Powerball

Interesting how nobody here says they'd buy a sports franchise with a billion. Which one could you get for that measly sum? The Coyotes?

 

I’d buy the local Class A baseball club, just to make sure we never lose it again.

 

Over the years as I've enjoyed my occasional (maybe 5X a year) $1 doses of daydreaming, that's something I've often thought of acquiring were I to win. I think that would be a fun thing to own if you really didn't give a shit about making (or losing) money.

 

$1 billion is probably on the high end of what I could spend in 30 days, but I still think I could do it.

 

So, who else is going to FileNotFound's $1 billion cocaine party?

 

In

 

Y’all can ride on my 787 that we are flying to anywhere, and no need to bring your own blow.

 

You know, if you took the billion plus payout, you have about $30m a year for 30 years. I doubt I could spend $30m in a year, let alone keep doing it for another 29. Surprised the winner of the Oregon jackpot came forward after less than a week. I think I'd go underground. Probably hire an attorney to find a way avoid unnecessary tax problems, wait a few months, then come forward when everyone had moved on to something else.

Unless it was one of those "group buys." Suprised nobody has turned that into a TV show - group of people share a big jackpot - drama, fun, legal issues etc. Imagine being linked to some people you work with for life - don't necessarily like in any way - but yeah - suddenly having to deal with that.

Or even better - a message board? Hahahaha. A group of people - anonymous to each other - spilling their guts out - sharing their victories, their life challenges in an on-line community. I've seen worse on TV.

 

Brewster's Billions

 

There was a show on NBC in 2006 about lottery winners. The ratings flopped.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Win...ll is an American serial,the rest of the year.

 

Winner will get $631m before taxes if they take the lump sum. So maybe $420-450m after the guv takes its cut. Nice chunk of change.

That ticket was sold in a pretty sketch PDX neighborhood. So probably whoever bought it, won't be some rich retiree who doesn't need the cash.

 

If you order 13 eps, and the show doesn't premiere until June 8th - its a burnoff. Not like NBC had much confidence in it.

But apparently there were others that did equally bad. I have watched that Lottery Home Hunter show - its not bad.