If I won that much money, I'd invest 50,000 and pay for college with the other 50,000. Seeing is how I'm 17 yeard old, that 50,000 would turn into millions with compounding interests by the time I'm in my mid 40's, I could retire young, move close to where I could ski all the time, live with my wife and kids, and pay for heli-skiing when I saw fit. Maybe not AK-Style all the time, but Whistler/BC heli-skiing goes for hundreds-a-day. I like my chances better.