$1.5 Billion Powerball Jackpot: What Would You Have Done?

$1.5 Billion Powerball Jackpot: What Would You Have Done?

JoAnn Ahn, Staff Writer
February 5, 2016

 

  • “I would invest in a horse in a horse race. Or I would buy a Subway restaurant. Or I would buy a bunch of pencils, you know, the usual.” –Daniel Snodgrass (10th)

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  • “First thing I would do is buy a cannon, put it on the back of a cruise ship, and then blow stuff up, probably my enemies.” –Bim Peacock (11th)

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  • “Disappear.” –Mr. Eggleston (AP World History & U.S. History Teacher)

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  • “First, I would put away the money for an entire year and then hire a financial expert to help. For the long term plan, I would pay off mortgages and put some money in trust funds. For my girls, I would establish some scholarship plans.” –Mrs. Aponte (Spanish 3 and AP Spanish teacher)

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  • “Buy a trophy wife.” –Ben Stanford (10th)

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  • “I would travel extensively, donate half of the money, and there is a 35 day cruise which costs $10,000 so I would go on the cruise. And, since I was a child of the 80s I would probably have my own videogame arcade in my house. Also, I am a fan of the Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark so I would purchase every memorabilia associated with that film.” –Mr. Bassett (Honors English 9 Teacher)

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  • “I’d buy a bunch of Husky and German Shepherd puppies and then move to Paris.” –Jade Flack (10th)

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  • “If I wasn’t allowed to donate, I would buy a life time supply of gummy bears.” –Ethan Pope (10th)

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  • “I would buy myspace.com and a falcon.” –Drayton Ellis (10th)

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  • “I would want to buy myself a nice first car. After I got of college, I would want to buy a home in the mountain, donate some of my local church I attend, and save some money for my kids to go to college.” –Nicolas Clogston (10th)

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After the well anticipated broadcast of the $1.5 billion Powerball Jackpot’s winning numbers on January 13th, millions of people across the country returned to their regular lives as their fantasies were put on hold.  Before the announcement, everyone had the same unrelenting question stuck in their minds: What if? What if? What if I win this lottery? Despite the 1 in 292 million odd, every lottery ticket buyer purchased a ticket (or more) with hopes that they would become an overnight millionaire. Other than the three lucky Powerball winners and all of the world’s billionaires, we regular folks still continue to dream of the possibilities that money would open doors to. As for myself, although utterly ridiculous to believe I had a chance, I would have kept a small portion, possibly 10%, to invest in my future education, to travel, and to give to my family. The other 90% would go to provide for the global and local poor for the sake of God’s Kingdom and the betterment of the world. Although the thought of millions of dollars suddenly in our possession can scare/excite us, a few Raiders here at North Forsyth shared their answer for the question, “What would you do if you won the Powerball?”