The 9 Coolest Things You Could Buy With Mega Millions' $425 Million Jackpot
Here are the nine most random and amazing things you could do with $425 million.
Dec. 13, 2013 — -- intro: Tonight's possible Mega Millions lottery winner is expected to win more money than most people will see in their lifetime: $425 million and counting.
To help give you an idea of how much money that is, here are some things you could do with it and then some:
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quicklist:title: Rupert Murdoch's Yacht media: 21210131category: 14 of them text: You could buy about 14 versions of Rupert Murdoch's yacht that he listed for $29.7 million. The 184-foot Rosehearty has six cabins, Hermes leather furnishings, and a large Jacuzzi. "She comfortably accommodates up to 12 guests in a full-beam master suite, two identical VIP staterooms, two doubles and a single with Pullman berth," the listing states.
Other Celebrity Property You Could Buy: Celebrity Real Estate On the Marketquicklist:title: Michael Jordan's 'Flu Game' Basketball Shoes and His Home media: 21209653category: At least a dozen MJ Homestext: You could buy Michael Jordan's 'Flu Game' shoes that he wore during the 1997 NBA Finals, which were recently auctioned for $104,765, plus more than a dozen versions of his custom Chicago-area home that will be auctioned on Dec. 16.
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quicklist:title: Buy a 50-Room French Château media: 21209779category: 24 of your own castlestext: Of course you can buy your own French castle. You could even buy at least 24 of this particular French castle that is on sale for about $17.1 million. Near the Swiss border, Château de Villersexel spans 38,000 square feet and has 30 bedrooms and 15 bathrooms.
quicklist:title: The Highest-Paid NBA Playersmedia: 21209864category: text: Ok, so you can't buy Los Angeles Lakers player Kobe Bryant, but you basically have enough money to pay his 2013-2014 salary plus about 20 of the other highest-paid NBA players this season, including Dirk Nowitzki and Amar'e Stoudemire, according to ESPN.com.
quicklist:title: The Entire Neiman Marcus Fantasy Gift Catalogmedia: 21210071category: For 70 of your friendstext: Department store Neiman Marcus' annual Fantasy Gift catalog includes the usual ridiculously expensive gifts, such as a Neiman Marcus 2014 Aston Martin Vanquish Volante for $344,500 and a Bespoke Global Falconry Companion for $150,000. But this year's lottery winner can buy all the items in this year's catalog for about 70 of his or her closest friends.
In Photos: Neiman Marcus 2013 Fantasy Gift Catalog
quicklist:title: Celine Dion's Two Homesmedia: 21210184category: Celine Dion's Montreal Home and Private Islandtext:
You can buy Celine Dion's private Jupiter Island mansion estate ($72.5 million) plus her Montreal home (reportedly purchased for $28 million), plus three more duplicate pairs of those properties.
In Photos: Celine Dion's Private Island Estate On Sale
quicklist:title: "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" Movie Ticketsmedia: 20977077category: Movies, anyone? text: The lottery winner could have bought all the movie tickets so far purchased for "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire," which has so far grossed over $335 million, according to Box Office Mojo. We're not sure you'd have the time for that many showings though.
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quicklist:title: The 8 Highest-Paid Leading Men in Hollywoodmedia: 20270686category: Hollywood bowl text: You could pay the salaries of eight highest-paid actors, at least according to what Forbes said they made this year. If you please, those actors are: Robert Downey Jr., Channing Tatum, Hugh Jackman, Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson, Leonardo DiCaprio, Adam Sandler and Tom Cruise.
quicklist:title: Half of the NFL Oakland Raidersmedia: category: text: You could potentially own half of the Oakland Raiders, based on what Forbes says is their $825 million value.