If you won the lottery...

[Esotera]

Buy a relatively nice piece of land that can be farmed, and is fairly obscure, and setup about 20 computers in it. I'd continue to create programs & maybe try and get some research published. And just generally have a fun time. Asides from the basic necessities I doubt I'd actually buy that much...excluding rent and living costs, I only spend around £1K/year on non-essential stuff like games, clothes, books, etc, even when I could potentially spend more.

 

[The Shadowlord]

I dread to sound like some kid or a bleeding heart, but I would give a lot of it to the homeless. Maybe 10%. It makes me sad to see people like that and to walk past so smugly, knowing I'll be returning to my home with my loose change still in my pocket.

In fact, I'd give away quite a bit of it. Of course, I'd buy myself luxuries and a house and stuff, but whenever I've fought of money and its relevance in my life, I realise just how much the "acquiring money" phase takes up a portion of my life. Without it, my life would just be so much emptier and not nearly as fun. The thrill is always in the chase, and never in the capture, as many great people have said. Once I have all the money I'd ever need, I no longer have anything to do.

 

[Wintermoot]

revamp my PC setup (new monitor,new keyboard and new mouse), store the rest in my bank account until needed and maybe invest into stocks.

 

[Pebblig]

I suppose I'd just continue living in the same fashion, but more comfortably. Winning would mean no student debt, a mortgage free house when I come to get one etc.

First thing I'd do would be to buy and insure a Volvo 240 from the '70's, (I want one so much).
Actually get a few old cars maybe, then just give my friends some cash, help other people out in certain situations, donate amounts to local causes and things.

 

[Logiclul]

I've never heard of winning money in the lottery, only stones.

 

[neonsword13-ops]

1. Build my first gaming PC. That would be a sight to behold... *Sigh*

2. Buy every copy of Persona 4 I can get my hands on. (I'm already guilty of this. 3 copies and counting.)

3. Buy Minato and Elizabeth figurines from P3.

 

[The .50 Caliber Cow]

I'm going to the moon.

 

[Thaluikhain]

I've got a vague list of people/groups I'd give money to.

I've just realised though, that they tend to be games companies, not people that do useful things. Um, I'm going to rethink.

 

[Kae]

Most likely don't do anything with it and forget I have it after a couple of days, seriously I always forget about the money I have and in the end I tend to give it away to some people which supposedly borrow it but given the fact that I forget about it easily they never pay me back, I mean I have enough to pay for what I need but I never do anything for me with my disposable income, you know money is so meaningless and empty to me, I feel that when I work I work in exchange of nothing it's quite frustrating.

 

[J3bba]

Create a research and development organisation that researches and develops things that will benefit the advancement of humanity.

 

[LauriJ]

I would travel around the world of course.