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Are you playing Mega Millions with the $5.00 per play?Reply
$417 million annuity/$193 million cash.
Sep 16, 2025, 9:16 am - rcbbuckeye - Lottery Discussion Forum

Are you playing Mega Millions with the $5.00 per play?Reply
The ratio depends on the return interest rate of government bonds. Jade is usually good at doing math calculations, but I've got no idea what insights those recent graphs are supposed to be offering. That run in the first graph that looks normal shows a range of a maximum of 7% more than the low annuity value of 211% of the cash. In the second one with the sudden drop has a range with a maximum of only 3.96% over the lowest annuity value of 219.8%. What both of them show are the perfect
Jun 13, 2025, 2:13 am - KY Floyd - Lottery Discussion Forum

Are you playing Mega Millions with the $5.00 per play?Reply
The cash value for tonights Measly Millions draw is at $352,800,000 .(Rollover # 35 ) The current cash value record shows the following: #20) Powerball : $425.2 million cash, Jan. 1, 2024 ($842.4 million annuity) - Michigan winner #21) Powerball : $407.2 million cash, Feb. 6, 2023 ($754.6 million annuity) - Washington winner #22) Mega Millions : $404.2 million cash, Sep. 10, 2024 ($800 million annuity) - Texas winner #23) Powerball : $396.2 million cash, Oct. 27, 2018 ($6
Oct 31, 2025, 10:28 am - CDanaT - Lottery Discussion Forum

Annuity or Cash ValueReply
just look at what happened with publishers clearing house. Here's a fun fact. Publisher's Clearing House wasn't running a Ponzi scheme, but they were apparently paying for prizes won in the past with the money they were making when a prize payment was due. There was no prize money set aside in a separate fund, let alone with a 3rd party that was responsible for making the payments independently of PCH. If a state defaults on an annuity it's going to be because there was some major financial
May 9, 2026, 1:56 am - KY Floyd - Lottery Discussion Forum

Mega Millions and Powerball RaceReply
It only made it past 160 because interest rates are up. The cash value of 72.9 million is only 44.7% of the annuity value. The last time it got past 150 the advertised annuity of 157 had a cash value of an even 72 million.
Apr 25, 2026, 2:40 am - KY Floyd - Lottery Discussion Forum

Are you playing Mega Millions with the $5.00 per play?Reply
With the new MM record of 37 rollovers , the following has also taken place........... Annuity jackpot in the top 25 : 12) Powerball: $1.0798 billion, Jul. 19, 2023 (38 rollovers, starting at $20 million) - California winner 13) Mega Millions: $1.05 billion, Jan. 22, 2021 (36 rollovers, starting at $20 million) - Michigan winner ** Mega Millions: $843 million, Nov. 1,2025 (37 rollovers,started @ $50 million) - PENDING 14) Powerball: $842.4 million, Jan. 1, 2024 (34 ro
Nov 5, 2025, 6:50 am - CDanaT - Lottery Discussion Forum

Scratch off'sReply
I just googledmy state. This is what ai said....., Maryland scratch-off prizes are paid in a lump sum, not an annuity . Annuity payments, which distribute winnings in installments over many years, are an option only for large jackpot prizes from specific drawing games like Powerball, Mega Millions, and Multi-Match.
Oct 28, 2025, 10:54 pm - Justing618 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Are you playing Mega Millions with the $5.00 per play?Reply
Jade, I am a bit uncertain of your recent graph your ratio's which are completely different from the current Annuity vs Cash ratio for the next draw. Recent ratios are hovering around 46.1 - 46.5 % fairly consistently. $503 Annuity vs 302 Cash = 60.03% $474 Annuity vs 219.4 Cash = 46.28% Using $503 Annuity figure at the current 46.28% = $232.78 Cash not $302 Can you explain this for my understanding ?? please and thanks
Sep 24, 2025, 12:24 pm - CDanaT - Lottery Discussion Forum

Mega Millions and Powerball RaceReply
I agree I think it's going to end up between 1.45 and 1.5 tonight. The worksheet is reporting a supported annuity of 1.411, and I'd imagine they're still being deliberately conservative, so 1.45 seems likely to be close to the least we should be expecting. Saturday is projected at 1.7 but I'll be surprised if it's not between 1.8 and 1.9 They're forecasting sales of $467 million, and a supported annuity of 1.762, so I'd think it should easily get to 1.8. Based on the current foreca
Sep 3, 2025, 3:00 pm - KY Floyd - Lottery Discussion Forum

Are you playing Mega Millions with the $5.00 per play?Reply
The cash value is only running at 10% of what it would be when it was at $2.00 a line. 90% of all other cash jackpots were much higher by this time in the jackpot run. This may be reflective of this poll where nearly 60% are not playing. Has nothing to do with the price of the game. Cash v. Annuity value only depends on the expected return of US 30-yr bonds. The lottery starts with the actual funds they have (=cash value) and then advertise the annuity multiplying the cash value
Aug 1, 2025, 12:52 pm - positano - Lottery Discussion Forum