5 Special ways to spend your money after winning the lottery
5 Special ways to spend your money after winning the lottery
Judging by the beginning of it, looks like 2018 is going to be a most fruitful lottery year. If we sum up just the 2 big American Lotteries Jackpot wins ( Mega Millions and Powerball) we easily surpass $ 1 Billion. After 2 pretty much executive wins of the Powerball Jackpot (1 of $456.7M and other of “only” $54M), Mega Millions stays alone the top. After 22 rollovers the prize has currently reached the mesmerizing amount of $458,000,00.
As a gesture of goodwill, we decided to offer our services.You know, it will be a pity if you won such jackpot and won’t have any ideas as to what to do with the money. Here are 5 stories that do not serve as a recommendation in any way, but simply as an information service.
Judging by the beginning of it, looks like 2018 is going to be a most fruitful lottery year. If we sum up just the 2 big American Lotteries Jackpot wins ( Mega Millions and Powerball) we easily surpass $ 1 Billion. After 2 pretty much executive wins of the Powerball Jackpot (1 of $456.7M and other of “only” $54M), Mega Millions stays alone the top. After 22 rollovers the prize has currently reached the mesmerizing amount of $458,000,00.
As a gesture of goodwill, we decided to offer our services.You know, it will be a pity if you won such jackpot and won’t have any ideas as to what to do with the money. Here are 5 stories that do not serve as a recommendation in any way, but simply as an information service.
Build a water park
After scooping the staggering $28.7 millions at Mega Millions, John Kutey from Albany, New York, knew exactly what his next move his. He and his wife invested part of the money in building a “spray park”, free of charge, to the enjoyment of the community in Green Island, New York.
Name a trust after your favourite dessert
Louise White is one the biggest Powerball winners of all times. On March 6, the 81 years old from Newport, Rhode Island was the only winner of a $336,000,000 jackpot. The first thing she did was actually pretty responsible and smart: She put to $210,000,000 in a trust named “The Rainbow Sherbert “, because she bought the ticket when a relative took her to the store in search of the colorful popsicle.
Donate in favour of Marijuana legalization
Well, the headline is a bit misleading. Bob Erb of Calgary, Alberta, won $25,000,000 in Nov. 2012. In the first year since he won, Bob donated about $8,000,000 to different charities and individuals. However, the charity the drew the most attention to his benevolent way of life was his $250,000 donation to the campaign for the referendum on marijuana.
Start you own women wrestling brand (but think carefully before you do)
Jonathan Vargas was only 19 years old when he won the $35,000,000 Mega Millions jackpot. Pretty rapidly, he and some partners established “Wrestlicious”, an all-female wrestling promotion. Unfortunately, this initiative was probably just a little bit ahead of its time. The enterprise faded out after year.
Fixing your old school (because we have to go with a happy ending right?)
Even after spending some on a new house and on her family, Gloria Mackenzie, The biggest Powerball winner ever ($590,000,000!) had more than enough to spend. Gloria found out that her old school needed around $1.8 Million for essentials repairs and for keeping it from shutting down. So Gloria gave the school $2,000,000 and practically saved it.