Brewsters Millions

[AndysDaddy]

Several "illegal" methods already posited:
- Buy expensive (thing), destroy it - expresly prohibited
- Throw lavish parties - Could be considered giving assets away (limited by a specific clause). Note that he did give several lavish parties, probably within the limits.
- Give away $1,000 cigars (already mentioned)
- Over pay for consumables (like BJs) (already mentioned)

Suggestions that just wouldn't work
- Buy new cars, sell them legitimately as used - That's a lot of used cars, and you'd have to repeat this exercise a lot as the sales would still generate significant monies.
- Buy mansion, screw the contest, keep the mansion - Are you aware that the prize for success was $300 million?
- Prostitutes - Ouch! I don't think I'd have that kind of stamina!

My favorites:
- Buy expensive, rare coins and stamps, use them for their originally intended purpose. As noted, this was done in the movie, with success.
- Invest poorly. This was attempted in the movie, but failed spectacularly. I think he gave up on the idea too easily. (I know - its a movie!)
- Run for a highly coveted public office. I agree - he could have dumped the entire 30 mil here fairly easily.
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Scott

[imported_The Vibesman]

BTW, this story is so old that I believe this was actually the seventh motion picture based on it.

[wayabvpar]

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Run for a highly coveted public office. I agree - he could have dumped the entire 30 mil here fairly easily.

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Been awhile since I have seen this, but didn't he do this with the "None of the above" campaign? Or was that a different movie?

[AndysDaddy]

Yup - that was it. In fact, his campaign was so successful it looked like he may win the election, which by the rules would have counted as an asset (the salary, I assume?). So he withdrew.
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Scott

[Brainwalter]

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I'd buy a ticket into space. That would cost some $$$$.

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Wouldn't work. Unless he could complete his trip before the end of the month. A ticket to space (worth between ten and one hundred million right now, I believe) would be considered an asset. Quite a considerable one.
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Scott

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Um once he uses the ticket it's no longer an asset.

[AndysDaddy]

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I'd buy a ticket into space. That would cost some $$$$.

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Wouldn't work. Unless he could complete his trip before the end of the month. A ticket to space (worth between ten and one hundred million right now, I believe) would be considered an asset. Quite a considerable one.
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Scott

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Um once he uses the ticket it's no longer an asset.

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I guess you missed the part where I said "Unless he could complete his trip before the end of the month.". He had thirty days to spend all the money, and he had to be asset free at that time. AFAIK, there are no space flights available on just thirty days notice.
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Scott