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• dphillips

  

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  Jul 20, 2004, 9:13 pm

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  I agree -- take the lump sum and run like the wind!

  dphillips (Blue)
• phantomrainbow

  

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  Jul 21, 2004, 4:14 am

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  hi. i would take the annuity if i won,i am 34 now. i wouldn't mind waiting and i would have something to look forward too,and i could use the excuse of not having anymore money if someone asked to borrow some,i could live with 5 million a year. how much could you possibly  spend all at once?  on the other hand the 250 million cash option would be nice too,but i dont see how you can come up with over 11 billion with 1-% interest rate. what about the bank in new york(dont know if it is still there) that pays you 20-26% in interest a year? you could really have alot of money built up then. if you have around 150 million dollars left,how much would you have if you invested it for 40 years(someone who knows how to do the interest rates,i dont remember how,and can't find a calculator)how much would you have ? depends on the advice i would get too,but so far i am leaning for the annuity(watch for me to make a fool out of myself on the show,i would probaly be so nervous i would forget my own name)i'll wear a t-shirt or pin or somehting with my name on it(phantomrainbow). good luck to everyone,hope you dont get carpel tunnel from entering all those numbers.
• CASH Only

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  Rainbow:

  If you won, you'd take the CASH.
• CASH Only

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  Isn't the program on Sunday night (9/12)?
• dvdiva

  

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  Sep 8, 2004, 7:07 pm

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  no kidding
  
  
  
  first i dont drink pepsi - no sugar or aspertame for me!
  
  
  
  second the odds of winning a billion in this game are about the same as megamillions or powerball having a big jackpot ands then winning it (odds of a decent jackpot = close to zero, odds of winning = slightly better)
• ONEDAY

  

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  Sep 8, 2004, 7:34 pm

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  where do i play?

  have a great winning day!
• CASH Only

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  Sep 20, 2004, 5:12 pm

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  No billion-dollar winner this year either.
• Justin

  

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  Oct 19, 2004, 12:21 am

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  Take the 250 million and invest half of it !!!!!

  As if its not enough already :)

  I believe life is about finding someone you cant live without

  And showing them how much you care every day of every month of every year
• DoctorEw220

  

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  i don't think that anyone is ever going to win that billion. they would probably have to have at least half a billion people playing for someone to win that billion, and the big winner would probably die of a heart attack on the spot.

  I've redone my website.  Go to www.dr-ew.com.  I kept a lot of the old stuff, and I've added some new stuff.  Look for more new stuff in the coming weeks.