If you choose the former, expect to get $354 million for Powerball or $904 million for Mega Millions. Then your shiftless roommate -- who can't put his cereal bowl in the sink, let alone get to the store to stand in line for lottery tickets -- shows up a few days later in a Bugatti Chiron. Depending on your state, you will have between 180 days and a year to pick up your oversized check, so first things first. But what if you have the patience of Job and are content to maximize the payout by collecting checks over time? Are you in a work pool with five or 50 other people? If you're an office pool member, make sure Chet sets everyone up with photocopies of the pool tickets, or that he posts them somewhere that everyone can see them. Sorry, you won't quite make the Billionaires' Club. You are in no hurry to make these decisions. You're likely going to be publicly identified, so your chances of avoiding that call from your moochy Uncle Jasper are out the window.
Republicans are also favored in the Senate, where a net gain of one seat would give them control. You may have an eye on that Seychelles waterfront villa or that 80-meter yacht, the one with the helicopter pad, but cool your (private?) jets for a minute. Then you're set. Have fun on that yacht. Like, now. Then take a selfie with it. It'll take you almost 30 years to get all that money, and because you're now in the same tax bracket as Mr. Gates, the federal government will come looking for 37% of your loot. Do not -- repeat: DO NOT -- go running down the street waving the ticket above your head, singing, "I'm in the money, I'm in the money!" You're rich now. The 2022 Senate map is not that great for the GOP, with all Democrats up for reelection running in states Biden won in 2020 and Republicans defending two seats in Biden states.
So Biden's approval rating may only need to be around 50% -- if not a little lower should Democrats have an advantage in candidate quality. Sure, your cousin, Sheila, might be a whiz with numbers, but it's best to have someone a little more dispassionate. But there have been more examples of the White House party holding its ground or gaining Senate seats in the midterms than what we've seen on the House side. It'll mean you're keeping Chet in check -- not that anyone has reason to doubt Chet, but just in case -- and it's more fun for you as you can giddily check the numbers yourself. Picture this: Chet, who's been collecting the office's lottery contributions for time immemorial, doesn't show up to work Thursday. In a lump sum or doled out over time? A woman fills out a Mega Millions lottery ticket in New York on Friday. Turns out, Chet won the lottery. You won! Congrats! You've defied truly astonishing odds. Doesn't that mean that you won the lottery, too? What happens when you win the lottery?
While Trump may not be as beloved by Republicans as he was a few years ago, a Vance win would show that, all else equal, Trump is still a force to be reckoned with in a Republican primary. When the economy is the top concern, it's hard to win as the incumbent party. It might even be worthwhile to take off to Belize for a week or three until the pesky media loses interest. Take your time, do some research and find a reputable lawyer and a certified financial planner, pronto. You call to find him on Necker Island, which he just purchased from Richard Branson. To be clear, this is a race that is too close to call. Trump's support of Vance was a blow to Mandel, who was a huge booster of the former President. It can't be emphasized enough that Vance looked pretty much finished until the former President endorsed him. You're going to need a much cooler head.
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