Did you buy your tickets yet? Go ahead and list your first four purchases.

1.) 2,900 acre Ranch in Montana - http://www.swanlandco.com/properties/three-peaks-ranch

2.) 2014 Corvette Zr1
http://image.motortrend.com/f/roadtests/...ree-quarter.jpg

3.) 55' Beneteau Oceanis 55 Yacht
http://www.beneteauusa.com/Sailboats/Oceanis/Oceanis-55

4.) The Bell 206L4 Helicopter
http://www.bellhelicopter.com/Commercial/Bell206L4/1291148332333.html#/?tab=highlights-tab

I haven't even got that far yet Norman!!!

1. Condo on Beach on Gulf Coast
2. Condo on Beach in South Carolina
3. Condo on Beach in Oregon
Those are where my children and grands live
4. Private Jet to visit
After that whatever I wanted.

1. The services of a trust company
2. The services of an attorney
3. A very nice airplane
4. Whatever my wife wants.

1. A new S Class Benz
2. A new Escalade ESV for the wife
3. Pay off all immediate family homes (not really one purchase I guess)
4. Party supplies for the massive bash I'd be throwing

1) a large mattress to store the cash
2) new tires
3) a tune up
4) a big mac value meal (supersized)

1. a bodyguard service
2. hookers - lots and lots of hookers
3. Penicillin - lots and lots of penicillin
4. funeral plot - cause MsGilmore gonna eventually find out

I should have added that my fifth purchase would be admin rights to the BOL Forums. Then I would OWN you all!

I figured you'd buy a KFC that makes nothing but Double-Downs. And delivers. And is not open to the public.

A large number of us have pooled our money, and sent a trusty commercial lender out to buy tickets. He's late coming back from lunch.

I really like Norman's 55 foot yacht, but I have no idea what I would buy. Perhaps tickets for an around the world cruise.

or an apartment above it

678 million more lottery tickets because the next one is going to be huge.

if past news on lotteries is accurate, the take home is roughly 33% of the jackpot so it's only like $210,000,000, I would like to change my list and aim a bit lower

If you gamble it all away there would be an offset to the tax so you would not owe any tax.

my head just exploded

Hm I think I'd:

1. Pay off all my/hub's debt
2. Set aside college $$ for nieces/nephews
3. Buy beachfront property
4. Hire people to take care of the rest of my money

1) Set up sound investments
2) Every type of car (SUV, sports car, etc.)
3) A number of houses
4) The band Dream Theater

1. Payoff debt
2. Payoff son's school loans
3. Give money to family members (step-daughter, sister, etc.).
4. Cabin in the Smokeys, house in Key West, apartment in NY.

Wow - sounds like a dream, doesn't it?

5. Donate to charities - a large chunk.

and lessons from Mike Mangini

Something is a little off here, I'm afraid. Did you list them in reverse order?

But Mangini's the drum... oh, I see what you did there.

But seriously, it would be awesome to get lessons from people like Steve Vai, Alex Lifeson, Brian May, etc.

ha, it wasn't even meant as a dig on your guitar name

I really would like lessons from him or Danny Carey from Tool

1. Some sort of sporty new car that can I come screeching home in.
2. Buy a house in the mountains
3. Buy a house at the beach
3. New Suitcases

so gender identity issues are across the family?

They aren't my kids!