Mega Millions jackpot is now $1.28 billion for tonight, 7/29

I could do some damage with that kind of money.

When you win remember the best things to do is take the lump sum, tell everybody that you won and be generous giving it away to friends, family and charities.

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$747.2 million cash

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I probably overthink things, but I’ve read some real horror stories from lottery winners. Winning that amount of money sounds great, but it creates a ton of negative life factors. When I think about those, my current life situation seems really good.

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I don't understand the panic buy when the jackpot goes up.
The odds of winning are the same.
I would do just fine with 10% of that

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it is not really a panic buy but at a certain point it becomes worth $3

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I don't understand the panic buy when the jackpot goes up.
The odds of winning are the same.
I would do just fine with 10% of that.

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Of course any Mega Millions/Powerball jackpot is going to set up anyone and future generations for life. It's more for the novelty when it gets to absurd amounts - most of us don't want to be degenerates and waste our money on every single drawing. It's fun to join in on the hype every once in a while.

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Fair question because I have found over the years that having something is often less satisfying than wanting it.

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I think the most gratifying thing would just be peace of mind that you'll never have financial stress again

You could live a lavish lifestyle but I really think the best benefit is to never have to worry about money or worry if you have enough for retirement

Oh and never having to work again if you don't want to

How do you buy a ticket? It is still possible to do a quick pick or whatever it's called?

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I remember reading an article about this guy that was already worth around 30 million and he won the lotto and the police would pull him over every time they saw him on the road

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yeah it was a dude in WV that owned a construction company worth around 16 mil.

his problem was that he tried to stay in a little redneck town where everyone knows him. Cops fricked with him, every dude in town hated him cause their girl was try to frick him.

End up enjoying strippers and gambling too much, wife left him, and he ended up in debt.

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What’s the problem with this in general? I’d want to stay where I currently live.

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Then you better damn well do your best to make sure no one knows you have that type of money

I see almost no way one person could piss away 750 million.

But, I'm probably naive and there are literally thousands if not millions of people that most certainly will blow it all and be broke within a decade.