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What Would You Do With Major Lottery Winnings?

Gunner Jackson July 27th
What would you do with major lottery winnings?

We have a lot of chatter around here today about coming into a large amount of money, now that the Mega Millions jackpot is over $1 BILLION.

The questions is, what would ya do with all the cash?

I would start a foundation to help non-profit groups. Sure, I would take care of family and friends. I wanna help end child hunger and abuse for example.

Take a look at these stats, some will shock you! And then let us know what YOU would do!

  • 1. Scratch That Itch

    Around 37,000 people a year become stratch-ticket millionaires!

    Fayetteville lottery North Carolina

    A Fayetteville woman won $200,000 on a Mega Bucks scratch-off lottery ticket.

  • Jackpot!

    The larges US Lottery jackpot win was $1.59 in the Mega Millions!

    North Carolina Education Lottery Mega Millions Jackpot $660 million

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  • Be Careful Helping Others

    According to Best Life, most winners don’t actually blow it all on splurges.

    “They more often become broke because they want to help as many people as possible,” Best Life said. “Well, hitting the lottery can not only affect your relationship with your loved ones, but drain your money very quickly as well.”

  • Bankrupt

    An astounding 44-70 percent of all lottery winners end up going bankrupt.

  • Keep on Working

    There are a strange group of 48 percent of people who say they would keep working their day job if they won big.

  • What Would You Do?

Fayetteville in Top 50 For Sweatiest Cities in the Country

  • National Top 10

    Here’s the sweatiest cities in the country overall.

  • 1. Orlando, Florida

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    Lots of sweaty people at Disney in Orlando. Obviously. (Photo by Jacqueline Nell/Disneyland Resort via Getty Images)

    • Average Summer Temperature: 83.5 °F, with 92 °F (high) and 75 °F (low)
    • Summer Season: 4.4 months
    • Relative Humidity: 78%
    • Days Above 90 Degrees: 97 per year
    • Exercise Rate: 50.6%
    • Population Density: 2,642 people per square mile

  • 2. Corpus Christi, Texas

    • Average Summer Temperature: 86 °F, with 93 °F (high) and 79 °F (low)
    • Summer Season: 3.9 months
    • Relative Humidity: 76%
    • Days Above 90 Degrees: 98.4 per year
    • Exercise Rate: 43.4%
    • Population Density: 2,050 people per square mile

  • 3. Baton Rouge, Louisiana

    • Average Summer Temperature: 85 °F, with 92 °F (high) and 78°F (low)
    • Summer Season: 4.3 months
    • Relative Humidity: 78%
    • Days Above 90 Degrees: 84.4 per year
    • Exercise Rate: 51.2%
    • Population Density: 2,480 people per square mile

  • 4. New Orleans, Louisiana

    • Average Summer Temperature: 85 °F, with 92 °F (high) and 78 °F (low)
    • Summer Season: 4.1 months
    • Relative Humidity: 79%
    • Days Above 90 Degrees: 77.7 per year
    • Exercise Rate: 52.5%
    • Population Density: 2,287 people per square mile

  • 5. Tallahassee, Florida

    • Average Summer Temperature: 82 °F, with 93 °F (high) and 71 °F (low)
    • Summer Season: 4.4 months
    • Relative Humidity: 77%
    • Days Above 90 Degrees: 85.6 per year
    • Exercise Rate: 52.6%
    • Population Density: 1,988 people per square mile

  • 6. Houston, Texas

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    • Average Summer Temperature: 85 °F, with 93 °F (high) and 77 °F (low)
    • Summer Season: 3.6 months
    • Relative Humidity: 74%
    • Days Above 90 Degrees: 99.6 per year
    • Exercise Rate: 52.3%
    • Population Density: 3632 people per square mile

  • 7. Montgomery, Alabama

    • Average Summer Temperature: 82 °F, with 92 °F (high) and 72 °F (low)
    • Summer Season: 4.1 months
    • Relative Humidity: 73%
    • Days Above 90 Degrees: 118 per year
    • Exercise Rate: 45.7%
    • Population Density: 1,235 people per square mile

  • 8. Cape Coral, Florida

    • Average Summer Temperature: 83.5 °F, with 92 °F (high) and 75 °F (low)
    • Summer Season: 4.6 months
    • Relative Humidity: 73%
    • Days Above 90 Degrees: 111.3 per year
    • Exercise Rate: 54.1%
    • Population Density: 1978 people per square mile

  • 9. Laredo, Texas

    • Average Summer Temperature: 89.5 °F, with 100 °F (high) and 79 °F (low)
    • Summer Season: 4.1 months
    • Relative Humidity: 52%
    • Days Above 90 Degrees: 159.8 per year
    • Population Density: 2,529 people per square mile

  • 10. Jacksonville, Florida

    • Average Summer Temperature: 83.5 °F, with 92 °F (high) and 75 °F (low)
    • Summer Season: 4 months
    • Relative Humidity: 78%
    • Days Above 90 Degrees: 62.1 per year
    • Exercise Rate: 50.9%
    • Population Density: 1,256 people per square mile

  • The Sweatiest Cities in North Carolina

    Here’s where all the North Carolina cities came in on the list, with their overall national ranking.

  • 42. Charlotte

    Aerial of Downtown Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

    Downtown Charlotte, North Carolina. (Getty Images)

     

  • 47. Fayetteville

    Fayetteville nc

  • 60. Raleigh

    raleigh

  • 112. Greensboro

    Aerial of Downtown Greensboro North Carolina NC Skyline

    Greensboro, North Carolina (Getty Images)

  • 114. Winston-Salem

    Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA Downtown Skyline

    Winston-Salem, North Carolina (Getty Images)

  • 120. Durham

    Durham Skyline

    Durham, North Carolina

  • 132. Cary

    downtown cary

  • The Least Sweaty Cities in the Country

    And what about the places without sweat? There’s a pattern here too.

  • The Bottom (but really top) 5

    • 200: Oceanside, California
    • 199: Salinas, California
    • 198: Tacoma, Washington
    • 197: Huntington, California
    • 196: Salem, Oregon
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