Five Ridiculous Things that You Can Buy with the Powerball Jackpot
By now you've probably thought about what you'd do if you won the Powerball jackpot. You'd be able to pay off all of your outstanding debt and have plenty left over to blow on more extravagant purchases. After taxes the winner will be left with about $524 million. Below are five ridiculous things that you can purchase if you're lucky enough to win that much...
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The Minnesota Wild
You still won't be able to afford the Twins or Vikings but Minnesota's hockey franchise is currently valued at $202 million dollars according to Forbes.
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Fly in Style
You can get your own private luxury helicopter for less than $4 million.
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Myspace
Myspace.com is currently valued at $92 million. It's not clear why anyone would want it, though.
- 4
Paradise
With your Powerball winnings you'd be able to buy several private islands.
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The Trip of a Lifetime
For $72 million you can fly to the International Space Station with the Russian space team and they'll even let you go outside on a space walk.