I think the fact that he won such a large amount may be a factor as well in it making the news in other countries. I seem to remember them saying something about the total being unusually high because no one had won for a few weeks.
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Edain - Mar 06, 2005 3:18:53 pm PST #7003 of 10000
"Being hungover is like winning the lottery, except they pay you in regret!" - T-Rex
DCJensen - Mar 06, 2005 3:43:56 pm PST #7004 of 10000
All is well that ends in pizza.
16 weeks
My figuring is this: He has $157 million, 1/2 of that is profit from investment ventures and their associated calamities. Or does it?
That makes his after-taxes take from the lottery to be approximately 78.5 million after taxes. However, that number can be off.
The financial advisor says he "doubled his investment." Hurley could have only invested, say, $15 million. There was nothing to suggest he invested his entire lottery winnings, nothing to say he didn't.
If it was only $15 million, and now he has $30 million more than his original Lottery winnings after taxes, that brings the total to $142 million after taxes. Since the Federal and state tax systems love large windfalls, I'm using the guestimate of 50% going to income taxes, fees and other taxes.
That would bring his winnings to around $284 million, certainly worth widespread coverage, add in the family tragedies and his arrest... Definate noteriety.
All of which, of course is a radical and off-the-cuff guesstimate.
JenP - Mar 06, 2005 3:46:27 pm PST #7005 of 10000
Then again, I also meant to buy it and send it in an envelope to my ex to freak him out.
Lilty funny.
Lilty Cash - Mar 08, 2005 6:41:54 pm PST #7006 of 10000
"You see? THAT's what they want. Love, and a bit with a dog."
Or unstable. Jury's out.
Allyson - Mar 08, 2005 7:02:41 pm PST #7007 of 10000
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Okay. SO NICE. Got the first batch of RSVPs from the LOST writers, all yes, with a nice note from Damon thanking us for putting it together. And checks for the charity, too.
Consuela - Mar 08, 2005 7:07:22 pm PST #7008 of 10000
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Yay! That's marvelous, Allyson.
Allyson - Mar 08, 2005 7:18:53 pm PST #7009 of 10000
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
FYI, there's one of those hobbit people posting at www.thefuselage.com
§ ita § - Mar 08, 2005 7:25:07 pm PST #7010 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Is he Hubbins?
Allyson - Mar 08, 2005 7:25:50 pm PST #7011 of 10000
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Yes. He types teh lot.
Allyson - Mar 08, 2005 7:26:36 pm PST #7012 of 10000
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Hey ita, maybe you can introduce yourself as Queen Hottie Security?
I'm so kidding.