Would you tell anyone if you won the lottery?

I recall hearing that in Florida you can specify that your name not be made public, or atleast announced. I suppose that the records are searchable but perhaps not braodcasting it would be worth a try.

I thought it was a puzzling question too because most of the time you see questions like "What would you buy or put money on if you won the lottery?" so I thought this would be a different take on the topic.

I play it so infrequently that I doubt I'll ever win but you know that when Florida first opened up their lottery it was a scratch off then (if the ticket indicated) mail in drawing. The first Florida lottery winner found his ticket on the ground, scratched it off, mailed it in and won the first drawing for $1 millon. The really funny thing is that he voted against having the lottery in Florida.
 

I always buy lottery tickets. As TICA said you get a lot of entertainment for a few dollars. I'm very practical with my money in most ways, but everyone needs to have a dream.
I can afford the tickets so I buy them. I came real close to winning the jackpot once. I only needed five more numbers.:playful:
 
rkunsaw said:
I can afford the tickets so I buy them.
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See, that's one of the things I have against the lottery.

If you can afford it, all fine and dandy. But the lottery commission brainwashes the masses, especially the poor masses, that they have a chance of winning and being on East Street. That's a false dream, or at least a dream so unlikely to happen that it might as well be fantasy.

Meanwhile, the poor are pumping their few dollars into buying blocks of tickets, because the State said they have a chance. It's legalized gambling addiction. In fact, there have been studies that have shown that children that receive scratch-off lotteries as gifts are more likely to grow up developing gambling addictions.

I personally see people that I KNOW eat cat food buying dozens of tickets when the jackpot really gets up there - which, in turn, seems to be a more frequently-occurring event.


I came real close to winning the jackpot once. I only needed five more numbers.:playful:
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I think that should qualify as a finalist in the Optimist of the Year contest! ;)
 

They say people change toward you when you come into money. It's a difficult situation, as only telling a few people will mean it eventually gets out.
 
SifuPhil said:
That's probably what they do here in PA as well.

... just one of the reasons I don't play ...



The only way I've ever managed to do that was back when I was an escort -

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I've deleted the first 15 thoughts typed out :playful:
Just out of curiosity, you wouldn't happen to have a Scottish outfit in your closet, wouldya?
 
I have been reading my way through this thread, and contemplating as I read, what I would actually do if I were to win. Alabama does not have a lottery, so this is just conjecture, of course.
I would certainly not want the world at large to know that I was suddenly loaded with money. As was mentioned, some winners have ended up dead, and I would not want to even have to worry that this might happen to me.

What I would do, is set up funds to take care of my children, first of all. Well, not quite the first thing..... The FIRST thing I would do is get a better vehicle, one that I can actually drive somewhere with out spending the whole trip thinking that this will be the day it finally gives up, and leaves me stranded somewhere. Anyway, that done, then I would help my kids, pay off the credit cards, and whatever, and set them up with a permanent fund, not a lot, but enough that they can live comfortably.
Then, I would help out some of the other relatives ( I think everyone in this family is poor), and then the Rescue Missions, and food banks. Not the big ones that the directors drive Caddys, but the little ones, that simply want to help people.

After that, I would have to think about the rest, but at least enough extra in my budget that I don't have to skrimp for everything. Maybe move, and buy my own little place, instead of caretaking.
Never going to happen, but it was a great thread' and fun to fantasize about.
 
My train of thought derailed.


I think kilts just made the list! :)

As to the question that went into the ether -- Absolutely Not!
 
Now I wonder what would happen if you played the lottery, won something like mega-millions of dollars, but YOU HAD NO IDENTIFICATION?

For example, a homeless person who had lost their ID long ago ... how would they collect? The State couldn't just refuse them, would they? Or would they be the bad guys by enforcing the fine-print rules on the back of the ticket, stating the ID requirement?
 
Just letting everyone know........ I won $10.00 on the lottery last night! Guess that means I would tell if I won. :playful:
 
I'm reminded of being a lowly and low-paid serviceman. We were always borrowing money from each other and it was a popular trick every payday to walk up to somebody and say, "Hey, you got that $20 I loaned you?" Most guys had borrowed so much from so many that they were often ready to hand it over without question.
 
Imagine - the scammers; phone calls, (can she keep the media away from her property)?? UGH. I'm happy for her, but...........

Note: If ever winning the lottery, have a good lawyer, first of all!!!!! Yup, she does, apparently.... :)
 
I can't say what I would do with the money for sure, except indulge and pamper my hardworking self for a while.

There is a house we pass by on the way to Mountain Home that is a manufactured home. The owner has done a fairly nice job of adding porches and metal roof and vinyl siding on it. It looks pretty nice, except for the front corner of the house that still has the Treyvek insulation showing with no siding to cover it.

I don't know why, but this bugs the hell out of me. It's been this way ever since we moved here, and I can't imagine that the owner can't afford to buy a few feet of siding to finish the project. I keep telling my hubby everytime we pass by that if I ever win the lottery I am sending a crew to finish the siding on that house.

I'm going to pass by it again today...so maybe I'll stop on the way and buy a lottery ticket. If I win I can put my anal fixation on that house to rest...LOL!
 
To win a million dollars is one thing but when you see the 500 million lottos, I'll pass. That is too much money for me to even comprehend and I'd be terrified someone would kidnap a loved one and hold them for ransom or something. Two mil would be plenty to get myself and my family set up and give some to those who need it. More than enough.... Any more than that and I'd be worried my kids would become lazy, which they certainly aren't now. Like I said earlier, the $2.00 I spend is considered cheap entertainment dreaming on what I'd do. After I did a happy dance.:cool:
 
R. Zimm said:
I've wondered about this. Would I tell anyone, or even quit my job if I won, say 30 mil? I sure would not want salespeople dropping off boats, motor homes and BMW's just on my signature. That would get very annoying very fast.

I also would not want my friends to think different of me. I bet winning a large sum really brings out the "best" in people.
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I do not think I would tell anyone until they saw me with the check, on television.

If I won, I would first contact a good attorney and set up a trust fund, then change the phone number, hide the van -because I don't want anyone seeing the license plate number when we went to pick up the check. We would rent a car, then pick up the check. Most of that check would go into the trust fund, after paying off bills, and we'd live on the dividends. Travel, plastic surgery, and other luxuries would be paid for using the dividends.

I think I would keep my job, though. I'd be a thorn in their sides over some of the things I see happening in schools. I would stay about two steps from being fired, all the time, by being outspoken!
 
What would you change in schools, MercyL????
 

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