I love every time the lotto gets so huge that people pay attention. My favorite hypothetical scenario to discuss isn't as much about how to spend the money, even though that is super fun to think about. I love even more to play out how I would handle the 24-48 hours after I realized I had won. Who would I tell? Where would I find a lawyer? (Isn't that what you should do first?) Is there anything I would stop doing immediately? 

Sadly, I'm not living any of those scenarios...but apparently three lucky people are! My second favorite past time when it comes to lotto buzz is checking out all of the fun visualizations created using the rich data that is available to play around with. I was planning on sharing a couple of them in my newsletter, but there were so many good ones that I had to compile them into a blog post. I hope you enjoy my five favorite Powerball visualizations. 

Apparently I have a lot to talk about when it comes to the turnover of 2015 to 2016. First, I wrote about looking back on 2015 through Instagram photos, and then I compiled a super meta recap of recap articles to help store some of the good stuff that I found at the end of the year. Now I'm ready to look forward with some goals and things that excite me when I think about what is in store. Nothing here is groundbreaking or revolutionary, but I suspect it will be fun to look back on this post and laugh about how expectations and reality did not align. 

Does anyone else love reading all of the different recap articles that come out in late December every year? I thought it would be fun to compile my favorites for my archives...here are my top 12: