Billion dollar lottery winner in Illinois

[muwarrior69]

What would you do with 250 million dollars? I would share it with all my family. We would each get about 6 million after taxes.

[Jay Bee]

^^ ban dis guy

[muwarrior69]

Oops! Should be moved to the Suprbar!

[Pakuni]

If I won a billion dollars, I'd buy Scoop.

[Hards Alumni]

If I won a billion dollars, I'd buy Scoop.

Why would you want a non majority share?

[muwarrior69]

If I won a billion dollars, I'd buy Scoop.

Maybe we have a lucky Scooper.

[Pakuni]

Why would you want a non majority share?

Access to the corporate suite at Fiserv, obviously.

[Juan Anderson's Mixtape]

What would you do with 250 million dollars? I would share it with all my family. We would each get about 6 million after taxes.

Marquette is never going to be a powerhouse with that attitude!

[Scoop Snoop]

Marquette is never going to be a powerhouse with that attitude!

Perfect! I mean...he is fixated on Marquette's inability to pony up for the very best players but didn't allow for even a $25 donation to MUBB. And don't get me started about him not sharing some of that money with everyone on Scoop. So, 250 million. and we don't get squat. Character revealed. What a cheapskate!

[The Lens]

I would come on Scoop and b!tch about the lump sum vs annuity thing and the taxes. 

[Galway Eagle]

Realistically, pay off the mortgage (and get a new garage), put 1m in trust for my girls to buy homes and go to college for free. I'd eat the remaining Michelin starred restaurants in Chicago I haven't checked off, and any that might appear in Milwaukee in the first release. Then go do a trip to South America & Africa so I can check off every continent. Throw a big party and Invest the rest... maybe open my dream Irish pub.

[Scoop Snoop]

If I won a billion dollars, I'd buy Scoop.

Admit it. You just want to be able to ban anyone who disagrees with you. Would you keep Rocky and Topper?

[Pakuni]

Admit it. You just want to be able to ban anyone who disagrees with you. Would you keep Rocky and Topper?

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

Some serious NIL $$$.

[lostpassword]

What would you do with 250 million dollars? I would share it with all my family. We would each get about 6 million after taxes.

Some serious NIL $$$.

Beat me to it.

I'll add: Bring Wardle home.

[wadesworld]

Beat me to it.

I'll add: Bring Wardle home.

Only after you make Brad Stevens say no.

[Galway Eagle]

Only after you make Brad Stevens say no.

Youre just gonna skip right past Billy Donovan?

[wadesworld]

Youre just gonna skip right past Billy Donovan?

The Bulls organization took the passion for the game right out of Billy.  Guy was happy just to collect a paycheck by the end of his time there.

[Uncle Rico]

Donate it all to Planned Parenthood, the Trevor Project, etc

[MU82]

Perfect! I mean...he is fixated on Marquette's inability to pony up for the very best players but didn't allow for even a $25 donation to MUBB.

Yup. When I saw the headline and who posted it, I thought eeyore69 was saying he'd donate it all to Marquette athletics so our heroes could compete with all the best programs in the country - which would make sense, given his years of "woe are us" posts.

Alas, he wouldn't give MU hoops a penny.

[Uncle Rico]

Yup. When I saw the headline and who posted it, I thought eeyore69 was saying he'd donate it all to Marquette athletics so our heroes could compete with all the best programs in the country - which would make sense, given his years of "woe are us" posts.

Alas, he wouldn't give MU hoops a penny.

I wouldn't either until Willie tells us what his donation level is so we could try and match or surpass it

[JakeBarnes]

Probably be a fancy booster and get kicked out of games for yelling at Driscoll all the time

[muwarrior69]

I would come on Scoop and b!tch about the lump sum vs annuity thing and the taxes. 

Between the Federal, State and local taxes, not to mention the lottery itself your lucky if get 30 percent. If you leave your estate to your kids after you and your wife pass the state wants some of that too.

[Uncle Rico]

Between the Federal, State and local taxes, not to mention the lottery itself your lucky if get 30 percent. If you leave your estate to your kids after you and your wife pass the state wants some of that too.

Bury your wife on a golf course you own and then the taxes are less

[TSmith34, Inc.]

Between the Federal, State and local taxes, not to mention the lottery itself your lucky if get 30 percent. If you leave your estate to your kids after you and your wife pass the state wants some of that too.

Someone is bad at math

[tower912]

 A billion?  Take the lump, pay all of the taxes I can find.  Set up my two kids at around $10 mil each.   Keep $10 mil for my wife and I.  A couple mil for my two siblings.  Give the rest away.  Fund some eco start ups.  Food banks. Pay for a season of MU hoops.   Give an equal amount to the university.   Make the local Catholic schools very happy.

[Uncle Rico]

A billion?  Take the lump, pay all of the taxes I can find.  Set up my two kids at around $10 mil each.   Keep $10 mil for my wife and I.  A couple mil for my two siblings.  Give the rest away.  Fund some eco start ups.  Food banks. Pay for a season of MU hoops.   Give an equal amount to the university.   Make the local Catholic schools very happy.

I think it's clear based on evangelicalism, Jesus would want you to keep your money

[tower912]

I will keep some.  Greed is still one of the seven deadlies.   Greed and narcissism are the two biggest problems in modern society.

[rocky_warrior]

I'd give it all to @Pakuni to buy Scoop.

[Uncle Rico]

I will keep some.  Greed is still one of the seven deadlies.   Greed and narcissism are the two biggest problems in modern society.

We get it.  You want the Khmer Rouge of America to take over

[MU82]

Lotteries crack me up. They get to a billion and everyone buys tickets. But when they're only at, say $350 million ... who needs chicken scratch like that?

[romey]

Lotteries crack me up. They get to a billion and everyone buys tickets. But when they're only at, say $350 million ... who needs chicken scratch like that?

cuz you have to win a billion to take home 350k 

[cheebs09]

I'd give it to the Bears and require they build their stadium in Gary.

[muwarrior69]

Someone is bad at math

How so? The lottery folks take 50% right off the top. The Feds take another 37% and in my state they take another 11% of the half that reamains.

[Shaka Shart]

I'd buy a predator drone and finish off the manatees once and for all

[TSmith34, Inc.]

How so? The lottery folks take 50% right off the top. The Feds take another 37% and in my state they take another 11% of the half that reamains.

No, they don't. The present value of the lump sum and the annuity payments are the same.

[Jockey]

If I won a billion dollars, I'd buy Scoop.

You'd need at least 2 more investors.

[pbiflyer]

First of all, I want to say to all my Illinois based Marquette friends you have always been like family to me. A treasure every moment with you. Especially the upcoming ones on the yacht in the Mediterranean.
I would absolutely give each and every one of you here.......a postcard from every place that I travel to.

Oh, and to the person that said they would get thrown out for yelling at Driscoll, I was fortunate enough to have really good seats one game and I did not get thrown out even though I said lots of bad things to him.

[NCMUFan]

I was only one digit of one number off. Story of my life.

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

I have 4 Marquette friends from Quincy.  Unfortunately none of them were the winner.