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POLL: What Would You Do With Friday's $540M Jackpot?

Take our poll or tell us in the comments section on how that cash would change your life.

 

The multi-state Mega Millions lottery game has more than a half billion-dollar jackpot for Friday night’s draw.

Let that roll around on your tongue for a while... half a billion dollars. $540 million. Any way you phrase it, if you win the jackpot you better learn how to say “new tax bracket."

A recent Bloomberg report names Georgia residents as some of "the biggest suckers" in America.

Georgia resident spent $3.4 billion on lottery tickets over the past year. That averages $470.73 per adult -- 1% of their annual income. Its low rate of winning lottery payouts (62.9%) landed the state No. 1 on Bloomberg's "sucker index."

Friday's big jackpot could mean instant financial security for some lucky person and a chance at some serious philanthropy.

If a Northeast Cobb resident were to win the jackpot Friday, what would you like to that person do for their town? 

If you won, how would it change your life? Would you give to charities and different causes or become an entrepreneur?

One can dream, right? Take our poll below and share yours with us!

  • If you won Friday's $540M jackpot, what would you do with the money?

    (Voting has been closed for this question)
    • Give to charity (tell us which charity in the comment section).
        0 (0%)
    • Spend it all on myself, my family and friends (the ones who knew me before I joined the One Percent, not the ones who I suddenly hear from afterwards).
        2 (14%)
    • Give a large chunk to the school district so they won't have to worry about budget cuts for years to come.
        1 (7%)
    • Hire extra contractors to speed up the process of completing Northeast Cobb road construction projects.
        0 (0%)
    • Quit my current job and/or start my own business (tell us what kind).
        2 (14%)
    • All of the above.
        8 (57%)
    • Other (share in the comment section).
        1 (7%)
    Total votes: 14
  • Your vote will only count once. This is not a scientific poll. View Results Vote!
Related Topics: Cobb County, Jackpot, Marietta, Northeast Cobb Families, georgia lottery, and megamillions

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