I contributed to the Powerball pool at the gym.
There was about $180 dollars worth of Powerball tickets purchased.
And they were purchased fairly – at each of the three locations in my small town that sell lottery tickets.
It is a small town – an island actually. And there are not too many members at the gym. It is a really small town.
Three of the ticket we purchased were four dollar winners. Grand winnings $12.00.
Better than most Powerball ticket holders.
We got caught on the camera. (Corner Eddy and Thurbers in Providence.)
Right turn after stop allowed at this intersection. Apparently we did not stop long enough. (I was not at the helm.)
We were going to fight the ticket until we watched the video that was recorded at that intersection. We clearly did not stop at the red light before turning right. There is no way to escape the truth of the video.
Here is a solution to those cameras that catch traffic violators:
NoPhoto Prevents Speeding, Red Light Cameras From Catching You [VIDEO].
I just bought my Mega Millions ticket and started to day dream about what I would do if I won $640 million. The take home – somewhere around a half billion dollars:
After pulling myself up from the floor, I would call my lawyer, accountant and investment adviser and tell them to find the best people in their fields to help us figure this out. Then I would spend countless hours trying to get my husband to NOT blab about it. Maybe have a glass of wine.
Then with investment plans and my estate taken care of I would ask the governor of the State of Rhode Island to describe what he would do with the additional tax revenue. Then decide if I remain a Rhode Islander.
I would in no particular order: give away my business, minus the debt; own my house outright, pay off my daughter’s college loans, remodel my home (to replace outdated drafty windows and doors, new furnace…) , pay off mortgages of family and close friends, pay old medical bills from Lyme disease diagnosis and treatment for my family, go on a vacation with my extended family, buy a new refrigerator, get a cleaning lady, buy a new car… Once some of these “basics” are covered it will be time to think about what to do with the remaining several hundred millions.
I would start a foundation, to give away the money for projects that make sense to me: Lyme research, education, Rotary International … This might be fun!
And I might buy Talbots – just to change their return policy and improve their customer service.
Mega Millions Mania: What If You Win? Then What Do , You Do? : The Two-Way : NPR.
Cynthia Leonard 