Boston.Com - A 39-year-old Hanover plumber is the first winner of a Lucky for Life grand prize, which will award him $1,000 every day for the rest of his life, the Massachusetts Lottery said today. Bruce Campbell said he would buy a Cadillac and a new Harley Davidson motorcycle -- and keep on working and invest the rest of his money, according to Lottery spokeswoman Beth Bresnahan. He has a long-term girlfriend, who went with him today to claim the winnings. “He knows what he wants and we’re happy this prize can get him there,” said Bresnahan.
Bruce Campbell, if you're not full of shit and truly plan on continuing life as a plummer, than you're a far better man than I am...Because there are No Words to describe how much of a lazy asshole I'd turn into if I one this prize.
Yea there are bigger prizes, yea it doesn't make you extraordinarily rich, but there is just no fucking way on earth I'd lift my finger another day in my life. My main task each day would be to roll out to the mailbox, grab my check for the day and figure out how I wanted to spend it that day.
Because that's the thing about this prize, its a shit ton of money, but its not exactly "saving for the future" money, if that makes sense. I'd be much more likely to save a chunk of money if they gave me a lump sum of like $6 Mill or something, I'd get a financial advisor, buy some cufflinks, start getting $200 dollar hair cuts, set up trust funds, the whole 9 yards. But the idea of a fresh $1,000 every day hitting my account is just too much for me to handle responsibly.
I'd literally figure out exactly how much I'd need to take out of each check for mortgage and regular expenses, and the rest I'd blow by midnight. Not even kidding. You'd find me at Foxwoods for months at a time placing one roulette bet a day, all on black. If I lost, I'd just come back the next day and try and recoup my money (I wouldn't even double down if I won, just one bet a day for the hell of it). I'd just sit in the corner of my favorite bar and hang out ALL DAY for a couple weeks. Vacations, absolutely. You just might not see me for years at time, just forwarding my checks to wherever I feel like staying, post card trails from offbeat places like Des Moines and Plano, Texas.
My point is, I wouldn't save a single cent, there's no need to. This lottery defies everything your parents ever told you about cash not growing on trees, for all intents and purposes, if you win, cash really does grow on trees. The idea that you have a never ending string of $1,000 checks means never having to think about working or anything responsible again.
