What's the first thing you would do if you won the lottery?

Buy a House cash so I have a permanent place to live in, free & clear of a mortgage and a nice automobile as well. Stuff the rest of the money into a savings until I can plan a good investment on a portion of it.

Depending on the amount... I'll take some, put some in the bank, give my parents some and donate the rest to charity

buy everything i ever wanted and flex it, then make charitable contributions in areas I have always been passionate for. Continue to pursue my university education and play football. Nothing will change, my goals will remain, but my quality of life will improve, my mood, as well as the people around me. Giving feels good, giving to yourself and others!

Move to Hawaii, buy a restaurant or three, a couple surf shops and a motorcycle.

I'd pay off all of my bills and put some away for any future bills. Buy some land out in the middle of nowhere and create a self sufficient home/garden/small farm and only invite people who I care a lot about to come visit. Also use part of the money to give back to my community and help people who have little means to even help themselves.

If I won the lottery, I would honestly buy video games such as... never mind. I would use the money for something like a new potato farm in Utah or some kind of thing to help the community! I would use these potatoes for hearing my dogs bark- if you know what I mean. And if you don't know what I mean then I would use the money for a new animal friend... like a Hatchimal. Or maybe I would use it for a new keyboard to type answers on Yahoo Answers!

I'd probably just save the cash for later or treat myself to a shopping spree (depends on how much money I got)

Try to figure out how it happened because I do not participate in any lottery

If we are talking about a butt load of money. Keep your mouth shut. Don't say a word to anyone. Quickly retain a tax lawyer and someone to handle the money. And continue to keep your mouth shut.

I have won a few times. I have usually bought a couple of cakes or a bottle of wine. Perhaps I might have acted differently if I'd won more than a 1/6 share of £50.

Hmm! Open a chilled red bottle of 'sangue di giuda'

Buy land, build a communion, live self sufficient with others that are fed up with the way humans design society.
Of whats left half 75% will be invested in gold,silver and platinum and the rest will be given away.

I won the lottery last week. I bought myself cod, chips and mushy peas; and a six-pack of Stella. Because I was in a good mood I put the final 10p in a charity collection tin.

up a trust fund after consulting a tax attorney......... put a whole lot of it in the bank for emergencies,stuff my pockets shall a bunch,set up a grant program,buy some real estate around the world for vacations,have a classic car built by chip foose,tip big and then waste some of it.........

i would hire paid hitmen to take care of the ceo's of some dishonest companies... my goal would be to put an end to all of the data brokers who sell private information...

depending on the amount......... i'll take some, put some in the bank, give my parents some and donate the rest to charity

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if we are talking about a butt load of money... keep your mouth shut... don't say a word to anyone... quickly retain a tax lawyer and someone to handle the money... and continue to keep your mouth shut...

buy land, build a communion, live self sufficient with others that are fed up with the way humans design society...
of whats left half 75% shall be invested in gold,silver and platinum and the rest shall be given away...

i would hire paid hitmen to take care of the ceo's of some dishonest companies... my goal would be to put an end to all of the data brokers who sell private information...

retire

if we are talking about a butt load of money... keep your mouth shut... don't say a word to anyone... quickly retain a tax lawyer and someone to handle the money... and continue to keep your mouth shut...

i would hire paid hitmen to take care of the ceo's of some dishonest companies... my goal would be to put an end to all of the data brokers who sell private information...

Move,Change my phone number and contact a lawyer, those are the first three things I would do

The first thing I would do is claim the prize.

Buy lottery tickets.

Share with my family and the go to the Mall of Americas. I could buy whatever I wanted to.

set up a trust fund after consulting a tax attorney... put a whole lot of it in the bank for emergencies,stuff my pockets shall a bunch,set up a grant program,buy some real estate around the world for vacations,have a classic car built by chip foose,tip big and then waste some of it...

set up a trust fund after consulting a tax attorney. Put a whole lot of it in the bank for emergencies,Stuff my pockets will a bunch,set up a grant program,buy some real estate around the world for vacations,have a classic car built by chip foose,tip big and then waste some of it.

use the 15 million dollars to buy more lottery tickets :D

I would use the money to give me and my family a better life.

INVEST

call all your friends and relatives and tell them, "that wasn't me who won the lottery, it was a different shalliam jones..." then have your phone number and e-mail address changed...

buy land, build a communion, live self sufficient with others that are fed up with the way humans design society...
of whats left half 75% shall be invested in gold,silver and platinum and the rest shall be given away...

Sign the back of it to make sure nobody else could cash it. Now if you mean what to use the money for that would be pay my taxes.

Faint.

Invest

The first thing I would do if I won the lottery would be to get the cash first and make sure that little piece of paper doesn't slip out into the wind and into some 2 year Olds hands

If I won a huuuge sum then I'd probably buy a brand new car for my parents, a proper house for me, plan a few trips overseas for my family & then save the rest after paying off important bills for my parents. And of course I would donate some to a few local animal shelters that I support. The sum that I save would be used for emergency cases like paying off expensive medical bills & education fees for my future kids haha

i would find poo poo and i would throw it at my baby cause he sucks then i would buy sum ice crem

clear debts boring i know but to be totaley debt free would be great

I will buy one sweet home, and fulfil my all desire.

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save it all so i dont have to work simple

I will arrange a big party for my friends

I would build a house for my mom and get someone to help take care of her.

Retire

buy everything i ever wanted and flex it, then make charitable contributions in areas i have always been passionate for... continue to pursue my university education and play football... nothing shall change, my goals shall remain, but my quality of life shall improve, my mood, as well as the people around me... giving feels good, giving to yourself and others!

The same thing I've done before.

Get some pizza

Pay off hospital bills

Pay the taxes on the money I won, then pay off debts, invest my money and buy me a simple 4 bdrm 3 or 2 1/2 bath home and I guess relax the rest of my days and start family of my own. And if I get bored enough I'd work part time in a grocery store just to have something to do

pay off my loans

Buy house for my parents

Got a life

Pass out in shock probably.... Then find out where and how to cash in my check.

Start a school and bring in the best teachers to empower my people. Philosophy, martial arts, Foreign languages, sciences, mathematics, farming, energy production.
Teaching the constitution as well as world history would be the backbone of this Institute. And it would be free until graduation when the students will enter the world and pay for the next class.

Kill all the Mexicans

Scream

Call all your friends and relatives and tell them, "That wasn't me who won the lottery, it was a different William Jones." Then have your phone number and e-mail address changed.

I would hire paid hitmen to take care of the CEO's of some dishonest companies. My goal would be to put an end to all of the data brokers who sell private information.

Tithe to my church, support Veteran services and some other local charities, pay a few bills, stash the rest in some proven investments, take about 5% and blow on frivolous fun.

Buy a trailer in the woods with the land I would purchase

Depends on the amount. Pay off my kids mortgages, go on a world trip and create an education fund for my grandchildren.

keep mouth shut

Save it,m

Buy a house

A pen :)

i would give some to charity

Extinguish my debt

I will distribute it into the poor children.

first would be to buy property.

Book in to a Hotel for a while to give me time to think and get over the shock.

Create a business. Buy a house. Get rid of debts.

pay off my car and buy a plane ticket

I would buy a plane ticket. Destination: anywhere.

invest, pay off debts, go to casino

I would buy a large property in the country with barns so my daughter could have an animal rescue.

Faint. I never play.

Hire a financial adviser.

Pay off any outstanding debt, which in my case would just be my mortgage.

I would save literally every penny of it.

My life is such where that would be the only money I come by. So, I would be unwilling to spend even one penny. At least not until after I win the lottery a second time. And, it has to be a 400 million dollar lottery, after taxes, both times.