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Talk Back: How Would You Spend an Extra $10K?

What's the first thing you'd do with a big win?

Posted by Judy Mottl (Editor), August 6, 2012 at 10:11 pm

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The New York State Lottery announced yesterday that a Sayville resident had won a $10,000 Mega Millions pot.

So it got Patch thinking: What would we do with that kind of surprise money?

Pay off bills? Buy a car? Push it into retirement and college accounts?

Take our poll and then share below in the comments on what you'd do and why.

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