First, new house for myself and each of my kids, toys all around for them as well. Buy the Vikings and move them out of MN. Then I would start all sorts of youth hunting camps in several states. Go on hunting & fishing trips all over the place. Go and hang out with Ted Nugent. But of course that comes after taking care of the rest of the family (even the outlaws). And of course, give a couple million to the church.
The song ‘Take this job and shove it’ comes to mind. Definitely fun to think about...first I’d shut my old phone off and get a new one that nobody would get number to. Then would buy some land and go on several hunts right away...after a trip to scheels. Lots of good charities and organizations to help out - would be fun to deal with for sure.
Make an offer to the folks who purchased my grandfather's house in northern Minnesota, then give it to him. Take him out of assisted living and moving him back there to live out the rest of his days. Hire a nurse to stay with him 24/7.
Buy my other grandparent's house in Fergus. Set my grandpa up so he can keep getting his transfusions and take care of all his medical expenses. Get grandma out of assisted living and hire a nurse to stay with them 24/7 so she doesn't wind up wandering off again in the middle of winter wearing nothing but a bathrobe and slippers.
Fund research to find cures for cancer, Alzheimer and dementia.
Pay off my parents' and in-laws' houses. Tell them the only condition is they retire.
Get rid of the debt for my immediate family members with the condition they never ask for money from me ever again.
Assuming my sister ever gets married, pay for it as a wedding gift.
Pay off our own bills and make sure everything is taken care of for my parents.
Give to some charities
Renovate and add on to our old shop for tractors and hunting/fishing gear
Invest in whatever antique tractors and steam engines I want and finally get to tinker with the rare and odd balls. Rusty gold is where its at I tell you
Buy one of those nice little beer fridges for the shop
Of course there will be some hunting and fishing mixed in, just so many options, for sure a trip to New Zealand to get me a Red Stag
First pay off bills. Then buy as much hunting land as I could. I would donate a nice chunk to my church, donate a huge chunk to St Jude's hospital for kids, and some to other cancer research, I would donate a nice chunk to area humane societies too then just have fun. Build new house, maybe boat, go on hunting trips wherever. Fun to dream then I wake up start remembering that I need to put a little money aside for my west river deer trip in a couple weeks. Gas and lodging may stick me.
Seriously, lots of tax-free bonds and work on providing an income stream to many good causes. I’d probably have to get a place in Belize for winter open water for about a month.
I often daydream of winning, but honestly I hardly ever play. It's truly a sucker's bet.
Regarding dirty money going to the church, I'd have to at least start donating it anonymously. It wouldn't be long though, before it would be figured out, in my small church. Then I'd have to have a talk with the pastor, about God's Will, Beyond Our Understanding, Works in Mysterious Ways, etc. I'd try real hard to get him to accept it.
If that were out of the question, I'd send a pile of it to the orphanage that my youngest came from. I know corruption is rampant, but could hire a person whom I trust, to make sure that the kids benefited.
I would remain anonymous and set up dozens of LLC's to use as a front to pay off other's debts of my choosing. Invest more of the funds so I could live off of the interest and set up trust funds for my family members.
My g/f would probably want to marry me, by then, too. 160+ countries alphabetically sounds pretty fun.