If you won the Powerball, would you tell the public?

Contributor: toffee toffee
I'd like to remain anonymous, if possible. Not sure why anyone would need to know.
02/19/2013
Contributor: fizzygato fizzygato
Probably not.

I have way too many friends who'd want a piece of the money. I feel like they would all think of a reason why I owe them money, if they knew I won. Also, my family would try to say I owe them. I feel like people I know personally would come after me most
02/19/2013
Contributor: MK434 MK434
I wouldn't want everyone to know.
02/19/2013
Contributor: butts butts
I wouldn't tell anyone except my close friends. I'd use the money for my transition and move my partner and I comfortably into a nice place, set aside extra money and then use the rest on friends who need financial help! I'd really try to keep it quiet, I wouldn't want attention for it.
02/19/2013
Contributor: travelnurse travelnurse
I would move away
02/19/2013
Contributor: rosythorn rosythorn
I wouldn't tell anyone except maybe my parents and my bf. My dad still does my taxes sop it would come out eventually. But I would become an even better gift giver!
02/19/2013
Contributor: Cosmonaut Cosmonaut
I would not tell the public.

Then people want to kill you for it >.>
02/19/2013
Contributor: woodsdragon woodsdragon
I wouldn't tell the public. I would use the money to pay off debts (truck, college loans) then work on getting use our own place and some necessities for it and probably take a nice 2nd honeymoon. The goal would be to save as much of it as possible.
02/19/2013
Contributor: PropertyOfPotter PropertyOfPotter
I would try to prevent most people from knowing.
02/19/2013
Contributor: FLIPxMODE FLIPxMODE
i wouldnt
02/19/2013
Contributor: jr2012 jr2012
no way! I would love to just move into the country with my stacks of cash, build my dream house, then never come out!
02/19/2013
Contributor: Wicked Wahine Wicked Wahine
I wouldn't want ANY publicity!

I'd tell my parents, get their advice. Then I'd tell only my lawyers & have them set up whatever type of trust or whatever & bury it in as much legal red tape as possible.
02/19/2013
Contributor: Real or memorex Real or memorex
There is a French comedy about a man who wins the lottery and tries to hide it from everyone he knows, because he is embarrassed about showing off. He buys vintage wine and pours it into cheaper bottles before serving it to friends, etc.

I would love to hide my winnings but I think the state I am in discloses winners. Bummer.
02/19/2013
Contributor: amazon amazon
I'll never tell
02/19/2013
Contributor: michael scofield michael scofield
Would not tell the public I live in the ghetto and if my family who im not close with and people around me knew I would prolly get killed.
02/20/2013
Contributor: Hot4You Hot4You
Not at all (though I think in my state you have to) because I live in a VERY small town and everyone would know immediately and know where I live and I'd get robbed/broken in. I'm not paranoid, this would definitely happen. Has already happened to many people around here who won stuff.
02/20/2013
Contributor: xxxbluexxx xxxbluexxx
no way!
02/20/2013
Contributor: Rosen Rot Rosen Rot
Hell no.
First I would hire me some body guards to keep the news away!!
02/20/2013
Contributor: RedGlitter RedGlitter
I would not want ANYONE to know--except for the lucky few who get to share in my wealth!
02/20/2013
Contributor: DawnStar DawnStar
Nope!
02/20/2013