juggaloninjalee Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 So who will be playing? If you win what are you doing with the money? I am playing and if I win I am starting my own wrestling promotion here in Michigan. My goal will be to run TNA out of business and become the #2 promotion in America... TEW style too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astil Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 I won't be playing and I wish the rest of you luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hive Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 I would play if I were American. If I won, I would - among many things - buy Bioware from EA and have them re-do the Mass Effect 3 ending. No really, I would buy a couple of computer game companies and have them make games *exactly* the way I would like them... starting with having Ryland do TEW 2012. I would also look to invest in a football club. And, of course, buy myself a kick ass zombie-proof appartment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moon_lit_tears Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 I'm going to get a ticket tonight. If I win I'm moving out of the US to Scotland. As I've wanted to do for almost 20 years now. I'd take the cash option which I think is something like 200 million. That would be enough to have a nice two bedroom house built to my liking on a little bit of land with Cherry trees. I would take some and split it between my nine niece and nephews. As for the rest of my family....nothing. I'm evil. I'd then put the rest into a bank account and spend wisely. I don't believe in going all out. If I have money I don't spend it stupidly. I like to be frugal. I buy what I need when I need it, just right now my needs are about equal to my income like most people now adays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brashleyholland Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Anyone who says that the money wouldn't change them is a LIAR!! I once found £500 and woke up two days later in a hotel room with a black eye and no shoes. If I won the lottery I'd be dead within a month, guaranteed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masterded Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Anyone who says that the money wouldn't change them is a LIAR!! I once found £500 and woke up two days later in a hotel room with a black eye and no shoes. If I won the lottery I'd be dead within a month, guaranteed. I don't if it is money changes people or just takes away a lot of the restrictions stopping someone from being their real self. That being said yeah I don't think I would last long if I overnight went from low middle class to Millionaire. If I did survive it odds are I would be an alcoholic. I mean what would stop me from partying 300 days a year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juggaloninjalee Posted March 30, 2012 Author Share Posted March 30, 2012 I would be changed. No longer working for an electronics company. I'd be President of the #2 wrestling promotion in America!!!! Ok maybe not #2 but I'd be a wrestling promoter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hive Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 If I win I'm moving out of the US to Scotland. As I've wanted to do for almost 20 years now. Why Scotland? If I won the lottery I'd be dead within a month, guaranteed. Hells yeah! But what a month, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unregistered Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 I think I read that before taxes, taking it all in one lump some at this point is around 316 million. And thats before taxes. Still alot of money though. I may buy a ticket, if I can find some change in my couch On the other side of things, I promise everyone if I win that the next TEW shall be in 3D, and that one day a good NBA management sim will be made!! Well, if I'm going to dream, I might as well dream big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juggaloninjalee Posted March 30, 2012 Author Share Posted March 30, 2012 Well, if I'm going to dream, I might as well dream big. I am with ya because it is fun to dream. If you don't do the lump sum you will get it all at over $200,000.00 a week!!! That is almost a million a month before taxes. Wonder who I would hire for my wrestling promotion. I would build my own venue for events 1st off. On nights without wrestling it would be a concert venue. The goal would be that it could hold up to 2,000 people maybe? Wrestlers I would have to sign would be Colt Cabana, Rhino, Petey Williams, Sonjay Dutt, MVP (if he wanted to), John Morrison (just for name value), Tommy Treznik, the Bump N Uglies, Billy Kidman, some luchadors, and some Japanese stars. For the womens division... Melina, Jazz, Madison Eagles, Lufisto, Mena Libra, and Jillian Hall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moon_lit_tears Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Why Scotland? When I was little an uncle of mine traveled all over the world. He came home one year with a Scottish girlfriend and her son and I became fast friends. It was hard at first because of the accent, but I grew to love it. LAter on I found out that my grandfathers ancestors came from the Scotland Ireland area. I was always interested in the couture and just the all out beautiful scenes I've seen. I hate the sun, Love cloudy semi chilly days. I've been told England and Scotland are my best options. I read a book a while back that discribed the Isle of Skye to be a beautiful tranquil area. After looking online it seems to be just that. Though England has it's appeal as well. I've been planning a trip for some time now. (money sucks) to go to England for a week, then Scotland for a week. I'd love to see where my ancestors come from so it's something that I'm working towards. It will take me some time, but it's one of the I will do before I die things. Also, I don't think I would be changed becausze of the money. I think ith's the lack of money that holds people back. I don't want expensive things. If I have money I don't spend it on much. I was handed a decent chunk of money. I will say it was over 4k, but under 10k. That to me is a lot of money. I wound up spending it on things I needed. It happened that during this time my computer decided to take a crap on me. I loved that stupid thing, but apparently the power supply died. I didn't know this till I got a new one the next day. Nothing over expensive either. I looked at what I liked to use my computer for. I got a decent desktop for about 500 bucks. I could have went all out and got some massive computer and spent a good 2 grand on it, but it's not who I am. I did buy an iPad only because it's good for me. I use it more than I do my computer. For people like me it comes in handy. So no I don't think I would change much if I had a great chunk of money. There isn't anything beyond a cute little house and Cherry trees I really want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brashleyholland Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 I don't if it is money changes people or just takes away a lot of the restrictions stopping someone from being their real self. That being said yeah I don't think I would last long if I overnight went from low middle class to Millionaire. If I did survive it odds are I would be an alcoholic. I mean what would stop me from partying 300 days a year? Only 300? Psh, lightweight. With that kind of money you could by and extra few days and party for an even 370 :-p I think it's all about consequences really - the more $$$ you have in the bank, the fewer immediate consequences you have t worry about. We'd all love to party for a month solid, buy everything we see etc, but when the bank account runs dry and rent is due, or the kids need stuff or whatever...it doesn't add up. Half a billion dollars removes short terms consequences, and for some people that's a dangerous thing. I remember when I was about 18, this guy, I'd say about 45, came into my local flush with cash. Rolls of 50 guilder notes. He was buying rounds of drinks, giving random people a 50 and telling them to get him a beer and keep the change, all kinds of crazy stuff. He ended up getting wasted and playing pool, where he was completely hustled out of everything he had by a guy from our collage who was a competitive snooker player. Anyway, it must have been about 2am when the guy realised he'd got through what must have been thousands of guilders, and he went ballistic. He turned a load of tables over and threw a glass at a girl who was minding her own business. So he ended up going out the back way, sent home with no money and an ass-kicking for his troubles. Everyone was getting settled again, when one of the barmen who was clearing up said to nobody in particular - "That's how you tell the difference between someone who came into a lot of money over night, and someone who earned it." Very true! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1234 Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 I am looking on jelously from England. Although I seriously don't know what I would do with the money beyond a house, a car, furnishing for said house & a bit of techy stuff (new laptop, phone, etc.). Most of it would probably be invested in devious ways to avoid as much tax as possible. (Maybe a bank account in Monaco in my dogs name. Seemed to work for Harry Redknapp ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brashleyholland Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 I was handed a decent chunk of money. I will say it was over 4k, but under 10k. That to me is a lot of money. I wound up spending it on things I needed. Ahh, but that was enough money to buy everything you needed. What if you'd been given $40,000? Or $400,000? Or $40,000,000? Then you can get everything you NEED, plus everything you WANT I do not need a life size Optimus Prime for my driveway. But if I came into half a billion dollars, you can bet your behind I'd have one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brashleyholland Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Oooh, I'd also hire a guy whose only job would be to stand at the top of a flight of stairs in my house and 'high-five' me whenever I got to the top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moon_lit_tears Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Ahh, but that was enough money to buy everything you needed. What if you'd been given $40,000? Or $400,000? Or $40,000,000? Then you can get everything you NEED, plus everything you WANT I do not need a life size Optimus Prime for my driveway. But if I came into half a billion dollars, you can bet your behind I'd have one Oh there were plenty of things I wanted to buy, just didn't. The only splurge that I really did was about $300 on a dress for an upcoming wedding, that got cancelled the day before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juggaloninjalee Posted March 30, 2012 Author Share Posted March 30, 2012 I do not need a life size Optimus Prime for my driveway. But if I came into half a billion dollars, you can bet your behind I'd have one That would be bad ass!!!! I'd drive the Tim Burton Bat Mobile as my daily driver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackKnifed72 Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Oooh, I'd also hire a guy whose only job would be to stand at the top of a flight of stairs in my house and 'high-five' me whenever I got to the top. I'm getting my own 50' TitanTron to play my theme whenever I walk into a room... ....BREAK THE WALLS DOWN!!!!!... "Hi, can I get twenty bucks on pump three? Thanks" Seriously, I'm working class poor...I'm gonna be like the kid in Willy Wonka...can only afford one candy bar...hope I get the Golden Ticket! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowedFlames Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 I have my ticket and know I have no chance in winning, but if I did my order of priorities would be: Pay off outstanding bills/debt. Pay off car. Buy a modest 2 bedroom house with finished basement and turn said basement into a man cave with all the trimmings (poker table and 84 inch television included). Provide for parents. ...That's about it, really. Would save/invest the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1234 Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Oooh, I'd also hire a guy whose only job would be to stand at the top of a flight of stairs in my house and 'high-five' me whenever I got to the top. If you ever win the lottery and are willing to offer a decent wage, you have your guy right here. *InternetFive* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damonster Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 To bad I'm underage and live in Canada. If I were to win I would build my own dream house, and basically save the rest. Oh yeah buy a nice car. My house would have a good water slide from the top of it, a theater with the ability to play video games and use a computer. A bowling alley. Last but not least a music studio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astil Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 I'd be trying to make that half into a full billion. Just end up being more work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juggaloninjalee Posted March 30, 2012 Author Share Posted March 30, 2012 I'd be trying to make that half into a full billion. Just end up being more work. Yeah but wouldn't that be the fun part? Challenging yourself to make more money? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astil Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Yeah but wouldn't that be the fun part? Challenging yourself to make more money? That's what I do now. I guess I could buy some tickets now, I was given free money today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZMAN Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 I'm with those people who would force the money into Ryland's hands so he can make TEW 2012. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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