# 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:** 5
**Author:** ![RobDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f07891/32.png) [@RobDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobDog)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2017, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stupid-thing-would-you-buy-after-winning-the-powerbball-lotttery/787122/81 "2017-05-23T12:15:20Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > You wont have enough time to scratch them all before they expire, and you have no money left to hire others to help you. šŸ˜ƒ Well, you _did_ ask for stupid šŸ˜› ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2017, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stupid-thing-would-you-buy-after-winning-the-powerbball-lotttery/787122/82 "2017-05-23T12:17:11Z")
Supercar demolition derby! ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2017, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stupid-thing-would-you-buy-after-winning-the-powerbball-lotttery/787122/83 "2017-05-23T14:15:07Z")
Meat Cleavers; I just love the damn things. One of my wildest dreams is to do a huge map of the United States (like those things they sell to put the magnets on you buy at souvenir stands) on a big wall and hang a cleaver from each state in the appropriate place. ---
**Author:** ![watchwolf49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9c0ed/32.png) [@watchwolf49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/watchwolf49)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2017, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stupid-thing-would-you-buy-after-winning-the-powerbball-lotttery/787122/84 "2017-05-23T14:22:46Z")
Iā€™d make an entire _ **BUDGET** _ of stupid things ā€¦ Like betting $10,000 that the Spurs win the NBA finals !!! ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Goob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c77e96/32.png) [@Mr.Goob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Goob)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2017, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stupid-thing-would-you-buy-after-winning-the-powerbball-lotttery/787122/85 "2017-05-23T23:15:10Z")
A very large climate controlled garage filled with all sorts and styles of motorcycles and a gigantic fleet insurance policy. Iā€™d give free access to a couple of my friends. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2017, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stupid-thing-would-you-buy-after-winning-the-powerbball-lotttery/787122/86 "2017-05-23T23:41:42Z")
> [@Sicks\_Ate](#): > > I always thought Iā€™d buy a gigantic Kenworth tractor truck with a ton of lights and chrome. Just to drive around. [The Pilgrimage.](http://www.bikeforest.com/kenworth_pilgrimage.php) Iā€™d buy a complete set of _Survivor_ dvds. ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2017, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stupid-thing-would-you-buy-after-winning-the-powerbball-lotttery/787122/87 "2017-05-24T00:08:25Z")
Iā€™m not really a ā€œcar guy,ā€ butā€¦there are a [couple](http://www.diseno-art.com/encyclopedia/concept_cars/IAD_alien.html) of concept [cars](https://www.carthrottle.com/post/wbm82jx/) Iā€™ve always loved, ever since I was a kid. Having themā€”or a, preferably street-legal, replicaā€”would make my day. Well, those, and a Batmobile. Er, ā€œ[Gotham Cruiser](https://www.gothamcruisers.com/cruiser89.htm).ā€ ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2017, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stupid-thing-would-you-buy-after-winning-the-powerbball-lotttery/787122/88 "2017-05-24T00:20:56Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > [The Pilgrimage.](http://www.bikeforest.com/kenworth_pilgrimage.php) > > Iā€™d buy a complete set of _Survivor_ dvds. I should have clarified, one of older, boxier ones. One of those with a front-end the size and shape of a large woodshed. ---
**Author:** ![california\_jobcase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2017, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stupid-thing-would-you-buy-after-winning-the-powerbball-lotttery/787122/89 "2017-05-24T02:04:38Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > You wont have enough time to scratch them all before they expire, and you have no money left to hire others to help you. šŸ˜ƒ Powerball tickets arenā€™t scratch-offs. However, the sheer number of tickets would pose other problems, such as taking too long to print. ---
**Author:** ![Weisshund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ba8739/32.png) [@Weisshund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weisshund)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2017, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stupid-thing-would-you-buy-after-winning-the-powerbball-lotttery/787122/90 "2017-05-24T03:04:01Z")
> [@manila](#): > > I would hire Peter Jackson and production crew to make a multi part movie of the Silmarillion You better start with the Tolkien Estate. Last i heard, they were not keen on the idea? Kind of a shame ---
**Author:** ![El\_DeLuxo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_deluxo/32/9043_2.png) [@El\_DeLuxo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_DeLuxo)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2017, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stupid-thing-would-you-buy-after-winning-the-powerbball-lotttery/787122/91 "2017-05-24T14:29:10Z")
I would buy a whole menagerie of cool pets I always wanted: an Airedale and a Pug and a Belgian Malinois, a Goliath Cockatoo and a macaw, a Capuchin monkey, a goat, a burro, a binturong, a kinkajou, and one of those little New Zealand pigs. And a couple of capybaras for my partner (he likes capybaras). And some chickens and ducks and turtles too. ---
**Author:** ![Tranquilis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tranquilis/32/3639_2.png) [@Tranquilis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tranquilis)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2017, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stupid-thing-would-you-buy-after-winning-the-powerbball-lotttery/787122/92 "2017-05-24T15:15:05Z")
A vault room - Iā€™d make it my office, and hang my firearms collections on the walls. And maybe get a Persian cat to hold in my lap and pet whilst giving instructions to my minions. ---
**Author:** ![Tranquilis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tranquilis/32/3639_2.png) [@Tranquilis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tranquilis)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2017, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stupid-thing-would-you-buy-after-winning-the-powerbball-lotttery/787122/93 "2017-05-24T15:17:19Z")
> [@Green\_Bean](#): > > I would get a set of replica [Kraftwerk mannequins](https://goo.gl/images/1AE4eS) made. Naturally, I would buy a fairly large house if I had all that money, so Iā€™d be able to display them in a lesser-used hallway or somewhat out-of-the-way place so they would surprise visitors. > > I think Iā€™d get a set of neon[Ralf/Karl/Wolfgang/Florian](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5DBc5NpyEoo) signs made to go with them. OK, this is brilliant. Especially if youā€™ve got [Numbers](https://youtu.be/4YPiCeLwh5o)playing in the background on continuous loop. šŸ˜› ---
**Author:** ![HubZilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ccd318/32.png) [@HubZilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HubZilla)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2017, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stupid-thing-would-you-buy-after-winning-the-powerbball-lotttery/787122/94 "2017-05-24T20:00:28Z")
Iā€™ll tell you what Iā€™d do, man: two chicks at the same time, man. After that, keep the Powerball a secret. Use my fortune to broadcast that I got my millions by sending my SSN and bank account numbers to a Nigerian e-mail. ---
**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 24, 2017, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stupid-thing-would-you-buy-after-winning-the-powerbball-lotttery/787122/95 "2017-05-24T21:00:25Z")
Iā€™d tell everyone I earned it as a male escort. ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2017, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stupid-thing-would-you-buy-after-winning-the-powerbball-lotttery/787122/96 "2017-05-24T23:05:09Z")
My husband and I have discussed some odd things to do before. Hire someone to do ā€œDueling Banjosā€ with voice and ??? (I canā€™t remember what our other option was, maybe violin?) Hmmmm, we thought of this before we knew about Pentatonix & Lindsey Stirling. I wonder if theyā€™d do it for the lolz if I suggested it to them? Weā€™ve also discussed buying the extra large lot next to us & turning it into a small elaborate public garden. Iā€™ve even got a Pinterest board with ideas for the garden, just for daydreaming purposes. A third idea Iā€™ve had is to hire Jim Butcher and Ursula Vernon to co-write a story, because IMO they have very similar styles of humor. Or just because I like both of them. ---
**Author:** ![ExTank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2017, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stupid-thing-would-you-buy-after-winning-the-powerbball-lotttery/787122/97 "2017-05-24T23:18:38Z")
[ā€œLast of the V-8 Pursuit Specialā€](https://www.streetmachine.com.au/media/1719299/embed3.jpg) Cā€™mon; you _know_ you want to drive it. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2017, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stupid-thing-would-you-buy-after-winning-the-powerbball-lotttery/787122/98 "2017-05-25T14:47:56Z")
I always wanted to rent the biggest ballroom I can find in town, and, well, turn it into a ball pit. You know, like at Chuck E. Cheese. Only humongous. And with an open bar. ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2017, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stupid-thing-would-you-buy-after-winning-the-powerbball-lotttery/787122/99 "2017-05-25T15:07:04Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > I always wanted to rent the biggest ballroom I can find in town, and, well, turn it into a ball pit. You know, like at Chuck E. Cheese. Only humongous. And with an open bar. This is the second thread Iā€™ve seen you post about a place having an open bar. Do you have some sort of newsletter I could subscribe to? ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2017, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stupid-thing-would-you-buy-after-winning-the-powerbball-lotttery/787122/100 "2017-05-25T15:51:40Z")
Fund a video production of ā€œWaiting for Godotā€ starring William Shatner and Adam West (with Brian Blessed as Pozzo and Roberto Benigni as Lucky). Seriously, I want to see this so badly. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stupid-thing-would-you-buy-after-winning-the-powerbball-lotttery/787122.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stupid-thing-would-you-buy-after-winning-the-powerbball-lotttery/787122.md?page=6)