[FormerACLUmember]

In a just world this couple would be President and Senate Majority Leader, Not the criminals currently infesting those offices.

[depressed in 06]

And that Camaro sports car Hill considered buying with his winnings? He got a pick-up truck instead.

I hope it was a Ford.

[goat granny]

I think the older you are when you win, the more conservative in your spending. It doesn’t go to your head.

[cripplecreek]

I think the first thing I would do is contact my local township politicians and state representative, senator, and governor for a comprehensive estimate on the hurdles I would face if I wanted to pay for a hydroelectric retrofit on the small dam here in town.

[FES0844]

$587 million Powerball jackpot in November. They netted $136.5 million in a lump-sum.

I’d like to see lotto’s breakdown of WHERE they spent their
share. I want names, dates & places!

[albie]

“They are giving back to the community,”

...I’m happy for the town, the couple etc. But I can’t stand this phrase! The couple owes the town nothing. They don’t have to “give back” a damn thing! They’re just being generous.

[Moonman62]

While some lottery winners fritter away their fortunes or meet tragic ends, not much has outwardly changed for Mark and Cindy Hill since they won half of a $587 million Powerball jackpot in November. They netted $136.5 million in a lump-sum payment after taxes.

Their generosity is even more noteworthy considering that somebody stole most of their money.

[ScottinSacto]

Sounds like a good book I just read:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AH5UK3U

[Gay State Conservative]

If I won that kind of $$$ I'd buy a $300K place in NC (which would be my homestead),a $600K co-op/condo on the Upper West Side of Manhattan,a $200K condo in Florida,a $100K Porsche,I'd give $10 million to family and friends,keep $5 million as a nest egg for myself (in bonds and/or gold) and give the rest to charity.

[Gay State Conservative]

I’ve read more than a few times that it’s very common for winners of big lottery jackpots wind up in bankruptcy court within a few years of winning.

[snowstorm12]

I don’t understand why they only get 136 million. That is a huge amount, but still.

[nobamanomore]

They are just normal people, their grandfather was a farmer whose farm bordered ours where I grew up.

[Varda]

Ditto on the previous posts. “Give back” is a Marxist term. They don’t owe the town squat. It sounds like they were happy as they were and are using the money to enlarge their sphere of generosity. Good for them but if they had used the money to buy a nicer house or big vacation that would have been good too.

[xrmusn]

If EVERYONE who held a ticket claimed a 587 Million buck LOSS, that would keep ‘them’ busy for awhile.

Kind of like the piece of paper that reads

“To entertain a fool - turn this page over”

with the message

“To entertain a fool - turn this page over”

[Cyber Liberty]

As I always tell folks...I’d probably spend half of it on booze and wild chicks. Then I’d just blow the other half.

[elkfersupper]

I would pay off my and my 2 kids debts, spend about $0.5 million on wine, women and song and just blow the rest on saving or investing for the future.

That's only because I have almost enough firearms and ammunition.