# One person won the $315, 000, 000.00 Powerball. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 26, 2002, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-person-won-the-315-000-000-00-powerball/144988 "2002-12-26T17:24:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Briny\_Deep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/briny_deep/32/17188_2.png) [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2002, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-person-won-the-315-000-000-00-powerball/144988/21 "2002-12-27T05:52:55Z")
He’s going to. He says he’s going to tithe to the Church of God. Tithe traditionally means 10%. ---
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2002, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-person-won-the-315-000-000-00-powerball/144988/22 "2002-12-27T06:37:16Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by monica \* > **Am I the only doper who would donate a good chunk of the money to charity? I can’t possibly think that I am; yet, no one else has posted that they would.** Nah, not at all. I’ve thought about this. Okay, _fantasized_ about this. I’d fly all the registered Dopers to my new private ranch for a festive, drunken, rootin’ tootin’ shootinest weekend they could have. Then I’d keep the ranch for myself. Tripler One selfish sun-bitch. ---
**Author:** ![the\_duke\_69](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/48db29/32.png) [@the\_duke\_69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_duke_69)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2002, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-person-won-the-315-000-000-00-powerball/144988/23 "2002-12-27T09:29:54Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tripler \* > \*\*Nah, not at all. I’ve thought about this. Okay, _fantasized_ about this. I’d fly all the registered Dopers to my new private ranch for a festive, drunken, rootin’ tootin’ shootinest weekend they could have. > > Then I’d keep the ranch for myself. > > Tripler > One selfish sun-bitch. \*\* would buying the biggest and best servers for striaght dope count as a charity act? ---
**Author:** ![Siege](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dbc845/32.png) [@Siege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siege)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2002, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-person-won-the-315-000-000-00-powerball/144988/24 "2002-12-27T10:31:42Z")
Actually, when I bought a ticket last Monday, I did bargain with God saying, [wistful kid voice]“If I win, I’ll give **Polycarp** a brand new car, his choice.”[/wistful kid voice]. 😉 In all seriousness, if I did win, I probably would give half of it away. Of course, I admit I’d use the other half in travel, I suspect. CJ ---
**Author:** ![Siege](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dbc845/32.png) [@Siege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siege)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2002, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-person-won-the-315-000-000-00-powerball/144988/25 "2002-12-27T12:01:20Z")
By the way, according to this morning’s paper, the guy who won is thinking about buying a helicopter. **World Eater** , you’re not the only one. He’s also giving 10% to “set up a fund to do good.” It sounds like he’s got a nice sense of balance. CJ ---
**Author:** ![Tristan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tristan/32/18058_2.png) [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2002, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-person-won-the-315-000-000-00-powerball/144988/26 "2002-12-27T12:22:14Z")
Self-Made Millionaire=knows how to handle his money. Hobo= Generally don’t have the best money handling skills. Tristan=would like to become a “Lotto-made millionaire” Man… 117 MILLION dollars. What do you do with a check that big? No way in hell would I be able to cash it at any bank I go to… ---
**Author:** ![Phoebestar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Phoebestar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phoebestar)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2002, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-person-won-the-315-000-000-00-powerball/144988/27 "2002-12-27T14:06:30Z")
I worked in Hurricane one summer. When I heard the winning ticket was sold there, I hoped someone I’d worked with bought it. I’d never heard of the guy that did win. And on a unrelated note, a weird coincidence, **ArchitectChore** : I’m originally from St. Albans (my family is still there, as was I over Christmas), and I now live in Lexington. Spooky. I usually just tell people I’m from Charleston to save some explanation time of where exactly St. Albans is. heheh. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2002, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-person-won-the-315-000-000-00-powerball/144988/28 "2002-12-27T14:58:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Thunder \* > \*\*Hmmmm… > > Based on the weight of gold, wouldn’t a solid gold helicopter fly like the proverbial lead balloon? \*\* Thats why you have a solid gold parachute. ---
**Author:** ![curious\_george](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b487fb/32.png) [@curious\_george](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curious_george)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2002, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-person-won-the-315-000-000-00-powerball/144988/29 "2002-12-27T15:05:08Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by XJETGIRLX \* > …he said that one of the first things he was going to do is re-hire all the 25 workers he had to let go over the past year due to the bad economy. So they can sit around and do nothing? Is there work for them? The thought is nice, but he should just give them some money (a few months salary) and let them find a real job. ---
**Author:** ![ElwoodCuse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/edb3f5/32.png) [@ElwoodCuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElwoodCuse)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2002, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-person-won-the-315-000-000-00-powerball/144988/30 "2002-12-27T15:27:58Z")
“Now remember people, tithing is 10 percent off the TOP…GROSS income, not net…” Reverend Lovejoy ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2002, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-person-won-the-315-000-000-00-powerball/144988/31 "2002-12-27T15:35:00Z")
Some cheapish looking news program on the tube ysterday said that some states might not be able to pay him as they don’t have the money. Now that would be interesting. ---
**Author:** ![malaka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecc23a/32.png) [@malaka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/malaka)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2002, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-person-won-the-315-000-000-00-powerball/144988/32 "2002-12-27T18:58:46Z")
The guy daughter wants to meet Nelly with her share of the $$$. _sigh_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-person-won-the-315-000-000-00-powerball/144988.md?page=1)