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09-29-2013, 11:26 AM
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I'd see how many of my coworkers wanted to retire early or just take a few years off, and send some gifts to family members too. Then try to slide into obscurity.
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09-29-2013, 12:11 PM
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My neighbors would probably figure it out when they noticed I installed indoor plumbing
 I would definitely meet with family first telling them of the winnings. I feel it would not take too long after that for the media to get wind of the winnings. I would really like to live as I am currently living without going hog wild making all kinds of purchases. But to win a lottery, I'd have to first play them....
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09-29-2013, 02:51 PM
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 I'm like you, I don't play the lottery.
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09-29-2013, 03:24 PM
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An old friend won a huge amount in a lottery, came home and told his wife he won so she should pack up for a trip. She asked if it would be for the mountains or the shore and he said he didn't care as long as she was gone by tomorrow...
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09-29-2013, 07:37 PM
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The only way to keep it secret is to go to an attorney and set up a blind trust.Expert tax advice is paramount and be prepared to keep a low profile with no extravagant purchases that are beyond your apparent means.The spouse and kids must be sworn to absolute secrecy which may be nearly impossible.I have heard a lottery adage that may hold some truth;Lottery winners typically lose all of their friends and half their family with lawsuits and acrimony that may make life miserable instead of the great life hopefuls dream of.
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09-29-2013, 10:11 PM
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I haven't yet.
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09-30-2013, 05:57 AM
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It would be like a big circus side show making the bloodsuckers do all kinds of stupid things before being booted . I would actually enjoy that because of who and what they are .
I would be somewhat benevolent where I chose to do so . I buy one ticket per drawing with Mega Millions and Powerball , so my odds of ever needing to worry about this are rather slim at best .
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09-30-2013, 07:04 AM
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I think that South Carolina allows its lottery winners to be anonymous.
If I won the lottery, I'd probably move to the middle of nowhere, become a recluse, home school my kids, grow my beard to my belly, invest in quality firearms, delete my facebook, youtube, and quite possibly my e-mail accounts, and change my phone number. I'd be such a weird rich guy.
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09-30-2013, 01:08 PM
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09-30-2013, 02:29 PM
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SC does allow anonymity for what that is worth. I'm sure there are some loose lips among the lottery employees. I personally would want to tell no one, but I think that plan would be futile.
Since it would be pretty impossible to stay under wraps indefinitely, I would work as quickly as I could to protect myself and my family before it went public. The whackos will come out of the woodwork in droves, from bogus charities, to phony investment opportunities, to fraudulent social causes, to an endless parade of request for financial assistance and hard luck stories, not to mention your sudden increase in good friends that never had the time of day for you before. Then there is the danger from people wanting to extort you and/or harass you and your family around the clock. Your kids are 30 mins late. Are they safe or does some nut job have them in hopes of getting some quick cash from you? I'd first hire a lawyer, engage my financial advisor and most importantly hire a top notch security specialist and pay them quite handsomely to help me protect me and my family financially and physically, hopefully before the circus side show began. We'd probably have to disconnect our phones, change email addresses and even move out of our house to keep our sanity. Then..well I'd give all of my employees and family members enough to retire, figure out what legitimate charities I was going to support, buy a new F150 to replace my 2001 model and maybe pop for a nice custom BTO order with one of our fine AGF sponsor builders! Heck I might even hold a drawing for one lucky AGF member to take home a mil! First however, I'd actually have to buy a ticket! Last edited by Joe F; 09-30-2013 at 03:26 PM.
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