Powerball at $500+ million

[cycloneworld]

For tomorrow's drawing. If you won, what is the first thing you'd do?

I'd hit the first flight from DSM to Vegas (after putting the ticket in a safe deposit box of course).

 

[cykocy]

Cut a check to the athletic department and get started on bowling out the south end zone.

 

[Rabbuk]

Build a theme park for people who are afraid of heights.

 

[dzmetcalf]

Cut a check to the athletic department and get started on bowling out the south end zone.

That didn't take long to come up, wouldn't be the FIRST thing I'd do but it would be on the list if I were the sole winner.

 

[dmclone]

On my list of ways to spend it, bowling in the end zone would be about 1,509th on the list.

The first thing I'd do is hire security.

 

[CLONECONES]

purchase a CLONE CONE machine

 

[CyArob]

Build a full size Derek Zoolander Center For Kids Who Can't Read Good.

 

[erikbj]

Move to a community of other millionaires so i blend in. but i feel that i would get bored and my liver wouldn't be able to hold up.

so I would.

stay here, buy ownership in the company i work at but only 20 hours a week and work my golf game. too young to retire, but don't want to work 50+ hr weeks anymore.

 

[besserheimerphat]

Assuming $250 million lump sum after taxes... Pay off all our family's debt, plus all my brother's and parent's debt, plus all my brother-in-law's and parent-in-law's debt. Sock a bunch away for nice early retirement and daughters' tuition. Possibly start my own business. Lead donor for south endzone. Might build a new house. Buy a boat. If there's anything left, two chicks at the same time.

 

[Clones21]

Never work another day in my life.

 

[CyArob]

Thought of another one. Buy CF. MWHAHAHAHA.

 

[ISUAgronomist]

Thought of another one. Buy CF. Ban Clones21.

FIFY

 

[Clones21]

FIFY

Hey now! :cry:

 

[CyArob]

FIFY

Ooo.. That's good.

 

[KFitzy87]

Thought of another one. Buy CF. MWHAHAHAHA.

Buy HawkeyeNation, rename site "Hoks4dafirinofferuntz.com"

 

[StPaulCyclone]

Cut a check to the athletic department and get started on bowling out the south end zone.

That's what I'd do.

 

[junckerl]

Assuming $250 million lump sum after taxes... Pay off all our family's debt, plus all my brother's and parent's debt, plus all my brother-in-law's and parent-in-law's debt. Sock a bunch away for nice early retirement and daughters' tuition. Possibly start my own business. Lead donor for south endzone. Might build a new house. Buy a boat. If there's anything left, two chicks at the same time.

So I take it everything up to and including "Buy a boat" would cost about $249 million leaving you with $1 Million

 

[oskyclone]

I would probably wait the whole period dof time they allow to claim the winner, then get a lawyer?accountant, pay off all my student debt along with the wife's debt, build a modest house out in country somewhere between Des Moines and Ames, then I would be talking to Mr. Pollard about some improvements for all sports facilities and give a hefty donation for years to come. I would then donate a small chunk to the University itself for academics. As for working, I would probably quit my job and travel to every home and away game for the Cyclones in football and basketball and become a season ticket holder for the Cubs. The rest the wife gets.

 

[The_Architect]

Lock my doors, go into hiding.

 

[junckerl]

That's what I'd do.

$250 million is what Baylor has approved for their new stadium so if you were a true Die Hard Cyclone fan......