Ideas for the day they strike it rich

“I would break it into pieces and then I would trade it into money

and go shopping.”

ASHLEY McCARTHY, 10

Newport Beach

“I would buy a new car, if it was really big, for my dad or I

would trade it in for money and go to the mall.”

KELSEY RUSTIGIAN, 10

Newport Beach

“I would give half to places where things are bad in the world and

the other half I would trade in for money and send it to the poor and

buy a levitating device.”

ETHAN BEIGEL, 11

Newport Beach

“I’d probably build a house on the beach and split the other half

for money to buy a bunch of animals.”

ANDREW MACHOSKIE, 10

Newport Beach

“I would probably build a big mansion on the beach and hire

Disneyland engineers to build Disneyland in my back yard, and I’d

build a mall in my closet and I’d have dogs, cats, monkeys,

parakeets, horses and servants.”

KRISTEN COUZENS, 10

Corona del Mar

-- Interviews and photos compiled by Christine Carrillo