What would you do if you won the lottery?
Go to work as usual, take the ticket with me UNSIGNED Use the work photocopier to photocopy the ticket my driver’s license and other IDs and my actual face if possible to prove it’s mine if there is ever any question. Place items in various positions so I have multiple varieties so nobody can say, “Oh, that’s Photoshopped”. Go to the bank, and get a safe deposit box. Put the UNSIGNED ticket and copies of the photocopies in there. Spend the remainder of the day researching lawyers and financial advisors in my area. Make appointments for that week. Appointment day: Call in sick to work. Meet with the legal and financial team. Set up a blind trust. Establish various financial accounts to receive distributions. If all of this is in place within one day, have a lawyer(s) and financial peep(s) accompany me to the regional lottery office (I have the address already) where the ticket is then signed and claimed (however that’s done through a trust). Find out the date of the expected distributio...