# What stupid thing would you buy after winning the PowerbBall Lotttery? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 21, 2017, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stupid-thing-would-you-buy-after-winning-the-powerbball-lotttery/787122 "2017-05-21T03:08:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2017, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stupid-thing-would-you-buy-after-winning-the-powerbball-lotttery/787122/1 "2017-05-21T03:08:37Z")
Let’s say you win a Powerball lottery of over $200 million(or the equivalent from another lottery if you can’t play Powerball where you live)-Name something impractical/stupid/selfish that you would purchase with some of this money. I would give Robert Rodriguez what he needs to make _Machete Kills Again…In Space!_ ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2017, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stupid-thing-would-you-buy-after-winning-the-powerbball-lotttery/787122/2 "2017-05-21T03:17:33Z")
Vintage Selmer saxophones. A soprano, an alto, a tenor, and a baritone. Hell, with that kind of money, even a bass. I played a borrowed 1948 Selmer Mark IV tenor once, and I was brilliant. The horn seemed to be doing most of the work for me. As a student of Tao, my needs are few. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2017, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stupid-thing-would-you-buy-after-winning-the-powerbball-lotttery/787122/3 "2017-05-21T03:29:39Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Let’s say you win a Powerball lottery of over $200 million(or the equivalent from another lottery if you can’t play Powerball where you live)-Name something impractical/stupid/selfish that you would purchase with some of this money. > > I would give Robert Rodriguez what he needs to make _Machete Kills Again…In Space!_ If I had any left over after the hookers and blow, I would chip in for MKA…IS! Also, I had the thought of sponsoring an F1 or other race team to put my stupid face on the bottom of their cars, only to be seen in when the car rolls over. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2017, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stupid-thing-would-you-buy-after-winning-the-powerbball-lotttery/787122/4 "2017-05-21T03:34:27Z")
A Tesla Model X with Miniature Giraffe Hide interior. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2017, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stupid-thing-would-you-buy-after-winning-the-powerbball-lotttery/787122/5 "2017-05-21T03:35:02Z")
I’d rebuild the rear axle on my 1980 Fiat. Well, I’d _pay somebody_ to do that, while I looked on, drinking. Not much left after that, I fear. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2017, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stupid-thing-would-you-buy-after-winning-the-powerbball-lotttery/787122/6 "2017-05-21T03:45:16Z")
Multiple washing machines, multiple dryers, multiple sinks, multiple pianos, multiple things…I like redundancy. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2017, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stupid-thing-would-you-buy-after-winning-the-powerbball-lotttery/787122/7 "2017-05-21T04:18:12Z")
Forget multiple washing machines. If I won that kind of money, I’d be sending out all of my laundry and let someone else deal with cleaning it. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2017, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stupid-thing-would-you-buy-after-winning-the-powerbball-lotttery/787122/8 "2017-05-21T04:23:41Z")
A full scale Emperor’s Throne Room from _Return of the Jedi_, to be used as my personal meditation space. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2017, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stupid-thing-would-you-buy-after-winning-the-powerbball-lotttery/787122/9 "2017-05-21T04:33:33Z")
Horses. Stable. Arena. Paddocks. The works. Also, a really big RV. Other than that, I’m good. ---
**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2017, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stupid-thing-would-you-buy-after-winning-the-powerbball-lotttery/787122/10 "2017-05-21T04:38:28Z")
About 640 acres of woodlands, meadows and wetlands that I could just enjoy nature in. I would also hire a crew of some real smart people and writers to help me with various projects I entertain. I would budget that at about 2,000,000 per year and it would hopefully pay for itself. ---
**Author:** ![Desert\_Nomad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desert_nomad/32/177_2.png) [@Desert\_Nomad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Desert_Nomad)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2017, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stupid-thing-would-you-buy-after-winning-the-powerbball-lotttery/787122/11 "2017-05-21T04:54:12Z")
A Piper Meridian ---
**Author:** ![ReticulatingSplines](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e274bd/32.png) [@ReticulatingSplines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ReticulatingSplines)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2017, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stupid-thing-would-you-buy-after-winning-the-powerbball-lotttery/787122/12 "2017-05-21T04:59:22Z")
A DeLorean. And a second car to drive when the DeLorean breaks down. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2017, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stupid-thing-would-you-buy-after-winning-the-powerbball-lotttery/787122/13 "2017-05-21T06:12:28Z")
Buy a a flight simulator then pay a bunch of computer guys to write video games for it. Like I’m flying an X-wing, or the Millennial Falcon or some shit like that. ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2017, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stupid-thing-would-you-buy-after-winning-the-powerbball-lotttery/787122/14 "2017-05-21T07:06:02Z")
Vintage instruments, a bigger and fully paid-off house, maybe a yacht–but maybe those things aren’t really _stupid_ per se. No, I think for the prospective purchase to be stupid it has to be something totally outlandish or off the wall. It shouldn’t perform a practical function, though it can certainly be valued for other, non-practical reasons. Like mine, for example: If I ever won an enormous lottery prize, I would have the Griffith Observatory’s three domes gilded. You can just imagine how that would pop on a clear day, being much better than the dull dingy copper finish they have now. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2017, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stupid-thing-would-you-buy-after-winning-the-powerbball-lotttery/787122/15 "2017-05-21T07:20:35Z")
Emmylou Harris performing a private show for my family and I. Then, Emmylou can teach me how to play a couple of my favorite songs on the guitar. I’d really enjoy getting tips from her on performing on stage. Still got millions left? I’d buy a couple vintage guitars. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2017, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stupid-thing-would-you-buy-after-winning-the-powerbball-lotttery/787122/16 "2017-05-21T08:09:51Z")
I would buy [one of these](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MQIKV53?tag=viglink20265-20). ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2017, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stupid-thing-would-you-buy-after-winning-the-powerbball-lotttery/787122/17 "2017-05-21T08:12:53Z")
A custom Vacheron Constantin. Then I’d go to lunch with a fellow aficionado. Visiting him in the ICU while he recovers would be tough, though. The best thing is that this is the perfect example of stupid money. 100 g’s plus for something you would never wear. ---
**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2017, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stupid-thing-would-you-buy-after-winning-the-powerbball-lotttery/787122/18 "2017-05-21T08:36:28Z")
My stupid, off the wall purchase would be a [personal mini sub](http://www.seamagine.com/mini-submarine-2-person.html) capable of dives to 1000m depth. I guess I would then need a yacht as a mother ship, preferably a sailing yacht. A sailing yacht is probably not practical as a mother ship, so probably another power yacht to assist. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2017, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stupid-thing-would-you-buy-after-winning-the-powerbball-lotttery/787122/19 "2017-05-21T08:39:56Z")
I would hire a lecture hall, then engage Ann Coulter to give a speech, with video rights negotiated to me. Then I would fill every seat in the hall with people whom I could rely on to sit in stony-faced silence throughout her speech. I would pay a videographer and crew to record every moment. After viewing the finished product, I would decide whether to put it up on Youtube. ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2017, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stupid-thing-would-you-buy-after-winning-the-powerbball-lotttery/787122/20 "2017-05-21T11:57:13Z")
A Turbo Mallard would actually have some practical use, how about a [ripsaw/ev2?](http://www.motorweek.org/features/over_the_edge/ripsaw) ([http://www.ripsawtank.com/](http://www.ripsawtank.com/)) Brian [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stupid-thing-would-you-buy-after-winning-the-powerbball-lotttery/787122.md?page=2)