If it were me, I'd give her a penny and then point out that while I did say I'd share my winnings with her, I never said how much of the winnings I'd share.

I'd grab a big wad of bills and throw them at her just to watch her crawl on the ground picking them up.

As far as I'm concerned, my ex-wife died years ago. They just haven't put that evil biatch in the ground yet.

After reading the article, good on him. Sounds like a case of two mature individuals making the right decision.

I'm angry and bitter and hate my ex-wife and everyone else should hate their ex's too!

Am I doing this right?

At current savings account rates, £2.3M isn't even enough to last a proper lifetime.

/but I'ld take it.

JollyMagistrate: I'm angry and bitter and hate my ex-wife and everyone else should hate their ex's too!

Am I doing this right?

You need more bitter. And you should mention that she got fat.

This is part of an elaborate ploy to slay her.

YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG

/really?
//two jackpots in two days
///lucky bastard

I'd send a little my ex's way. Like maybe pre-pay the child support. But I'd mostly set up a trust fund for my daughter that my ex couldn't touch.

She'd likely get him in court and convince a judge she deserves a large cut.

By giving, he's trying to head it off and crush her argument.

The dad, who has a new partner, Josie Jones, 43, won half of Saturday's £4.6million jackpot and was entitled to keep the lot.

He has not ruled out tying the knot again with partner of 11 years Josie, a mother of four.


Wonder what Josie thinks of this.

minoridiot: As far as I'm concerned, my ex-wife died years ago. They just haven't put that evil biatch in the ground yet.

We can throw your ex and my ex in the same hole. I'll buy the shovel.

If he bought the ticket when they were still married but won after the divorce, then she is legally entitled anyway...

coonts.

Poppyale: JollyMagistrate: I'm angry and bitter and hate my ex-wife and everyone else should hate their ex's too!

Am I doing this right?

You need more bitter. And you should mention that she got fat.

And now she's a crackhead gangsta.

Disapproves strongly

Sounds like a great guy.

He said: "I jumped up and said, 'We've done the jackpot mum, do you want a bungalow?'"

A-HA! So Eddie Izzard was right all along!.

I would totally give a generous heap to my ex. Not half certainly, but she'd have a new car and no bills for awhile.

JollyMagistrate: I'm angry and bitter and hate my ex-wife and everyone else should hate their ex's too!

Am I doing this right?

You forgot to trash marriage as an institution and the evil, evil man-hating court system. This is infinitely less painful to you than just saying, "I chose....poorly." ;)

Why is this fail? It's his money, he can do whatever he wants as long as he's not hurting anyone.

feanturi: I would totally give a generous heap to my ex. Not half certainly, but she'd have a new car and no bills for awhile.

Wow! Just wow. That must've been some really good pussy.

Here at work some people get together and play powerball. I never participate. However, my wife and I usually get 5 powerball quick pick numbers each week on our own.

We were discussing one afternoon what any of us would do if we actually won the jackpot. The guys all agreed that they would help out their relatives and probably give some money to close friends. The only girl who works in our department had a different plan. She said she would move away, not give any money to anyone else, and spend the rest of her life traveling, enjoying life, and making new friends.

She said she would need a "new class" of friends once she becomes a millionaire. Sorry honey, money can take you out of the ghetto, but it will never take the ghetto out of you.

If she ever wins, it would be like watching the titanic...from glory to the deepest depths.

Seth'n'Spectrum: At current savings account rates, £2.3M isn't even enough to last a proper lifetime.

/but I'ld take it.

You don't think you could live off 3.5 million US dollars for about 40 years?

I'm almost 38 and I'm pretty sure I haven't earned over 1 million US dollars yet. I think I could get by for the next 50 years on more then 3 times what I have earned so far in my life.

I'd buy my ex a lottery ticket and tell her she now has the same chance I had.

/Not bitter . . . well kinda.

I think it's great they are still friends and not bitter about the breakup. I still think he's nuts to give her half the winnings...

I have a lot of great friends and family, if I ever won the lottery I wouldn't straight up give any of them half.

If he wanted it to benefit his daughter, he could (surprise surprise) have given the money to his daughter, or set up a trust fund or something.

debug: Seth'n'Spectrum: At current savings account rates, £2.3M isn't even enough to last a proper lifetime.

/but I'ld take it.

You don't think you could live off 3.5 million US dollars for about 40 years?

I'm almost 38 and I'm pretty sure I haven't earned over 1 million US dollars yet. I think I could get by for the next 50 years on more then 3 times what I have earned so far in my life.

Yeah, but you didn't figure in the 'new habit' factor. As in all the new habits you'd pick up because you're rich now.

/hookers and blow

If he were any kind of man he'd do two ex's at the same time.

Pollexabator:
You forgot to trash marriage as an institution and the evil, evil man-hating court system. This is infinitely less painful to you than just saying, "I chose....poorly." ;)

Moonbarker Osbourne the Rainbow Wolf not gay:
Why is this fail? It's his money, he can do whatever he wants as long as he's not hurting anyone.

He's hurting the Farkers who chose... poorly. His ex-wife who is apparently not a deceitful, evil whore is disproving their poorly-formed scientific theory (n=1) that all women are deceitful, evil whores, just because they think their ex is a deceitful, evil whore.

slayer199: Actually, I agree with this guy. They have a child together and if they're friends, their child will benefit as well.

Hell, if I won the lottery, I'd throw some cash my ex's way because we are friends (though I have custody).

I was thinking more along the lines of "I bet she'd try to bring it into the divorce if you didn't offer it anyway"

wruley: Here at work some people get together and play powerball. I never participate. However, my wife and I usually get 5 powerball quick pick numbers each week on our own.

We were discussing one afternoon what any of us would do if we actually won the jackpot. The guys all agreed that they would help out their relatives and probably give some money to close friends. The only girl who works in our department had a different plan. She said she would move away, not give any money to anyone else, and spend the rest of her life traveling, enjoying life, and making new friends.

She said she would need a "new class" of friends once she becomes a millionaire. Sorry honey, money can take you out of the ghetto, but it will never take the ghetto out of you.

If she ever wins, it would be like watching the titanic...from glory to the deepest depths.

Thats what happens to many if not most people. Even if its a relatively small windfall, say $150K.

was the dumbass tag broken?

eddyatwork - newsletter please.

CrazyCracka420: I think it's great they are still friends and not bitter about the breakup. I still think he's nuts to give her half the winnings...

I have a lot of great friends and family, if I ever won the lottery I wouldn't straight up give any of them half.

If he wanted it to benefit his daughter, he could (surprise surprise) have given the money to his daughter, or set up a trust fund or something.

He's better off buying the EX off than fighting it in court. £2.3 is stupid money; its enough money to seriously get in trouble with but not enough to get you out of it. £1.5 is pretty hefty price tag for peace, but if he is giving the EX the money he figures she'll do right by the kid. Not what I'd do but its his money

debug: You don't think you could live off 3.5 million US dollars for about 40 years?

I'm almost 38 and I'm pretty sure I haven't earned over 1 million US dollars yet. I think I could get by for the next 50 years on more then 3 times what I have earned so far in my life.

Sure, you could, but depends what type of life you want to live. Shack in the boondocks? Sure. Posh flat in the city? Not so much. I'm young, so I'll use a 60 year figure. A good bank in the UK will give you a 3% interest rate, so you would be getting around £69000 a year in interest. If you want to empty out the account over 60 years, that's more like £82000 a year. If you want a nice place, do some traveling, live an enjoyable life, entertain friends, that money will be gone before you know it.

Pair-o-Dice: Yeah, but you didn't figure in the 'new habit' factor. As in all the new habits you'd pick up because you're rich now.

/hookers and blow

That's before you factor this in.

Let's just say that if I was going to ask for a ransom figure, the minimum would be around £5M.

/but as I said, I'ld take it.

idrow: Wonder what Josie thinks of this.

Now that he's won a shiatload of money? I'll bet she thinks it's a great idea.

CrazyCracka420: I think it's great they are still friends and not bitter about the breakup. I still think he's nuts to give her half the winnings...

Probably good that they didn't say he was going to give her half the winnings, then...

Pair-o-Dice: feanturi: I would totally give a generous heap to my ex. Not half certainly, but she'd have a new car and no bills for awhile.

Wow! Just wow. That must've been some really good pussy.

Heh, you caught me. Yes, quite awesome. I broke it off and felt kind of bad about that because she's also a very nice and giving person. But conversation was somewhat like talking to my cats, and that just couldn't go on.

Seth'n'Spectrum:
Sure, you could, but depends what type of life you want to live. Shack in the boondocks? Sure. Posh flat in the city? Not so much. I'm young, so I'll use a 60 year figure. A good bank in the UK will give you a 3% interest rate, so you would be getting around £69000 a year in interest. If you want to empty out the account over 60 years, that's more like £82000 a year. If you want a nice place, do some traveling, live an enjoyable life, entertain friends, that money will be gone before you know it.


What kind of moron keeps millions of dollars in the bank for 60 years? Stocks, bonds, mutual funds...60 years is long enough to ride out bear markets.
And you can have a good place, travel, entertain friends, and live an enjoyable life on much less than that. Maybe not in London, but there are far better cities around than London.

That's impressive to hear, knowing that martial disagreements when a child is involved do not get out of hand completely. I commend the dude for sharing the jackpot - probably saved a bit on his daughter's shrink bills right there. Besides, it's just money, it feels better to share it than to scrooge McDuck it* anyway.



* - one exception is taking the diving board jump into a huge vault full of cash, that's pretty farkin awesome.

eddyatwork: I'd grab a big wad of bills and throw them at her just to watch her crawl on the ground picking them up.

Yes. Ground good and muddy too.

minoridiot: As far as I'm concerned, my ex-wife died years ago. They just haven't put that evil biatch in the ground yet.

THIS

Bet he'll use the money to buy her a trip to the...