Nails it.  

A ticket out of the country permanently.

I'd invite The Austrian over to help me out.

What NY_Shooter said.





I'd hire accountants, financial gurus, and my own fraud prevention team whose job it would be to quietly keep track

of all the activities of the accountants and advisors.   Plus there would be a second fraud prevention team to keep

watch over the first team.  



Everybody would be watching everybody.  Not everybody would be aware that they're being watched.



I'd immediately buy myself a spacious property not too far away, close enough for convenient access to town,

far enough away that I can't see the town.    It would be spacious enough for an airstrip and a 1000 yard shooting

range.  Neighbors would be far enough away that they would essentially NOT be in shooting distance.  



It'd be set up for keeping a small number of horses and would be suitable for setting up a small farm for purposes

of self sufficiency.    I would set up my guitar building business on the premises.     And I would find some good horses,

one young and trainable, one mature and well trained, and hire a horse trainer to teach me to train the young one while

continuing to train the mature one.  That would be my new hobby.



I'd tie up a significant section of the money in investments for financial growth and income.  



As for giving money away to family members,  that would be done on a limited basis.  Any that I in my own personal

judgement believe to be "at risk" for abusive behaviors and habits would receive nothing that could be turned into cash

for purchase of things they don't need.  My gifts to those individuals would consist of ensuring that they have a decent

roof over their heads and the ESSENTIAL bills are paid if they need a little help.   But even that only goes so far.  If they

start blowing what they earn at their jobs,  I withdraw my support.    I will HELP them, I will not CARRY them.



I would set things up so that even I can't make large withdrawals or expenditures without getting it countersigned, by

someone I trust and who will look after my own best interests.  Which would probably be one of my brothers.



As for things like new cars, etc,  I'm just not into cars very much.  I doubt that I'd buy anything remarkably fancy, but

I might spring for a total restoration of my 20 year old Camry just for giggles.    



I would also hire a top auto restoration company to seek out a clean example of a '78 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham and

restore and convert it to be exactly like my old one,  right down to the paint color and interior trim.  That'd be my Sunday driver.

My Mom and Dad a house with NO STEPS.

My students loans off......then a fully restored 1970 Chevelle SS 454 LS6 numbers (hopefully) matching.

Hire lawyer, accountant and financial advisor
Pay off all my own and my parents debt
Invest in some gold and silver to keep on hand
Buy land and build a house/compound in MT, WY, TN or TX
Buy vacation home/villa in Switzerland and somewhere in Caribbean
Buy my dream toys ie custom or collector and NFA firearms, custom knives, classic/exotic vehicles
Make donations to my favorite charities/organizations

Lagoon catamaran,Thai and Russian girl for crew,2 gallon sprayer for coconut oil,and provisions for 6 month cruise.Another Harley geezer glide.Oh yeah the little tattooed girl from AAC for the back of my bike!

REVENGE

a house

Paint my truck after getting some mechanical stuff fixed.

Replace my garage door.



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A nice 45, an accountant and a lawyer. The accountant can watch my money, the lawyer can watch the accountant and I'll watch the lawyer with the 45.

An Island off the coast of Belize, and a Pearson Triton 28.

My bail to get out of jail because the lewd shit I would do at work to my supervisors would get me arrested.

A lawyer

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ding ding, this is the correct answer.



Protect your money before you spend it. Never know who's baby daddy you are suddenly going to become.
Frankly it depends on how much money we are talking about, but if we are talking several plus million dollars then I would invest it all and live off the interest.



 

 

Arfcom

a lawyer and really good accountant

Is it public record if you win? IF so, I would certainly want to move to a different state where no one knows me.
 

It varies by state.  Some states will show your picture/name on the lotto website, no matter what you want.  Some will let you claim it privately.

I remember 3 people had won a big jackpot, and in the press-release photos, they just called them "The 3 Musketeers" and the pic was of 3 people holding the big carboard check in front of their faces.

Going to look at a Columbia 28 Tuesday

A Senate seat.

A ticket to Fiji and a reservation at a five star resort so I can lay low for a year.

My house...

This



 

yup

ARFCOM platinum membership, NRA lifetime membership.

First post nails it

Military version of the 03-K64-Firefly multipurpose, mid-bulk transport ship powered by 2 Blue Sun 6V4-178-B31 Trace Compression Blocks.

House in Green Island Hills, Columbus, Ga; Aston Martin V12 Vantage Roadster, an old Ford pickup for a daily, and then I'd get practical.

A lawyer on retainer.
 

Everything that that FPS Russian guy has used/shot in his videos!
(40mm Bofors FTW!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSp7CipN1pw
Actually I'd be happy with just a Thompson and some really good tax shelters..I'm easy to please!

1000 acres in GA

In another Country

"Two chicks at the same time, man."

North west Montana



 

This.......or a new 21-year-old Asian wife.


Same thing?

Never been a fan of ferraris or lambos. Too flashy. The second thing I'd buy is a SCAR, and then a house.

Pay off my debts, setup a trust for my son, then.... I wonder if I could make a difference in some place like Somalia. You know, some place no .gov is interested in or willing to do anything about. Some place a private army, excuse me, security company, might make a difference.

This along with land in the middle of nowhere to build my log cabin on top of my bunker.



 

And an R8 isn't flashy?

Not by comparison.

Move back to NH

Buy the family business

Pay off my immediate family's debt

Buy a couple hydro-electric power plants to mess around with

Buy a mill building to play with and keep my toys at, and run the business out of

Set up an endowment for technical education at the high school and tech school level

Buy my Grandfather's house

Buy a tract of land for a shooting range/hunting playground

Go on a safari





That'd be a start anyway.


 

The first thing I buy is a lawyer to find out how much it will cost to get rid of the "wife" who left me and our son to move in with an old flame last year but now insists that she misses us and wants us back.

The second thing I buy is a decent and hopefully honest accountant / investment manager.

First actual "thing" I buy is a plot of land large enough for a house, shop, pool, and shooting range, hopefully with some space left over for hunting.
Then the structures, then some set aside for the boys, then the fun stuff.

pay of the little debt I have
buy a brand new F350 CC with a 6.7 PS
buy some prime hunting land and build a nice cabin on it.

I think a helicopter that can land on water in addition to land would really be nice. Plus a pilot to fly it.

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After I set up the Trust and legal protections, I would have my stuff packed up ASAP to a new address that NO ONE in my family knows under a assumed name. Most likely in a gated community.

Then pay off my parent's debts in a way that they won't get hit with taxes.

From there, I would enjoy life, living of the interest of my winnings, living pretty darn well. I would pretty much vanish so the leeches/people wanting free handouts in my family don't bother me.