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What would you do with $220 million?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Perhaps I’ll be the MegaMillions lottery winner tonight.
If so, it’s goodbye to the job and hello to sand, margaritas and a fine cabana boy.
What would you do with $220 million?
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By Mark
February 19, 2008 8:21 AM | Link to this
I’d set the world’s record for fastest retirement…..
By jct
February 19, 2008 8:55 AM | Link to this
Keep enough to live on, then give the rest away.
By Vickie Ransbottom
February 19, 2008 9:01 AM | Link to this
Pay my house off, secure my future, set aside enough to pay for two kids through college, set up trusts for my kids, buy a new car, pay off two of my friends houses, donate to two local causes that are close to me, “take this job and shove it”, TRAVEL.
By Sexy1977
February 19, 2008 9:07 AM | Link to this
Mark
I agree!!!!
By H from Marietta
February 19, 2008 9:10 AM | Link to this
In Office Space where the neighbor said, “I’d do 2 chicks at the same time!”
By KM
February 19, 2008 9:21 AM | Link to this
Become a Republican and reap the benefits of all the tax breaks.
By DYJ
February 19, 2008 9:25 AM | Link to this
Move to Maui.
By Becky
February 19, 2008 9:29 AM | Link to this
Pay off my debts, clean my desk out & tell everyone that I’ll send them a postcard from everywhere that I go..
By Melody
February 19, 2008 9:43 AM | Link to this
Pay my tithes. Pay off my home and my bills. Help my children and my parents. Quit my job and go on vacation.
By IWANNABELIKEMARK
February 19, 2008 9:49 AM | Link to this
Mark, that was funny. But I bet you couldn’t beat my time. Now, even though I may not win tonight i’m going to be the least productive person in the city of Atlanta today. Sitting at my desk thinking all day about how I would spend it. THANKS A LOT AJC FOR THIS ARTICLE!!!!
By the truth
February 19, 2008 9:53 AM | Link to this
KM, You’re uneducated. Probably a Clayton County school graduate.
220 mill? Wow, that is a lot of money. I would buy a bunch of abortion clinics and shut them down. Then, I’d buy the ajc and fire cynthia tucker and the idiot editors of the ajc. I would then turn it in to a respectable newspaper like the WSJ. Next, I would invest it in American stock to p** off liberals. I would not quit my job but I might buy the company out and fire the top dogs that have brought this place a lot of misery. How about that?
By Sagegirl
February 19, 2008 9:55 AM | Link to this
Before I quietly ride off into the sunset I would: Pay off my debts, buy new cars for myself and hubby, add a lot of $$ to my aging mothers bank account to help her to be more comfortable, pay off my daughters student loans and set aside a trust for her, choose a charity or two, invest, help my very close friends, leave my job, remodel my house and travel, till I’m absolutely sick of traveling.
By Cheryl
February 19, 2008 10:16 AM | Link to this
I would have to keep working or risk turning into a 300 lb alcoholic, but I would work at something I really like and I would set the hours. Mostly I would enjoy not having to worry about having enough money for the rest of my life.
By Balling
February 19, 2008 2:43 PM | Link to this
Quit my job. Sell my house. Buy a condo in Miami. Buy a yatch. Do it with 2 chicks at the same time.
By Retired at 38
February 19, 2008 2:55 PM | Link to this
First of all, with cash option you will take less than $90M after taxes etc…Then you will be hounded by everyone who ever knew you, all the charitable organizations, people wanting loans, fund their business etc…You should take care of your family, donate to some worthy causes and MANAGE everything yourself. Because, as is evident in todays markets, if the financial services sector (Brokers, advisers) get hold of you - they will skim as much off the top as they can! Put it ALL in US treasuries - the interest is more than enough to do what you want, eat what you want and do it anyhwere in the world FOREVER - good luck :)
By Joy in Teaching
February 19, 2008 3:09 PM | Link to this
I’d try my best to retire even faster than Mark. (Wouldn’t even finish out the school day.)
Pay off all bills…remodel house…set up trusts for my family…travel…and then offer $10 million to my local no kill animal shelter for spaying and neutering.
By southgaman
February 19, 2008 3:22 PM | Link to this
Not tell a sole I won. Invest the winnings in companies that would put more people to work, use the investment income to fund worthly causes aroung the world.
By Samir
February 19, 2008 3:31 PM | Link to this
I would invest half of it in low risk mutual funds and then take the other half over to my friend Asadulah who works in securities.
By MD native
February 19, 2008 3:38 PM | Link to this
High a financial planner. Then establish scholarships at WVU, Maryland, UWisconsin, and Duke. Give $1m each to my elementary, middle and high school. Give $1 million each to five school across the nation where friends teach and $1 million to the Ron Clark Academy. Establish college funds for my two nephews, two cousins, and children of my best friends. Pay off the houses of my siblings with the stipulation that they donate at least 40 hours a year to volunteer/community outreach efforts. Find some start up businesses to invest in. Then I am off on a world tour. Australia, here I come!
By J
February 19, 2008 3:49 PM | Link to this
I’d go in late to work. When the boss says “you’re late” I’d say “yeah??…and I’m going home early”. I go back to the last two jobs and offer my agents $50k a pc to quit on the spot. I’d do this just to PO the last two bosses that were total a**. I’d leave them hanging like they left a bunch of us hanging. From there, I’d payoff all of the bills. I’d then pull all of my close friends together and offer them money for bills-big bills. I would give the “this is it, don’t ask for more and don’t squander” speech. I know I’d help them in dire straights but only after compelling reasons. They shouldn’t need anything if they’re hanging with me. I’d give my parents the bulk of it though. They’ve earned it. Oh yeah, I’d buy a Ferrari. S/F!!!!!
By who cares
February 19, 2008 3:55 PM | Link to this
What is this nonsense? Everytime the jackpot gets a little big, this is the topic of one of the blogs. Are you running out of intelligent things to post? AJC’s actually paying you to post blogs like this !!
By Lynn
February 19, 2008 3:56 PM | Link to this
Give 10% to tithes, pay off all of my debts, purchase a townhouse for a relative that is currently single and renting, establish college funds for my children and give about $100,000 for my nephews’ funds, give my mom a million and my dad a million, save the rest and then find a job that I really enjoy and pay does not have to be considered.
By GAIL BLAKEMORE
February 19, 2008 3:57 PM | Link to this
FIRST I WOULD GIVE PRAISE TO GOD; PAY MY TITHES; PROVIDE HOUSING FOR HOMELESS WOMEN AND CHILDREN; PAY OFF MY SIBLINGS AND CHILDREN’S HOMES AND GIVE THEM SOME CASH; SET UP MY PARENTS IN A NICE HOME AND GIVE THEM CASH AND GIVE MY KNOWN RELATIVES SOME CASH TO HELP THEM OUT. AND THEN TRAVEL, TRAVEL, TRAVEL!!!
By GAIL BLAKEMORE
February 19, 2008 3:58 PM | Link to this
FIRST I WOULD GIVE PRAISE TO GOD; PAY MY TITHES; PROVIDE HOUSING FOR HOMELESS WOMEN AND CHILDREN; PAY OFF MY SIBLINGS AND CHILDREN’S HOMES AND GIVE THEM SOME CASH; SET UP MY PARENTS IN A NICE HOME AND GIVE THEM CASH AND GIVE MY KNOWN RELATIVES SOME CASH TO HELP THEM OUT. AND THEN TRAVEL, TRAVEL, TRAVEL!!!
By Plainly Spoken
February 19, 2008 4:01 PM | Link to this
First thing I’d do? Buy this sorry, cr*ppy excuse for a newspaper, and turn it into a real paper that actually reports in-depth news (instead of the usual urban-oriented fluff and meningless, space-wasting puff pieces like this). How’s that for a plan???
By Koala
February 19, 2008 4:05 PM | Link to this
Bythetruth: You crack me up.
Don’t anyone waste your brain power on this bs blog. You have one chance in 80 million or 800 million. Whatever it is … You’re more likely to get hit by lighting in the next storm or have a meteorite hit your house.
Stop dreaming, save your money, pay your debts early, listen to Dave Ramsay on 640AM, and don’t bank on the lottery to fund your retirement. 22% of the population actually do! Sad…
By nessa
February 19, 2008 4:08 PM | Link to this
Defintely retire, as soon as I deposited my check into the bank. Buy a home and car for my siblings and of course my mama. Go back to school and have so many titles behind my name it would be a mile long.I would also give some to charities.
By NICK
February 19, 2008 4:18 PM | Link to this
Build my own “Border Wall” to keep illegals from raping and pillaging the rest of this country.
By DB
February 19, 2008 4:19 PM | Link to this
First of all, I’d put the ticket in a VERY safe place! I’d change my phone number to unlisted and call my lawyer and have a trust set up to accept the winnings and throw them in Treasury bills, while I figured out what I wanted to do with it, the best way to deal with it, and time to find a financial advisor who won’t act like he, too, won the lottery.
I would not tell ANYONE about it — not my teenagers, friends or family — because it would set up expectations that I do not choose to deal with. But I would have a few satisfying indulgences: The daughter of a struggling friend of mine would suddenly find that she had a full college scholarship at the college of her choice, the children’s school would have an generous anonymous donation to their scholarship fund, and siblings would suddenly find that their mortages had been paid off by anonymous trust checks, with a little extra to take care of the taxes that would be incurred as “income”. I wouldn’t move — I love my house and neighborhood — but I would definitely re-do the kitchen and the master bath!
I’d probably get the bumper fixed on my car. :-) And I’d take flying lessons.
Other than that — hey, it’s just money, with a few extra zeros at the end.
By chaos
February 19, 2008 4:30 PM | Link to this
Lawyer up, notify my creditors they aren’t getting a dime and fight them in the courts.
turn on my hose until the water authority sets some limits on us all.
By jr
February 19, 2008 4:34 PM | Link to this
first thing i would do is get naked and run down the middle of the street in my subdivision screaming with joy.second have my bail posted.third throw a big party for myself and who ever reads this and hears the screams of joy tonite and join me…hahahahah good luck georgia
By Dark Brown
February 19, 2008 4:35 PM | Link to this
my resignation letter is already written…
By jr
February 19, 2008 4:35 PM | Link to this
first thing i would do is get naked and run down the middle of the street in my subdivision screaming with joy.second have my bail posted.third throw a big party for myself and who ever reads this and hears the screams of joy tonite and join me…hahahahah good luck georgia
By jr
February 19, 2008 4:35 PM | Link to this
first thing i would do is get naked and run down the middle of the street in my subdivision screaming with joy.second have my bail posted.third throw a big party for myself and who ever reads this and hears the screams of joy tonite and join me…hahahahah good luck georgia
By Pink Sherbert
February 19, 2008 4:38 PM | Link to this
Get the heck out of Atlanta….
By TC
February 19, 2008 4:38 PM | Link to this
I would first pay my close families homes, then build mine or simply move into something just big enough for me (nothing big), travel, shop, put some up for later to live on and yes just pack up my desk and say b…bye!!!
By Phil
February 19, 2008 4:43 PM | Link to this
Nothing.
By Let's be out!!
February 19, 2008 4:46 PM | Link to this
I would give a lot of it away! Most definitely take care of my immediate family (the ones who I actually know). Kick this job to the curb and travel all over the world. Maybe even buy a piece of property on MARS…ya know! :)
By Liliana
February 19, 2008 4:49 PM | Link to this
Not tell a soul and get the heck out of this country before it becomes the socialist/communist place it is soon destined to become.
By WTF
February 19, 2008 4:50 PM | Link to this
KM, You’re uneducated. Probably a Clayton County school graduate.
220 mill? Wow, that is a lot of money. I would buy a bunch of abortion clinics and shut them down. Then, I’d buy the ajc and fire cynthia tucker and the idiot editors of the ajc. And this was written by the same person?! Amazing how one can call another out, then turn around and jump in the ignorant pool right with them!!
By We're rich Wyat!
February 19, 2008 4:52 PM | Link to this
First I have to say, I would buy a piece of land so big in Montana that even Ted Turner would be envious. Then I would import seeds from Amsterdam and grow the kind bud by the acre. Then I would build a golf course and do nothing all dam day ‘cept blow trees, play golf, and count my money!
By Astro Odds
February 19, 2008 4:52 PM | Link to this
People who buy lottery tickets are stupid. People who ‘dream’ about what they do represent the apex of moronia.
By Thrash
February 19, 2008 4:54 PM | Link to this
I’m buying a few hundred or thousand acres in Montana and getting the hell out of Atlanta.
By Bad Kitty
February 19, 2008 4:59 PM | Link to this
Quit my job because I feel it’s immoral to have a paying job when others really NEED one. I’d take care of my family & my TRUE friends, invest wisely, donate to animal charities & open up businesses so that I can boost our economy & provide lots of employment while I enjoy my retirement. I would NEVER help homeless trash, drunks & druggies. They made their bed, let em’ lie in it!
By KJ
February 19, 2008 5:33 PM | Link to this
LOL @ people saying “get out of ATL”. Pretty sure you don’t need that kind of money to leave. People do it all the time. Others would prefer to whine than actually do something about their situation, apparently.
Oh, and I’d also like 2 chicks at the same time, plz.
By Pamela
February 19, 2008 5:39 PM | Link to this
I would still go as planned to obtain my Master’s degree and even a PhD. Keep it all a secret. Buy a car ( Range Rover), get a personal trainer/chef, buy a home, own a few businesses, invest like hell, live off of only 10,000 a month, start a charity, pay off student loans,and secretly help out family and friends.
By Crazy Diamond
February 19, 2008 5:40 PM | Link to this
Pay my ever growing Visa bill. Everyone else will have to wait.
OR
Spend half on liquor and women, the rest I would waste.
By Papa
February 19, 2008 5:40 PM | Link to this
Over a reasonable term, designate 20 percent for charity, 20 percent for children, 20 percent for grandchildren, 20 percent for parents, siblings, in-laws, 20 percent for soon-to-be ex. The dogs and I will live off the interest - free of hassle. “Course, I better go buy that ticket.
By Pamela
February 19, 2008 5:41 PM | Link to this
I would still go as planned to obtain my Master’s degree and even a PhD. Keep it all a secret. Buy a car ( Range Rover), get a personal trainer/chef, buy a home, own a few businesses, invest like hell, live off of only 10,000 a month, start a charity, pay off student loans,and secretly help out family and friends.
By Jackie Price (JP)
February 19, 2008 5:45 PM | Link to this
How many wells in Africa could 220mil build? How much medicine would 220mil buy? How many lives would 220mil save? How many prayers can 220mil answer? I would spend my 220mil trying to answer all of those questions.
By Jackie Price (JP)
February 19, 2008 5:47 PM | Link to this
How many wells in Africa could 220mil build? How much medicine would 220mil buy? How many lives would 220mil save? How many prayers can 220mil answer? I would spend my 220mil trying to answer all of those questions.
By sharp
February 19, 2008 5:48 PM | Link to this
Spoil my wife!!
By wtf sharp
February 19, 2008 5:51 PM | Link to this
kill my wife!!!!
By Tim
February 19, 2008 5:51 PM | Link to this
I would immediately disconnect my phone and move into an undisclosed friend’s house. Put the ticket into a safe deposit box until I could hire the necessary lawyers and/or accountants. Once I cashed the ticket, I would sell my house and vehicles and disappear around the world for at least a year before I buy a permanent residence. I would make it clear that anyone who asked for money would not receive a dime. Those family and friends who don’t ask for money, will be treated nicely.
By arthur
February 19, 2008 5:51 PM | Link to this
I would buy the company I work for and fire myself.
By Thomas Paine
February 19, 2008 6:18 PM | Link to this
You’re… 305 times more likely to be struck by lightning than you are to win Mega Millions.
You’re… 17 times more likely to be elected President of the United States than you are to win Mega Millions.
You’re… 96,544 times more likely to die of some injury in the next year than you are to win Mega Millions.
Thanks for paying my way through college though.
By Juice
February 19, 2008 6:18 PM | Link to this
I’d buy an ocean oil platform, park it just outside of the territorial waters off some poor country, declare sovereignty, buy tons of armaments and hire mercs, declare and wage war against the country, take over, and repeat until the world is mine. At that point, currency will become meaningless to me and the blogs will henceforth be ruthlessly controlled to praise me only me.
You may get a head start on the rest of the peons by getting on the bandwagon early.
By Adam Wilson
February 19, 2008 6:25 PM | Link to this
I would immediately contact a Shrink!
By opp
February 19, 2008 6:25 PM | Link to this
would leave here and go to Maui where I would become a professional beach grunge. My clothing attire would consist of flip flops short pants and tye dye tshirts. My three meals a day would be mamosas and macadamien nuts. I would grow a beard down to my belt like the picture on the old Smith Brothers cough drops box. My means of transpo if I used any would be a moped.
By Jimmy
February 19, 2008 6:29 PM | Link to this
After giving Uncle Sam his 39.6% off the top. I would hire the sharpest Tax Attorney in the land and make sure Sam didn’t get another dime. Why give me 220 Million if you are going to take almost half back? The church would get theirs and I would give a lot of it away. I would build and fund a small hospital in a village in a far away land. What was left would make me and my immediate family’s life easier.
By Ginger Ackerman
February 19, 2008 6:32 PM | Link to this
Donate it to ovarian cancer research.
By ck
February 19, 2008 6:36 PM | Link to this
buy some health insurance… so i could be covered when uncle sam gives me a heart attack with his tax bill.
By amaddemocrat
February 19, 2008 6:43 PM | Link to this
After splitting the 10% between the church I grew up in in Birmingham Alabama and the church I attend in Atlanta, I would give 1 million to Morehouse and 1 million to the debt reduction at Morris Brown College.
I would then make sure the debt of my immediate family is taken care of, invest in real estate in some major cities that I’m in often or what to be in often, hire a financial advisor and then enjoy my life.
By I Don't KNow
February 19, 2008 6:46 PM | Link to this
IDK what I would do with over $200M.
By mrlucky
February 19, 2008 6:47 PM | Link to this
I nwould hire a good financially savvy lawyer and finance managerprior to collecting ! then put aside 200,000 and let them manage the rest with provision for secured trust for the kids ! just in case something went wrong ;-)
Then leave the country and travel for awhile with my 200,000 away from get rich quick artist and family / friends.
By Chris
February 19, 2008 6:49 PM | Link to this
Well lets see. A white person would put it into savings, an IRA, investments. Maybe buy a nice home and nice car. Put money aside for our kids college. A black person (aka thug) would go buy 17 cars and add all that crap to them. Then go buy 6 houses and load them up with stuff they will never use. They would then buy as much jewelry as possible and wear it along with their pants at their knees. Lots of weapons are a must too.
By Jdub
February 19, 2008 6:56 PM | Link to this
I would buy Liverpool FC from the crappy American owners who don’t know the first thing about English football (soccer to you morons)!
By die hard ATL fan
February 19, 2008 6:57 PM | Link to this
Chris u ignorant as a donkey’s turd.
I am mighty insulted for I am a Black educated man .
I wouldnt buy 17 cars but I would buy a dealership where you would work for me selling my Bentleys and Ferraris to anybody who has $ in their pockets
I would give away $2 million to a cure for sickle cell in memory of my friend Daryl Johnson and Douglas Holmes.
Invest in several franchises and you talk about an IRA what a freaking joke. If you have a MBA you would be more aggressive by investing in T-Bond and Currency.
Shoot if I won that money tonight u best believe I am converting to euros.
Your way of thinking Chris is so typical of a racist. Wake up!
The only color matter now is green!
I would
By Jdub
February 19, 2008 6:57 PM | Link to this
I would buy Liverpool FC from the crappy American owners who don’t know the first thing about English football (soccer to you morons)!
By cody
February 19, 2008 7:08 PM | Link to this
I would buy me lots of stocks about 10,000 of them. Then I would buy a heilcopter,boat,a basketball court,and every cool little gadet ever
By Skip
February 19, 2008 7:12 PM | Link to this
I bet my life savings “Cody” is black. Even though I am sure he will respond and say he is white. Uneducated morons. And “die hard ATL fan,” nice last sentence, “The only color matter now is green.” The smart, educated way to say that would be “The only color that matters now is green.” Typical.
By damn straight
February 19, 2008 7:14 PM | Link to this
Chris, afterwards, I hope that black person takes one of their 17 cars and drives over your stupid, ignorant ass.
By Brian
February 19, 2008 7:14 PM | Link to this
Move to Cuba and make sure it doesn’t end up like the U.S. Viva El Comandante en Jefe Fidel Castro Ruz!
By Gramma
February 19, 2008 7:17 PM | Link to this
I would first have to get a throat specialist for all the damage I did to my throat screaming. Then I would sit down and thank my Good Lord. I would build nursing homes and pay good wages so no one would ever be unattended amd also beautiful housing for foster and abused children with loving personal. I would search for chairites that truly spend the money on the needy and then I would buy my husband a much needed new car. After that I would be happy and enjoy sharing the winnings as I saw the need. Money cannot buy happiness. We are rich when we have our health.
By Al
February 19, 2008 7:19 PM | Link to this
I would take half of the money and build a massive wall to keep more Mexicans out. I would take the other half and build a huge boat and send the thugs back to Africa. BOTH ruined our country.
By Taylor
February 19, 2008 7:32 PM | Link to this
I would donate $1 Million to my church, invest 30% of my earnings into a stable mutual fund that draws on average 10-12% interest a year, 10% would go into a roth IRA, buy a house, new car, box suite at Turner Field, and quit college!
By GaNative
February 19, 2008 7:35 PM | Link to this
Al, what ruined your country was this idea of diversity and a global economy. Mr. Bush and his guest worker program also killed your country. You’ve got people in this country working legally and sending the money they make back to their home land and you wonder why the economy is tanking? The money is being removed out of circulation by guest workers. They are here legally, but they plan has loopholes that is being exploited by corporations. The guest workers were only supposed to work if you could not find a qualified american. That is not happening. They are getting all the jobs while qualified americans get the boot. This has nothing to do with as I quout you “Mexicans or Thugs from Africa”. This is YOUR GOVERNMENT AT WORK
By GaNative
February 19, 2008 7:44 PM | Link to this
Now back to the subject of the lottery winnings. I would pay off debts of my family members and some dear friends. Notice I said pay off. I would not give them the money so that the government could tax them on it after it has already been taxed from my portions. I would give each single person $12,000 as a tax free gift in my family and each married couple in my family a tax free gift of $24,000. I would never give them anything more that the govt could tax, that’s why I would pay off things for them. I would also support my Girls Softball Association in a big way. No new cars, but if anyone needed a car, I would take them to the car auction where you can buy a decent car for $2,500 - $3,000. Finally, I would build myself a church to keep the money flowing.
By Chris
February 19, 2008 7:49 PM | Link to this
Finally be able to afford Georgia football season tickets. I can be one of the rich ones that Adams loves. Actually, move out west where there is only 5 people per square mile and not have to deal with Atlanta traffice and hassle.
By AC
February 19, 2008 7:50 PM | Link to this
First thing I will do is lock Chris up with five of his favorite people and provide them a copy of this blog. :> That should be something to see.
By AC
February 19, 2008 7:50 PM | Link to this
First thing I will do is lock Chris up with five of his favorite people and provide them a copy of this blog. :> That should be something to see.
By littleg
February 19, 2008 7:50 PM | Link to this
I would celebrate the whole day,go to the american girl store. (If you haven’t noticed,I’m only a girl) Anyway I would ask my mom if i could hire a room decorator,a clothes designer, and a hair designer.
By AC
February 19, 2008 7:55 PM | Link to this
AL, you skunk where are you from??? I will pay for you to return even if I dont win the lottery!! Swine.
By amazed by ignorance
February 19, 2008 7:59 PM | Link to this
AI, Unless AI stands for American Indian, how can you say Mexicans and Black people ruined “OUR” country? You are an immigrant yourself if you are not an American Indian. If you consider the country ruined by the presence of minorites, blame White people who forcefully brought Black people to America and proffited big time from their labor. Now, they are doing the same thing to Mexican people, profitting big time from cheap immigrant labor.
By Susan smith
February 19, 2008 8:04 PM | Link to this
Toss all of my FOR SALE signs and never sell another house! I always play as I believe in helping education! Starving Realtor
By Lewis
February 19, 2008 8:05 PM | Link to this
Buy my way out of depression
By Jan
February 19, 2008 8:14 PM | Link to this
Like Mark, speedy retirement BUT I’d buy a small jet so I don’t have to deal with the normal airport staff around the globe!
By Jan
February 19, 2008 8:16 PM | Link to this
Like Mark, speedy retirement BUT I’d buy a small jet so I don’t have to deal with the normal airport staff around the globe!
By Paul
February 19, 2008 8:17 PM | Link to this
You people are crazy. White people ruined our country? Look again. Look at downtown Atlanta. 40 years ago, it was nice, all white, safe, etc. Look at it now! Dangerous, bad leadership, look at Grady! Another example, Clayton County schools. Used to be nice, black leaders came in and look at it now! Unreal! You thugs cause CRIME! Prime example, the state of Wyoming is 0.9% black. Guess how many murders they had statewide in 2007? 9. Yes, NINE. Gee I wonder why?
By Beezy
February 19, 2008 8:22 PM | Link to this
I am going to win mega millions tonight! Sorry folks! :-)
By Atlantarama
February 19, 2008 8:40 PM | Link to this
Yes, we all know the odds are astronomical, but to me it’s worth $2.00 just for the dream of what I’d do with the money.
By Scott
February 19, 2008 8:54 PM | Link to this
By sadienix
February 19, 2008 9:28 PM | Link to this
Tell no one ,go to work tomorrow and quit my job, put bag of dog do on every desk of people I don’t like with a note “work your a__ off and I will think about you everyday. I would then buy everyone in the office a can of chicken noodle soup and a soda cracker for lunch.Then I would tell the owner you totally suck at running this business and I hope this company makes $5,000 profit this year so you can give everyone a stupid coffee mug at christmas and a 10cents an hour raise………I love me
By swolf4810
February 19, 2008 9:28 PM | Link to this
Aside from the house, a new ride, etc. The very first thing I’d do after I got all my arrangements made for managing my new wealth would be to donate $1 million to our local Vol. Fire Dept to buy new equipment with… then endow a $1 million fund to keep that equipment updated.
By sadienix
February 19, 2008 9:30 PM | Link to this
Tell no one ,go to work tomorrow and quit my job, put bag of dog do on every desk of people I don’t like with a note “work your a__ off and I will think about you everyday. I would then buy everyone in the office a can of chicken noodle soup and a soda cracker for lunch.Then I would tell the owner you totally suck at running this business and I hope this company makes $5,000 profit this year so you can give everyone a stupid coffee mug at christmas and a 10cents an hour raise………I love me
By sadienix
February 19, 2008 9:33 PM | Link to this
Tell no one ,go to work tomorrow and quit my job, put bag of dog do on every desk of people I don’t like with a note “work your a__ off and I will think about you everyday. I would then buy everyone in the office a can of chicken noodle soup and a soda cracker for lunch.Then I would tell the owner you totally suck at running this business and I hope this company makes $5,000 profit this year so you can give everyone a stupid coffee mug at christmas and a 10cents an hour raise………I love me
By Olivia
February 19, 2008 9:43 PM | Link to this
Stick to the question all you bitter folks. And, those that hate the AJC so much - why are you on their site? Amazes me the people who write on these things that can’t answer the original question without venting their sad little frustrated issues.
220 Million - I’d do the right thing…whatever that is for me which would include sharing!
By GaNative
February 19, 2008 9:45 PM | Link to this
Paul, excuse me, but you act as if white people don’t commit crimes. Every time the office place gets shot up, who does it? More likely than not it’s a white person. Who does all the shootings at the universities and schools? Most likely a white person. I rest my case.
By Arthur Blank
February 19, 2008 9:48 PM | Link to this
Buy a quarterback.
By Dave
February 19, 2008 10:09 PM | Link to this
1st thank God for the opportunity to have all of that money and than ask that he guide me to do what is best to help as many people as possible!
By KJ
February 19, 2008 10:12 PM | Link to this
Pay off the British gov’t to officially change the name from football to soccer, just to stick it to limey retards like Jdub.
By Ed
February 19, 2008 10:16 PM | Link to this
Just listen to you white and black bigots! This blog was about what you would do if you won the lottery. That is all!I hope known of you with hate feelings never win. Please show be a little intelligent in your answers.
By Ed
February 19, 2008 10:18 PM | Link to this
Just listen to you white and black bigots! This blog was about what you would do if you won the lottery. That is all!I hope known of you with hate feelings ever win. Please show be a little intelligent in your answers.
By Ed
February 19, 2008 10:18 PM | Link to this
Just listen to you white and black bigots! This blog was about what you would do if you won the lottery. That is all!I hope known of you with hate feelings ever win. Please show be a little intelligence in your answers.
By Makala
February 19, 2008 10:20 PM | Link to this
My oh my…what would I do….Invest, donate to charity, help my mom and siblings out financially, CALL MY STUDENT LOAN PPL to pay them off, quit my job and volunteer part-time some place working with troubled adolescents. Then I mention finally take a REAL vacation!!!!
By Dee
February 19, 2008 10:31 PM | Link to this
I would start an LLC, to save on taxes. Hire a financial wizard and an attorney. Then I would donate to my church, share with my family, set up trusts for my children. Pay off my debts, go on vacation of a lifetime and retire at a very young age.
By Mike
February 19, 2008 10:31 PM | Link to this
My wife and I would say good-bye Marietta and hello Breckenridge, Colorado!
By Diana
February 19, 2008 10:41 PM | Link to this
I would give a couple million to my favorite church (Bronwood Road Church of Christ- Dawson GA) build myself, my 3 daughters and 2 sons a new house on the same land. Give my Mom whatever she wants. Travel to every city I can and purchase a building to convert for the cities homeless into an education center and housing, then assist with the purchase or rental of housing for them. Take a long needed Cruise. Make sure my closest friends and family are wealthy. Put away for my kids future(make sure they are millionaires before I pass on). Retire early and save and/or invest the rest.
By Big Juicy
February 19, 2008 10:42 PM | Link to this
Pray!
By the doctor
February 19, 2008 10:44 PM | Link to this
as for “the truths” comment, you could finally be a real republican instead of a middle-class wannabe. the first thing i would advise you to purchase would be a soul. Then a mind of your own so you don’t have to regurgitating stale Neal Boortz lines, I think 220 mill is just enough for you and all the fundamentalist republican neo-con’s to buy a life. Have a wonderful hate-filled day. : )
By dave
February 19, 2008 10:45 PM | Link to this
Free abortions for ALL that want them! I’d buy every church i could and shut them down for good along with their pedophile pastors.
By JDW
February 19, 2008 10:50 PM | Link to this
LOL, the only sure be is that I won’t win. Lottery=Ignorance Tax SUCKERS
By dave
February 19, 2008 10:56 PM | Link to this
Actually, I just had a much better idea. I’d use every cent of the money to hire lawyers to make sure that ALL churches have to pay taxes from now on. As they are in the “business” of “selling” something that does not exsist (great business…why didn’t i think of that?)… they need to pay taxes like the rest of us. to be honest….if churches are forced to pay taxes…our country would truly fix ALL it’s very ills. We would once again be the greatest nation on earth. Now…we are the worst…the school yard bully, and owe more money to China then we have…china being the REAL super power now…who come to think of it…does not ALLOW any of these phoney churches in their country…yes….that is what i’d do…hire lawyers and sue until churches needed to pay taxes. Then maybe sue them for “fraud” as they are no better than fortune tellers….actually much much MUCH worse! ;-)
By PK
February 19, 2008 10:57 PM | Link to this
Sign the ticket
By Foobs
February 19, 2008 10:58 PM | Link to this
I’d at first most likely have a heart attack. But be sure the first 50% or more of the money will go to Uncle Sam whether or not I die. Then if I do live, I would probably have no idea what I’d do with the money. I would like to think I’d stay the same and take care of people close to me and have a really big bank account, but I know that most likely wouldn’t happen. It would probably tear my family and friends apart and cause more stress than ease. And I’d probably become some recluse that’s mad at the world only to end up giving the money away or spending it on stupid things just to get rid of it. I’d then become enlightened and realize that no amount of money will buy me happiness. And I will abandon all the things I’ve been told all my life about money and realize happiness is and was within me from the start. Then I’d be right back where I started, somewhere between rich and poor.
By Diana
February 19, 2008 10:59 PM | Link to this
Chris it is really scary that people like you are allowed to blog , yours should have been denied. You have to live on the same earth with the very people you are criticizing. We are not going away, so how ignorant is that to be so hateful towards people you dont even know and apparently will never understand, how ignorant is it to dwell on and waste such energy on something that is never going to happen (a world without color). There are good and bad people in every race, didnt your parents teach you to judge a person by their own merits and character? Its sad that your parents didnt teach you any better than that,and I hope to God that you dont raise any children in this world, because they would be as ignorant as you are. you seem to be a bitter hateful hearted peron..Im sorry you dont have Love in your heart for everyone (my parents taught me that!!). I’ll pray for you!!! Love you anyway!!
By Danny Ward
February 19, 2008 11:00 PM | Link to this
I would bitch for years about how much was left after taxes had been taken out. In other countries you win 220 million you get 220 million not 100 million like here.
By Bria
February 19, 2008 11:02 PM | Link to this
Pay tithes, enjoy life and good bye to the job!!! Finally, I would do it my way. Peace!!!!!!!!!!!!
By MR.C
February 19, 2008 11:04 PM | Link to this
I would buy the Hair Club for Men and become the President!!!
By Noelle
February 19, 2008 11:10 PM | Link to this
Pay my tithes - pay off all my bills and head for the airport. I wouldn’t even pack a suitcase.
By Foobs
February 19, 2008 11:10 PM | Link to this
Diana: Most people on this blog are not serious. Call it a “vent” if you will. And Chris has just as much right to post his hate as you have to post your love. Some people may think you shouldn’t be allowed to blog your religious beliefs, and some people find your comments scary, just like you find Chris’ comments scary. We’re free here to speak what we feel. I’m not judging you but telling you the facts. Besides, there are millions of people like Chris, and there’s little anyone can do about it. Pray for me, too, if you like.
By tina
February 19, 2008 11:12 PM | Link to this
Keep buying those lottery tix folks. You are putting me straight thru Respiratory Therapy school over at Griffin Tech.
By Jam2
February 19, 2008 11:21 PM | Link to this
And per this comment ” Lots of weapons are a must too”. Chris, have you been watching the news lately or CAN you even read a newspaper??? Your wonderful race is shooting up schools left and right..killing the wife, the kids, and the dog daily, and I mean daily, I read probably 60 different newspapers daily and its the same story.. raping and killing innocent young girls and older women, Molesting kids in church..must I go on?? Watch Suburban Secrets or Power, Priviledge and Justice every once in awhile, both these series are about the White elite that commit horrible crimes, killing wives, kids , mothers, fathers ,grandparents and it comes on EVERYDAY!!, so how much crime is that?? Hmmmm..These people are MAD crazy..most of them probably think like you and ended up going crazy!! I hope you dont live in my city!!! You’ll probably be the next White Crime Statistic!!! Think before you type!!!
By Foobs
February 19, 2008 11:28 PM | Link to this
Isn’t it sad that we’re here this late blogging about something that will most likely never happen to anyone on this blog? Anyone who even posts on this blog, including myself, needs to straighten out his or her priorities. Good night all, and to all a good night. AJC: Thanks again for getting me to waste another 20 minutes of my life on crap.
By Diana
February 19, 2008 11:38 PM | Link to this
I hear ya’ foobs, you’re right, he has a right to say those things, its called “freedom of speech” however, I dont think my comments are scary at all. I speak the truth. We dont need people like that influencing other people, kids can read this too!! The FACT is, and what I was trying to say is why waste time on such hateful things? If we spent as much time on the positive and trying to make the world better by example, and our own actions , instead of stereotypical comments that are very hurtful and hateful, the world would be a litte better to live in.. We all have to live and work together, so cant we all just get along??? One step at a time, start within ourselves. Including me, sorry for the negativity in my post Chris..Much Love!!
By ELLE
February 20, 2008 12:36 AM | Link to this
I would gather a “DREAM TEAM”. Attorney, CPA, Financial Planner, select family members, and my BEST FRIEND.
I would do the following:
Put my home on the market,
buy a different home,
set up trust funds for my children (make it somewhat hard for them to get at…)
Buy new cars for me and my husband.
* Mercedes (me), BMW (him) *
Pay off all old debt.
Put some money away for our future.
Make sure to assist my family, and friends. Financial GIFTS!
Make some investments (this includes charitable GIFTS).
Try to make a change in my current community…
REGULARLY, Volunteer wherever I want…
Travel without having to rush back to a job.
Enjoy life… I have worked so many years… I can’t imagine just resting!
Open a Daycare. I love children! I would love the opportunity to make a positive change in the life of our babies!
* It would be my job to ensure the center runs as it should… My standards are those of a GOOD MOTHER/PARENT - NOT THE GOVERNMENT! *
I would be able to be at home when my children come home from school.
This to me would be PRICELESS!
Go back to school to get a degree! * PRICELESS *
By A dreamer
February 20, 2008 6:25 AM | Link to this
I would pay off my student loans from law school and create a scholarship to do the same for other miserable lawyers who are saddled with debt, as well, and not making big firm salaries. It’s an epidemic.
By A dreamer
February 20, 2008 6:27 AM | Link to this
I would pay off my student loans from law school and create a scholarship to do the same for other miserable lawyers who are saddled with debt, as well, and not making big firm salaries. It’s an epidemic.
By A dreamer
February 20, 2008 6:27 AM | Link to this
I would pay off my student loans from law school and create a scholarship to do the same for other miserable lawyers who are saddled with debt, as well, and not making big firm salaries. It’s an epidemic.
By Unaffiliated Voter
February 20, 2008 6:30 AM | Link to this
Id keep $20 Million for my self indulgence, and take $200 million to somehow rub out the two oppressive political parties, and somehow ‘fix’ it so that political parties were outlawed in America. I would set up learning centers so that everyone could study the US Constitution so they would not be SOooo confused about what their country is here for. Ask NOT what your country can do for you, but what YOU can do for America. STRIVE to be SMARTER than a democrat!
By fedup231
February 20, 2008 7:46 AM | Link to this
I would buy $220 million dollars worth of Lindsey Williams books “The Energy Non-Crisis” and pass them out to all Americans and let them see why we don’t use the largest oil reserve in the world in Alaska, because of a contract we have with Saudi Arabia that they pay off our national debt as long as we buy oil from them.
By Veeeeeee
February 22, 2008 8:15 PM | Link to this
Pay my morgage off & bills. Put it in the bank and put some in a cd so it can grow and some to the poor
By Veeeeeee
February 22, 2008 8:15 PM | Link to this
Pay my morgage off & bills. Put it in the bank and put some in a cd so it can grow and some to the poor
By Veeeeeee
February 22, 2008 8:16 PM | Link to this
Pay my morgage off & bills. Put it in the bank and put some in a cd so it can grow and some to the poor
By Veeeeeee
February 22, 2008 8:16 PM | Link to this
Pay my morgage off & bills. Put it in the bank and put some in a cd so it can grow and some to the poor