We all do it. We dream about winning the lottery. Then, after we dream about winning, we dream about what we’ll buy when we win. Tonight’s Mega Millions jackpot is at $1.1 billion and it seems as if EVERYONE is planning on buying a ticket. It made us think about if we’d be responsible when we won and what types of things we’d buy if we won. When talking with The Getup Crew and thinking of ridiculous things we’d buy, Ramiro said he’d buy an animal sanctuary. Pebbles would buy an island and build a library on it. I (Melissa) would buy some shares of the Patriots. I’d love to buy the whole team but $1.1 billion wouldn’t cover it. Leroy said he’d start planning on the creation of his own town. Now, after hearing these ridiculous purchases, let’s try to dive into some of the most ridiculous purchases actual lottery winners have made. These are true stories of people who’ve won big bucks in the lottery then went on to buy things that made their friends and family scratch their heads.
The 13 most outrageous purchases made by lottery winners
CHINO HILLS, CA - JANUARY 14: Balbir Atwal, owner of the California 7-Eleven that sold one of the 3 Powerball winning tickets, holds up a $1 million check after received from the California State Lottery, in front of his store on January 14, 2016 in Chino Hills, California. Winning tickets were also sold in Florida and Tennessee and will share an estimated record-breaking $1.58 billion dollar jackpot. (Photo by Ringo Chiu/Getty Images)