Same here. But the problem with that theory is that I can't stand the taste of alcohol (except for the occasional single-malt Scotch) even in the best of times. So if I were to **** it away, I would have to be stone-cold sober while doing it.
Soooo much free time.. I think I'd rather work, although winning a moderate sum (say 500,000 or so) would be nice-- I could start/buy my own business, and work for myself.
My little town so desperately needs a decent library. The one we have is about the size of a single-wide mobile home. 10 hard-backed chairs and maybe 1000 books. Its ridiculous - how nice it would be to have a first-class library with Internet access, a children's area, conference rooms, guest speakers, and LOTS of books in here. I could happily work there to the end of my days, playing the male version of the "library lady" I remember from when I was a kid.
Absolutely! Charity begins at home.
The best way to spend lottery money is to start viable businesses, hire the best to run them, giving locals jobs, and helping to raise local tax revenues in the process. Also, start funding non-standard education - self paced learning labs so that the gems don't become dulled by the public education system. If only a few graduate with top honors and go on to do great things, a percentage of those will return to their community and pass on the benevolence.
Keeping the true bums out of the library is the messy part. Make it a private library so you can toss the reeking pedos out.
that would make it a lot harder!