All I Want For Christmas
By Jim Bauer
@porwest (107346)
United States
December 25, 2020 3:23pm CST
I don't want for much. But hey, the MegaMillions lottery drawing is tonight and I have a couple of tickets in hand.
The jackpot is a cool $352 million.
Let's see, if I take the lump sum, after taxes, that will put about $105.6 million in my pocket. Swell, swell indeed. That would be quite a very nice Christmas present if I say so myself.
Don't worry. If I win I will share it with all of you.
Well, not the money of course. But I will definitely share a post about it. 
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@LindaOHio (200165)
• United States
26 Dec 20
So did you win? The cash value of the lotto that I play is only up to $1.2 million before taxes. Not enough.
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@LindaOHio (200165)
• United States
26 Dec 20
@porwest My husband buys a ticket once and a while. I just continue to play my same numbers 3x a week with the Classic Lotto. Less numbers and more of a chance to win.
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@kaylachan (79426)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
25 Dec 20
I hope you do actually win. Even after taxes, that'd be quite a bit to live off of.
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@kaylachan (79426)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
1 Jan 21
No, I guess not. And, I'm sure you could. @porwest
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@porwest (107346)
• United States
1 Jan 21
@kaylachan I am so good with money now, I can only imagine I would not be one of those they always talk about who blew it all.
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@Namelesss (3364)
• United States
25 Dec 20
Hey, you can't take it with you when you go so spread it around. I volunteer to get the first spread.
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@Namelesss (3364)
• United States
26 Dec 20
@porwest Sure. We can put it under R&D.
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@porwest (107346)
• United States
29 Dec 20
@Namelesss Hey. If we do that, it might even create a nice little deduction on the tax bill. lol
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@RasmaSandra (88725)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
26 Dec 20
The very best of luck to you and it is encouraging that you are willing to share the good news. All I need is a small part of it so I will say thank you now,
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@RasmaSandra (88725)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
7 Sep
@porwest actually if you had won that is all I could wish for $10000 it would be enough to get me back and settled in Latvia,
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@porwest (107346)
• United States
7 Sep
@RasmaSandra lol. Well, there you go. That doesn't seem to me like a lot of money, though. What's stopping you from working to get that?
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@lovebuglena (47500)
• Staten Island, New York
28 Dec 20
Were your riches big or small? I bought $20 worth of lotto scratch-offs. Won $19. Of course, in reality I didn't win and am $1 poorer.
Mom just gave me some of her scratch-offs that she never cashed out. Gonna double check if they are all actually winners. And then will cash out hers and mine. She didn't tell me to give her her winnings. I am assuming they are very small if she didn't say to give her the money.
Mom just gave me some of her scratch-offs that she never cashed out. Gonna double check if they are all actually winners. And then will cash out hers and mine. She didn't tell me to give her her winnings. I am assuming they are very small if she didn't say to give her the money. 1 person likes this
@lovebuglena (47500)
• Staten Island, New York
31 Dec 20
@porwest Her scratch-offs came out to $14 in winnings. 
And she didn't wanna take that money back. She told me to keep it. I wonder if she'd let me keep the winnings if they were much bigger. Probably.
And she didn't wanna take that money back. She told me to keep it. I wonder if she'd let me keep the winnings if they were much bigger. Probably.1 person likes this
@porwest (107346)
• United States
31 Dec 20
@lovebuglena That was mighty nice of her. Maybe you can turn it around any get her something as a surprise.
But find something for $7 so you can at least make a little profit.
@FayeHazel (40231)
• United States
31 Dec 20
Ah yes, I don't think that's much for Christmas. lol
Isn't it funny when we are young we tend to want toys and games as kids, maybe music and clothes as teens and as adults we seem to want boring things. Kitchen gadgets. Pillows. The occasional knick knack. File me under boring adult
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@FayeHazel (40231)
• United States
31 Dec 20
@porwest Lol. Isn't that funny how we change?
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@MommyOfEli2013 (85549)
• Rupert, Idaho
26 Dec 20
Now that would be an amazing gift!
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@porwest (107346)
• United States
7 Sep
@MommyOfEli2013 The drawing was last night and it was worth $1.8 billion. Two people won it. One in Missouri and the other in Texas. There were also 20 $2 million and $1 million winners that came out of it. I did buy tickets in Missouri, so maybe I have the big winner from that? I live in Illinois and there were 2 $1 million winners here, so maybe I at least got that?
Probably not. But I still have to check my tickets. Soon.
@MommyOfEli2013 (85549)
• Rupert, Idaho
7 Sep
@porwest OH yeah it would have lol....think now there is one for 1.7 billion...not sure if it has been won though or gone up higher, haven't paid attention
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@MarshaMusselman (38833)
• Midland, Michigan
31 Dec 20
How did you do? Probably not as good but there's a good second thing coming as the money from the government is on its way. Unfortunately only six hundred or person but that's better than nothing I guess.
I don't watch the news so I didn't get the info from them but my bank which shows it getting to me on the forth of January.
