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What is the most ostentatious display of wealth would you show if you won the lotto?

Asked by RedDeerGuy1 (24486points) July 16th, 2020

Or if you inherited wealth or earned it?

I would eat meat every day and start my own university and or science foundation that allows uneducated people to do research on my dime.

I would pay someone to tie my shoelaces.

Humor and serious answers welcome.

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KNOWITALL's avatar

A Ferrari for sure. Animal rescue grants all over the US to no-kill shelters.

Tropical_Willie's avatar

I would not do much; 6 years ago next street over, same address number, pistol whipped the girlfriend and put five rounds into the guy.
I live in suburban middle class neighborhood. He had won a big scratch-off and had gone up to a casino and won $30,000, he bragged about when he confirmed the scratch-off number at the lottery ticket sales place.

Pied_Pfeffer's avatar

There is no interest in showing off. If I had the money, I would ask my partner to retire early and buy a condo in London. We love to travel, so that would be on the list. What is left over when we are both dead goes to a children’s charity.

lucillelucillelucille's avatar

I’d buy a hot air balloon for my mountain goat.

JLeslie's avatar

Buy 50 acres and put a racetrack on it. 2400 sq. ft. garage plus an office. 4,000 sq. ft. house. 600 sq. ft. guest house. 800 sq. ft. Zumba and exercise room. Pool with one part of it 50 ft long for lap swimming. Maybe the pool is oval for a lazy river?

Darth_Algar's avatar

I’d spend all my nights at a strip club.

Hmmm, maybe I should just buy the strip club.

Demosthenes's avatar

I prefer subtler displays of wealth. Like wearing a $10,000 watch but only those in the know are aware of its value. So I’d do stuff like that. :)

But then, I probably couldn’t resist the temptation to buy a flashy sports car…

Jeruba's avatar

I wouldn’t be interested in any displays, ostentatious or otherwise. A fortune for me would be for insulation, not show.

RedDeerGuy1's avatar

~I would play Pokemon Go in the Oval office. Heard a rumor that a rare Pokemon is in the white house.

I would buy the name Fantasyland from Disney and rename Galaxyland, from West Edmonton Shopping Center, back to the original Fantasyland.

I would also purchase the naming rights to the Telus World of Science and rename it back to the original Soace and Science center.

ucme's avatar

Fire chef & order an whisk.

kritiper's avatar

There is a beautiful house built by a lottery winner on the other side of town. Built against a hill side, it’s outer construction is gray concrete. There is a porch or semi enclosed porch facing the city to the west. It resembles a WWII bunker. I would buy that house and put a Civil War era Napoleon cannon, or a WWII anti tank gun on that porch, facing outwards.
The looks on the faces of the drivers passing on the road below when they view that gun barrel sticking out over the parapet!

rockfan's avatar

Hire a personal chef

ucme's avatar

^ Call me :D

seawulf575's avatar

A new wall around my property with hungry guard dogs on patrol. Visitors by invitation and appointment only.

RedDeerGuy1's avatar

I would buy my own skyscraper and play Landlord/King.

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