What $60 million will get you
Here’s a quick guide on how to spend your lottery winnings, if you’re so lucky:
ICE CREAM!
Head on down to Village Ice Cream here in Calgary and buy 11 million single-scoop cones for every Canadian west of Ontario. At $5 a pop, you’ll still pocket $5 million in change.
187 LAMBORGHINIS
At $320,000 each, that’s one car for every man, woman and child in Arrowwood, Alta.
GHOST TOWN
Admit it, you’ve always wanted one. It so happens that Bradian, B.C. (population 0) is still on the market for $1.2 million. If you’re not happy with the 22 dilapidated structures still standing, tear them down and build your own 196-home subdivision at $300,000 apiece. Total price: $60 million.
BEER!
It’s time to let B.C. in on one of Alberta’s best-kept secrets. Your lottery win will buy you 2.4 million (dozen) cases of Big Rock beer, enough to bring some cheer to every resident of gloomy Metro Vancouver.
HIT THE ROAD
Head on over to Switzerland and buy the world’s most luxurious RV for about $4 million. The 28-tonne behemouth comes with a spa, two 42-inch flat-screens TVs, a “sky lounge”, Italian bed linen and in-floor heating. Just the thing to impress campers at McLean Creek.
OR PARK IT
In the driveway of your manor house on Aspen Ridge Lane, which you just bought for $12.2 million. Calgary’s most expensive listing comes with five bedrooms, seven bathrooms and seven-car garage.
GAME ON!
Even with a new RV and house, you’ll have $43.8 million to burn through. With that, you could treat everyone in Calgary to a $34 seat at McMahon Stadium for the next Stampeders home game, and still have a bit left over for popcorn.
SWEET MUSIC
The world’s most expensive musical instrument — the 1719 Macdonald Stradivarius Viola — failed to sell for its asking bid of $45 million US in 2014. Coincidentally, that’s exactly what you have in Canadian lotto winnings to make an offer.
AROUND THE WORLD IN 24 DAYS
Round up 74 friends and head out on a round-the-world expedition with National Geographic. A private Boeing 757 will whisk you to 12 UNESCO sites in 24 days. A team of experts will guide you every step of the way. Price: $8.5 million.
TRUMPVILLE
If Calgary isn’t to your liking, look farther afield to Greenwich, Conn., where Donald Trump’s former estate is on the market for $60 million Cdn. The home features six family suites and a master suite with an exercise room and elevator.