Your IQ must be 26 :-)

Reply #13

Guest — Wed, 17 Apr 2002 01:12:31 GMT

If your use of the phrase poopy head wasn't so downright hilarious, I would have found your post quite boring, so thanks at least for that.

Reply #12

AMGBM — Tue, 16 Apr 2002 20:26:03 GMT

true

Reply #14

CASH Only — Tue, 16 Apr 2002 19:50:31 GMT

we DON'T go back to the time, only a few years ago, where all Powerball/Big Game etc winners DID NOT have a cash option.

Reply #11

Guest — Tue, 16 Apr 2002 19:45:47 GMT

You are a poopy head, and stupid, and you smell! If people want Annuity let them choose, IT'S A FREE COUNTRY! Let people make their OWN decisions!! If they win, it's THEIR MONEY! They can spend it how they wish, they don't have to give to charity etc. They can keep it to themselves, because it's their money! So, just shut up

Reply #10

Guest — Tue, 16 Apr 2002 19:16:15 GMT

Right or wrong doesn't enter into it. The question whether we (you or I individually) thought nine million a year wasn't enough. My personal answer to that is no. If yours is different, more power to you. What is a real lottery player ? The last time I looked, anyone who purchased a lottery ticket was a real lottery player . I fit that description. How do YOU define the term

Reply #9

CASH Only — Tue, 16 Apr 2002 18:03:07 GMT

You mean 95% of us are wrong? Sounds like you're not a real lottery player.

Reply #8

Guest — Tue, 16 Apr 2002 17:47:11 GMT

No. You obviously have no plans for the money, except to quit your job and live reasonably well. Some of us have more ambition than that. Some of us think that taking the lump sum payment and investing it well, so we may give nine million a year to charity AND have nine million a year to live on, is a better idea. A few think that taking the lump sum payment and investing it so well that that the winnings turn into tens of billions over time and eventually enable them to make the world a better

Reply #7

CASH Only — Tue, 16 Apr 2002 17:25:04 GMT

If you win, expect any expert financial advice you seek to tell you LUMP SUM. If you insist that annuity payments are better, then you don't deserve to win.

Reply #6

Guest — Tue, 16 Apr 2002 17:16:32 GMT

9 mil for 26 yrs sounds good to me. Isn't 9 million enough for you people.

Reply #5

CASH Only — Tue, 16 Apr 2002 16:51:44 GMT

It's keeping control of your winnings. Haven't you read the posts from the overwhelming majority of people wanting the cash

Reply #4

Guest — Tue, 16 Apr 2002 16:04:45 GMT

I definitely agree - when the amount is $300 million+ each annual check is $9 million+ it is more money than any reasonable person can spend anyway and even if you investedthe lump sum and made more than jackpot...well, so what?You would have more than you could ever spend if you madezero dollars in interest or investments. When the amount is this high it doesn't matter what you do unless youare as greedy as Bill Gates. But if it were a smaller amount - $1 million over 20 years,$50,000 a year,... [ More ]

Reply #3

Guest — Tue, 16 Apr 2002 15:33:49 GMT

With Annuity you get like 9 million a year! Isn't that enough! So after taxes you get like 275 million after 26 years! How much damn money do you greedy people want. All I need is like 150,000 for school and a new car and for some security for my family.

Reply #2

Guest — Tue, 16 Apr 2002 12:02:38 GMT

One can do so much better investing the cash option than the dribbles - me thinks - just think annualized 7.13 nontaxable bonds - would double the money everyy 7 years appx or you could take several mil and put aside to live on and let the balance double tax free every 7 years. Sounds good to me. S

Reply #1

CASH Only — Tue, 16 Apr 2002 11:57:48 GMT

If you don't want the lump sum, DON'T PLAY

Your IQ must be 26 :-)

CASH Only — Tue, 16 Apr 2002 11:53:27 GMT

The annuity is in _26_ annual payments. You have to pay tax(es) either way.