Hugh_Hoy Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 And the vet bills for those buffalo will surely pile up HH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTO Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 USA has a weird system to give prizes, 140K over 20 years, doesn't really equal the number given. Also - what if the casino goes bankrupt (doubtful) or closes for some other reason? Are you guaranteed to keep getting your "instalments" Personally, I'd rather the lump sum, to do what I decided was stupid/fun/smart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.. Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 The taxes eat a lot of the prize in the US, unlike other countries (Oz comes to mind). If you choose the lump sum, then you'll only net about 25% of the advertised jackpot. Yearly payout nets you ~60%. Cheers, SD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lazyphil Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Carroll_%28lottery_winner%29 this plonker lives in the sticks not far from me....a classic example of the wrong person winning....9 million he won agghhhhhhh however,,, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/norfolk/5177682.stm prat!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian2 Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 Teddy's right. Saam laan dollah is only a big score if you move to Thailand. Good luck to them, if they like what they do, stick with it. The casino will get some back and the kids will enjoy the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayjann Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 in response to Phil's post and the links. that prat Carroll is a waster and an example of how people waste it all. if i won 1,5,10 Million i would have no interest in partying or material things. i have no need for a 10 bedroom mansion or 4 50 grand cars,you can only drive one at a time. i have much more interesting things i would want to do. there are many places on this planet i want to visit and i think i would just travel for a number of Years visiting those places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lazyphil Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 i'd have a landrover defender the best one available so to reach the muddyest parts for hunting the elusive essox (pike) and a moderate sized house in north norfolk big enough for my parents to live in oh and hire a personal swedish trainer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted October 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 A large percentage of lottery winners in the U.S. lose it all. I recall being told once that you need a lot of maturity and wisdom to handle wealth. Most people don't have it because its too much on the system. We all think we could but unfortunately most on here would squander it or lose it to bad investments. I'll probably include myself in that group despite my ego saying I wouldn't squander it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaad Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 Sayjann would buy a bar in Phuket and become his own biggest customer. Phil would spend the rest of his life fishing in Thailand. You CS would likely waste your money on Arsenal matches, merchandise, and other Arsenal-related crap. And Limbo would finally be able to realize his ultimate dream by making the Titanic wreck his and spend the rest of his life there. Fiery Jack would get a proper education in tattoos and become a tattoo artist in Thailand. And not even for the damn money, fuck money, he'd love to stare at a big stinkin' anus before signing it with his trademark. TB would pay KS to dig his posts and publish it as a book called TB's biography. Teddy would fall into the same fate as CS with Liverpool. Suadam would treat all his A-list ladies to a cruise around the world accompanied by sugardaddy himself. B-list ladies would have to settle for a day-cruise to Ayutthaya whereas his C-list ladies would receive an electrifying custom-made Suadildo (just like the real thing) for the lonely nights. D-list ladies would get a one-time chance to promotion to C-list by fulfilling the craziest sexual fantasies (think tweezers and Santa Claus) and E-list would get to see 2 hours of daylight instead of 1. How long's the list Suadam??? Dumsoda would buy the local liquor shop and transform it into Dumsoda. Dumsoda wine, Dumsoda beer, Dumsoda vodka, Dumsoda champagne, Dumsoda tequila... Munchmaster would quit his job as a devout jehova witness and terrorize the board more than currently is the case. We would just never see the fucking end of him. ... I'll drink another one.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted October 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 You CS would likely waste your money on Arsenal matches, merchandise, and other Arsenal-related crap. How is that wasted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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