You Just Won The Lottery! Now What?

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When the Powerball gets to around 200 million the "lottery plan" starts getting discussed in my house, it's fun to dream after all. So I thought it would be fun to find out who else has a lottery plan. Here is how my plan goes: 1. Set up a trust managed by people that know WAY more about making money than me. Luckily I know both a financial planner and a lawyer that I trust, so this one is easy peasy for me. 2. Give the names and socials of my close family (about 7 people total) to the lawyer, and send him off to discover, negotiate, and prepare to pay off all of their debt and the taxes associated with that payoff when the money is in the trust. 3. Collect the cash payout and put it in the trust. I know I get more from the payments, but I see no reason to leave the money in untrusted hands when I can put it to work for me instantly. 4. Disappear to Disney World for a Month. I admit, I'm a Disney fanatic, and to finally have the money to stay in the awesome rooms and try every restaurant is simply too tempting to resist. 5. Having lived my $200,000 or so dream and knowing the family is now debt free (no more than 1 million tops, most of that college loans), return home and do the responsible things, like planning out future spending, making sure the taxes are fully paid, reasonable homes, cars for those that need them, etc. So what's your lottery plan?