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When I win the lottery....

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Jimjamesak said:
If I give a $100 million to a University I'm doing whatever I can legally do. If I wanna call everybody Jeff, I'm doing it. If I give you money to build an arena, the arena goes up first, I get my seat, and call me for the meeting with the Daktronics guys Jeff.
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All I'd ask for is to drive one of the Zambonis at home games whenever I want (I'd give 'em 1 hour notice). And I want a scotch while I'm driving.

That and a seement pond at home.
 
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For arena stuff? Meh, don't care. Can't mess with the perfection that is the Mecca of hockey. ;)

As for living? I'd move to somewhere very rural MN, just buy enough property to make a natural buffer to anything worthwhile (a couple miles would be a nice buffer). Wouldn't really have a mansion, just a nice little house with some rich-people amenities like a small movie theater and arcade. I don't need 18 rooms or 3 pools, or tennis courts or crap like that.

Would like a couple cars, for gits and shiggles. 34 Ford (ZZ Top style), 58 Plymouth Fury (named Christine of course), a suicide door Lincoln, and toss in the General Lee, while you're at it.
 
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Brenthoven said:
For arena stuff? Meh, don't care. Can't mess with the perfection that is the Mecca of hockey. ;)

As for living? I'd move to somewhere very rural MN, just buy enough property to make a natural buffer to anything worthwhile (a couple miles would be a nice buffer). Wouldn't really have a mansion, just a nice little house with some rich-people amenities like a small movie theater and arcade. I don't need 18 rooms or 3 pools, or tennis courts or crap like that.

Would like a couple cars, for gits and shiggles. 34 Ford (ZZ Top style), 58 Plymouth Fury (named Christine of course), a suicide door Lincoln, and toss in the General Lee, while you're at it.
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I would like something similar. I have never wanted a huge place because then you have to clean it (hubs says we could pay someone to do that). A few fancy things I would like are a huge kitchen, craft room, movie theater, and sunroom. I don't want a ton of bedrooms/bathrooms -- why would you need it?
 
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bostonewe said:
I would like something similar. I have never wanted a huge place because then you have to clean it (hubs says we could pay someone to do that). A few fancy things I would like are a huge kitchen, craft room, movie theater, and sunroom. I don't want a ton of bedrooms/bathrooms -- why would you need it?
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Exactly. A 3BR house would be nice. Enough room so people could stay over, and such, but that's about it. About the only house help I'd think about would be a chef or something along those lines, and that has nothing to do with having the money. I'm that lazy right now, with little money. ;)
 
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Brenthoven said:
For arena stuff? Meh, don't care. Can't mess with the perfection that is the Mecca of hockey. ;)

As for living? I'd move to somewhere very rural MN, just buy enough property to make a natural buffer to anything worthwhile (a couple miles would be a nice buffer). Wouldn't really have a mansion, just a nice little house with some rich-people amenities like a small movie theater and arcade. I don't need 18 rooms or 3 pools, or tennis courts or crap like that.

Would like a couple cars, for gits and shiggles. 34 Ford (ZZ Top style), 58 Plymouth Fury (named Christine of course), a suicide door Lincoln, and toss in the General Lee, while you're at it.
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I'd want a five- or six-car garage, the first two or three stalls would have the normal drivers. The other three stalls would be tools and a stall with a lift to help with building cars from scratch.
 
bostonewe said:
A fleet of Mini Coopers wouldn't be so bad...

*kidding...kind of*
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I love MINI Coopers. I have one, but one is enough.

Being a car guy, my garage would be bigger than my house. I'll keep my MINI and 1984 RX-7 and add a new Nissan 370Z NISMO, maybe a Jaguar F-Type, a Ford GT-40 (an original!), probably a Volvo for the wintertime. And I'll have to throw in an antique car of some sort ... oh, heck, let's go all out -- a Bugatti Type 35.

I'll also have to leave one space for my wife's car...
 
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St. Clown said:
I'd want a five- or six-car garage, the first two or three stalls would have the normal drivers. The other three stalls would be tools and a stall with a lift to help with building cars from scratch.
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I'd hire WPoS and my brother as personal mechanics. :D

Yeah, 5-6 car would be nice. For a real odd-ball car...Vector W8 Twin Turbo.
 
Jimjamesak said:
I'd build a new arena for UAA if I could. Wouldn't name it after me, I'd just want my own seat, all green seats except one gold seat. That way I can walk up and go "you're in my seat." :D
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Just spend a few million and redo the floor with coolant pipes. No need for a completely new barn.
 
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I'd be another for a more "modest" house for rich people standards... 3-4 bedroom, 3 bath, 3 car garage... Basement would be the splurge-zone... It'd be a full basement... About 1/3 of the space would be a full bike mechanic's shop... Full tool assortment with a double bike stand... Also a full ski/snowboard tuning space in this area... Other 2/3 would be the home theatre/sports man cave area w/ full bar...
 
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You know what would just be typical of this country right now?

Someone wins and donates the whole thing to Trump. Or Planned Parenthood or Black Lives Matter or the NRA or some other hot button political organization that will give CNN the vapors.
 
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Russell Jaslow said:
From many of the stories I've read from previous big jackpot winners, you can not stay in your same house. The hassle factor will drive you away. Not to mention the local media, which in small cities/towns can be relentless.

I don't think people realize how much $400 million suddenly makes people around them behave.

That's why I stated earlier I would move out to a location not in my name and cancel all my phone numbers before I claim the prize. Nobody will be able to reach me unless I want to reach them.

And in NYS, you have to mug for the cameras, so I definitely want to "disappear" right afterwards.
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Exactly. My sister and I had a discussion about this a couple years ago.

Your life would change. You would have to move. You're not going to keep a billion dollar jackpot a secret. This is 2016, not 1972. Everybody and their brother that thought they knew you once upon a time, even if they rode the school bus with you one time in 3rd grade, is going to come out of the woodwork with their hand out. After all, you just got lucky, and YOU OWN THEM THEIR FAIR SHARE!!! You, your family and your kids are now ransom targets.

Your entire life changes from top to bottom. You do not have a choice, whether you like it or not.
 
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Twitch Boy said:
You know what would just be typical of this country right now?

Someone wins and donates the whole thing to Trump. Or Planned Parenthood or Black Lives Matter or the NRA or some other hot button political organization that will give CNN the vapors.
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Ted Nugent for President Fund?
 
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For $50 million, I could probably raze the Berry Events Center and create the Shirtless Bob Arena. Yes, I would name it that...
 
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My store stopped selling the tickets 2 minutes after I went to the counter. So it's not me.

You're stuck with me for now. Sorry about your luck.
 
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ShirtlessBob said:
For $50 million, I could probably raze the Berry Events Center and create the Shirtless Bob Arena. Yes, I would name it that...
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One thing I forgot to mention. If I had the bucks (earned or won), my first donation to Tech would be to construct the new School of Business & Economics building they've talked about for years. However, it would merely remain the "SBE", with no self-naming. That is one thing I always liked about our B school, in a world where most universities have their B school named after some alleged captain of industry who happened to be an alum who could afford to donate a lot of money.
 
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32-16-19-57-34, Powerball number: 13

I'm guessing that someone hit this thing.
 
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