26:40 GMT

Yes, I've decided if the jackpot is $10m i would still take annual payments. I don't see why I shouldn't. I just don't want 1/4 of the jackpot after taxes.Cash, that's not fair. don't tell me not to count on winning.

Reply #99

LOTTOMIKE — Sun, 08 May 2005 21:21:34 GMT

even if the jackot is real low AP are you still going to choose annuity

Reply #98

LOTTOMIKE — Sun, 08 May 2005 21:20:39 GMT

AP you plan on choosing annuity if i'm correct right

Reply #97

CASH Only — Sun, 08 May 2005 17:15:15 GMT

ap: Don't ever count on winning.

Reply #96

Annual Payments — Sun, 08 May 2005 02:00:06 GMT

Yes LottoMike. I am very sure. I want to be a star. I want to be a household name. Oh yeah to add to that.. I'd get a recording contract and make my own CD

Reply #95

LOTTOMIKE — Sat, 07 May 2005 20:28:13 GMT

are you sure you would want all that attention

Reply #94

LOTTOMIKE — Sat, 07 May 2005 07:45:27 GMT

sounds like a winner to me.......

Reply #93

Annual Payments — Sat, 07 May 2005 04:20:15 GMT

oh yeah..i forgot. shopping sprees!!! Circuit CityOld Navytlavideo.comSaks Fifth AvenueSuncoastSam GoodyJourneys Any shopping sprees for anyone else

Reply #92

Annual Payments — Sat, 07 May 2005 04:11:31 GMT

Forget opening a trust..that's just anonyous. I'd claim my $$$ and have my picture taken and put on powerball.com. I'd pretty much want everyone to know that I won. Then I could work on making myself a household name and go hang with Paris Hilton (my favorite star) and various other stars. i'd want the paparazzi to follow me taking pictures of me and snapping pictures of me on vacation on a beach in the south of France. Then I get to be in Star magazine =) Maybe I can even make it on the c... [ More ]

Reply #91

CASH Only — Fri, 06 May 2005 14:38:30 GMT

Reply #90

LOTTOMIKE — Wed, 04 May 2005 19:56:16 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by LosingJeff on February 16, 2005A one-way ticket out of Indiana

Reply #89

Mslotto — Wed, 04 May 2005 05:54:45 GMT

Lotto mike will you stop making the same threads over and over again. Dont you think we are tired by now. get a life

Reply #88

LOTTOMIKE — Tue, 03 May 2005 11:13:53 GMT

i'd run for mayor of detroit......NOT

Reply #87

LOTTOMIKE — Fri, 29 Apr 2005 20:24:31 GMT

yeah we didn't see too many votes for that one.

Reply #86

CASH Only — Fri, 29 Apr 2005 19:45:26 GMT

I guess most of us have enough clothes...

Reply #85

LOTTOMIKE — Thu, 28 Apr 2005 20:11:33 GMT

true......

Reply #84

CASH Only — Tue, 26 Apr 2005 20:40:48 GMT

Gambling in a casino might be more fun than owning one.

Reply #83

LOTTOMIKE — Tue, 26 Apr 2005 20:22:50 GMT

maybe buy and open a casino......

Reply #82

LOTTOMIKE — Sun, 24 Apr 2005 21:15:21 GMT

i would probably collect corvettes too,every year since they started in 1953

Reply #81

LOTTOMIKE — Sat, 23 Apr 2005 20:55:46 GMT

i agree,same here....

Reply #80

CASH Only — Sat, 23 Apr 2005 16:12:54 GMT

I have the car so I guess a house would be next.

Reply #79

LOTTOMIKE — Fri, 22 Apr 2005 01:41:20 GMT

looks like its a tie,17 would get a car.17 would get a house

Reply #78

LOTTOMIKE — Mon, 18 Apr 2005 10:19:44 GMT

i also would buy family members things too.....

Reply #77

LOTTOMIKE — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 20:44:49 GMT