Lawyer up. INSTANTLY. I wouldn't tell anyone about it until the lawyers had figured out a way to claim the prize money anonymously or I'd relocated somewhere with only a post office box to identify my address, or I was ready to relocate in a hurry, because all manner of fucking vermin descend on lottery winners like wolves on raw meat. Even after that, I'd be very selective regarding who I told or didn't.

A lady I used to work with had a sister who won about $2 million in the Illinois lottery. Foolishly, she let them publish her name and address, wherever such things are published. BAD IDEA. She was hounded relentlessly and even threatened, to the point where she had to move. Apparently there's a sick industry of people who prey on lottery winners. They will threaten family members, beg for cash for that poor crippled orphan who needs $200K to have his brain transplanted, block your driveway until you call the cops, then return after the cops go away and block it again, or knock on your door over and over at all hours, hoping you'll get so mad that you'll eventually hit them (instant lawsuit). These fuckers will do anything to get your cash, and good luck getting sympathy from anyone over it, because you just won the lotto, and therefore YOU SUCK.

So if you win an assload of money, remember, do it QUIETLY.

Unfortunately, most states mandate the disclosure of lottery winners. Now, you might be able to "lawyer up" and create a system of shell entities and trusts through with to claim your prize, but that would increase your overhead. With over $80 million post-tax and the benefits of anonymity, that's not a bad idea.

Could you go over that again, a little slower please. Now what do I do first after I locate the lottery winner? Block the driveway?

Probably the best advice that you could get!!! I would make all of my donations under the name Abby Normul.

You should watch out for the landmines.

This poll sucks.

Anyway, I'd hire the classiest, best looking, most well-endowed WHORE immediately.

That's what I'd do. Frazod, LLC, owned by Frazod, LP, owned by Frazod I LLC, owned by Frazod I LP, owned by the Frazod Irrevocable Trust, and so on and so on. My firm's expert in rich asshole layering.

By the time those weasels dug through the paperwork, as Hans would say, I'll be sitting on a beach, earning 20%. :D

Would that be the Sunny Beach?

Book my year long trip around the world. Another way of avoiding the idiots who are after my money.

Donations my ass. A single winner of this $360+ million lottery will end up seing less than half of that amount. In other words, they'll be paying half of that amount in taxes.

If I just got done paying $180 million in taxes, anybody wanting money from me will be told to get it from the government's half. Bastards. :grr:

A good rule of thumb is divide by four. Present value is about half of the "annuity value" they post, minus half for taxes. For tomorrow's drawing, it's only eighty million take-home.

Can you possibly imagine the drive to the lotto headquarters to claim your prize????

That would be the most nerve-racking drive of your life.

5 miles under the speed limit....Call for a (paid) police escort?????

Could you fax your insurance agent a copy of the winning ticket and take out a 12 hour policy in case you or the ticket (or both) dont make it to the headquarters?????

How the hell am I supposed to get by on ONLY $80 million? :p

SORRY!

http://www.molottery.com/aboutourgam...injackpot.shtm

#6 Do you want to hold a news conference?

At the Lottery office, a member of the Lottery's communications staff will ask you questions about your win, such as how many tickets you bought, when you found out that you won and what you plan to do with your prize money. This information will be used for a news release.

You will also be asked, but are not required, to participate in a news conference, most likely at the store where you purchased your winning ticket. News conferences can also be held at a Lottery office. This provides the media with a single photo opportunity and a chance for them to ask you a few questions without having each of them contact you at home or at work.

A. You want to do a news conference.
News conferences normally only last about 15 minutes, and are held within a couple of days after your ticket validates. Your ticket is not considered validated until it passes confidential validation requirements at the Lottery's office in Jefferson City, normally the day after you place your claim. Keep in mind that your news conference should be a lot of fun, like weddings and other ceremonies.

B. You don't want to do a news conference.
It's your decision whether or not to participate in a news conference. However, your name and hometown are considered public information, and they will be released to the media. Not only is this information public by law, publishing it is necessary to ensure the integrity of the Lottery's games. If players were never provided with actual names, they may not believe the games are real or fair. If you choose not to do a news conference, the media may still attempt to contact you at home or your place of employment.

"Man bubba, who farted?"

"I don't know, roll that thar winda down!"

"HEY! THE TICKET! THERE WENT THAR TICKET!"