You have been given $50,000 USD by...

[Macgyvercas]

Pay off some of my mortgage of course.
What a great day that would be, making my life more bearable.

When is he going to deposit it to my account?

For sake of argument, say it's deposited immediately once he chose you to win.

If you're asking when in real life...don't hold your breath.

I wasn't planning on holding my breath.
Also not playing any lotteries, because that has about the same chance of happening

If I recall correctly, I think you have a better chance of being struck by lightning.

Now *that* my luck just might get me!
Luckily it's quite survivable, although I hear there are usually forever lasting symptoms.
I recall a forest ranger got hit 6 separate times throughout many years. Survived them all!

I had heard it was seven. At least that's what Ripley's tells me.

 

[Agayek]

I would put it in my checking account and then continue with my life as normal, save without worrying about rent for the foreseeable future.

I may even use it to buy a new car.

 

[lightsier]

Put it into a mutual fund so I can make some money instead of letting it waste away in a bank account and lose money due to 3% yearly inflation.

 

[Agayek]

Now *that* my luck just might get me!
Luckily it's quite survivable, although I hear there are usually forever lasting symptoms.
I recall a forest ranger got hit 6 separate times throughout many years. Survived them all!

It depends on circumstance, mostly. The energy contained in lightning can be quite lethal, but it has to disrupt your heart to actually kill you. If the current does not pass through your heart, you're likely to survive.

Generally, being struck by lightning will cause nerve damage and severe burns in the (relatively small) area of your body that was struck, and more nerve damage along the route the current follows. It's a comparable to having a stroke, or so I've been told, in terms of loss of feeling and motor control.

If you're really lucky, the damage will mostly heal over the course of a few years. Most people suffer permanent damage though.

 

[Double A]

I'm going to invest it for the sole purpose of one day taking a commercial space flight.

 

[Macgyvercas]

Put it into a mutual fund so I can make some money instead of letting it waste away in a bank account and lose money due to 3% yearly inflation.

Jesus, is that's what it's up too now?

Damn.