I would share it with my children and good friends. 
Iām ready to winā¦
I decreased my odds by a very small bit, I kept my $1.
First I would tell no one I won.
Set up a trust to collect the money.
Then I think I would do alittle work on the railroad. Maybe get some pro to come help me st it up and do the grunt work
Fix up the fire trucks really nice
build a garage and a train building.
I hate having to drag the trains in and out by hand.
go back to school and finish getting my masters that I would like to get.
retire.
Geoff George said:Unfortunately that's impossible. One of the rules of all lotteries is that you will allow your name and likeness to be used for promotional purposes. The trust fund deal might work if the people who run it for you are willing to take a lot of heat. Refer to the "group of investors" in Greenwich CT who recently won a big jackpot.
First I would tell no one I won.
The biggest problem most big winners have is fending of the leches and unscrupulous, some of whom used to be their friends and family.
Hire a good Consiglieri, as well as Vinnie, the Rat to keep the riff-raff at bay. Then hire a squad of former Marines to provide security. Pay them well.
Has anybody considered starting a LS model RR company so that it can be done right, here in the USA?
Me, neither. :lol:
Steve Featherkile said:
Has anybody considered starting a LS model RR company so that it can be done right, here in the USA?Me, neither. :lol:
That would fall under the same catagory as buying a shortlineā¦consider the money as spent and it as a hobby
Ralph
I would get outta Dodge, because once the world found outāin about 2 nanosecondsāour life would be a mess. You would have more friends than you could ever imagine, every group, orgnization, etc. would want a piece of you, youād have financial āadvisorsā coming out of the wooodwork. But the biggest threat would be that someone would want to take you mega-millions awayāby force and at any expense (your life).
Still, if I did win Iād buy yāall a beer, Red Bull, or beverage of your choice.
Joe Rusz said:Beverage? You can do better than that :) How about you charter the Royal Scotsman and take us for a ride :D
Still, if I did win I'd buy y'all a beer, Red Bull, or beverage of your choice. :)
http://www.frontiersej.com/public/elegantJourneys/1/royal_scotsman/main_menu_ej
You already have more friends than you can imagine 
Ralph
You canāt win if you donāt play and what is a couple of bucks to dream about how your life would be with all that mulla. Iām thinking Ferrari, Biplane and soem really cool train stuff.
On that noteā¦
I like all your ideas and I will be sure to start implementing some of them when I wake up the winner tomorrow. HA!!!
Todd
What a relief
Turns out I donāt have to worry about all the evil that crashes down on lottery winners 
Ralph
Hey I didnāt win the BIG Lotto ?? Maybe I can still cancel that order for the Big Boy and the mile of track??? LOL
It was fun anyways to dream a bit.
What would be fun is to do a reality show on the winners and follow them around for a year to see how they fare.
Better luck next time and until then Happy RRing
as somebody pointed out, the odds were 1 in 175 million, for a prize of over half a billionā¦
or a guaranteed near tripling of your money in a single drawing - if you were the single winner- providing you had that kind of liquid scratch to begin with. After taxes youād STILL have likely doubled it
Ever wonder if the Russian mob figured that it way too?
From what i have read most people who win it big end up being miserable. Constant phone calls from relatives and freinds, scamers ectā¦
Todd Haskins said:You didn't win? :lol:
Hey I didn't win the BIG Lotto ?? Maybe I can still cancel that order for the Big Boy and the mile of track??? LOL It was fun anyways to dream a bit. What would be fun is to do a reality show on the winners and follow them around for a year to see how they fare. Better luck next time and until then Happy RRing
When I saw the pictures in our newspaper ā¦ all these people lining up for tickets? Oh man, next thing we know there will marathon dances,again. Foot races going from coast to coast with wonderful prizes ā¦
Shawn said:In two of the three states that did have winners, there is no requirement to release your name to the public. So, if you live in the right state..............and can keep a secret ;) Ralph
From what i have read most people who win it big end up being miserable. Constant phone calls from relatives and freinds, scamers ect.........
Ralph Berg said:Too many folks would notice we weren't driving a worn out lump of sh-- anymore
[So, if you live in the right state..............and can keep a secret ;)
I had a much better chance of having Kiera Knightly fall out of the sky onto my lap, which sadlyā¦ didnt happen either, Oh well! :lol: