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Is the Annuity payout safe?Reply
this actually happened in illinois a decade ago. https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-comptroller-the-state-will-stop-payments-to-lottery-winners-if-budget-stalemate-drags-on/ but they eventually resumed paying people. in illinois's case, it was a budget problem. in texas's case, you got a lot of cranks in the texas state legislature who want the lottery shut down all because some out of state bulk buying group won a jackpot. in any case the state will still have to pay out prizes they s
May 20, 2026, 2:40 pm - Brock Lee - Lottery Discussion Forum

Rising Gas Prices and the LotteryReply
I always play the lottery with budget caution. This way when times like this come around, I can still play. You gotta be in it to win!
May 8, 2026, 8:44 am - Slick Nick - Lottery Discussion Forum

Winning the Powerball.Reply
Uncle Sam sure takes his fair share (47.9%). Would love to know where this money truly goes. If it were to the States operating budget why do we still have sub-par public schools, crappy roads and bridges and cities not thriving? Things that make you go ....hmmm.
Dec 17, 2025, 1:57 pm - oh2btraveling - Lottery Discussion Forum

Are you playing Mega Millions with the $5.00 per play?Reply
Personally I don't knock those that play MM. Everyone has their own reasons for playing or not playing MM, whether it's indignation at paying $5, or the ones that will pay $5 because the jackpot is still life changing. Back in the day when my wife and I were pulling down plenty of money to cover bills and had enough left over for entertainment, I would play all the lottery games. These days I'm pretty stuck on a budget, and that means picking which games to play and which games not to play. To e
Oct 29, 2025, 8:12 am - rcbbuckeye - Lottery Discussion Forum

Do you care about hitting box on pick 3?Reply
For many years, my goal has been picking one straight combo. I had considered that a box hit meant I was still wrong with the attempt. These days, instead of spending that $1 on a straight shot, I go 0.50/0.50 because boxes do happen more frequently than straight hits. I agree that it is not exciting, but when I limit my budget to $14 a week (Pick 3 mid day and evening), that $40 (or $80) leads to a few weeks on the house. I have taken many breaks (years at a time in some cases) and alwa
Sep 16, 2025, 9:06 am - hypersoniq - Lottery Discussion Forum

Are you playing Mega Millions with the $5.00 per play?Reply
To clarify...my weekly budget is $10. If I'm buying MM tix, there's nothing left for the other games. If I play only Friday that leaves $5 for Saturday for Lotto and PB. I have considered doing that, but with TX Lotto climbing like it has I decided to play it at least Wed and Sat along with PB on Sat, and 2 Step Mon and Thurs. More games, more plays. Everyone's situation is different.
Aug 26, 2025, 5:16 pm - rcbbuckeye - Lottery Discussion Forum

Mega Millions and Powerball RaceReply
Your idea of setting money aside that you did not spend makes sense. I decided a while ago to set a budget of $20 per week. I came up with the number by deciding to buy one less coffee a day. At $3 per coffee, that comes out to about $20 per week to spend on lottery purchases.
Jul 27, 2025, 11:24 pm - winoneday - Lottery Discussion Forum

Are you playing Mega Millions with the $5.00 per play?Reply
I am still playing albeit differently. Before the change, I would buy one $3 ticket each draw. Now I play only on Fridays, one ticket. I consider my weekly budget more than the cost of the ticket. I used to spend $6 a week on MM now I spend $5. If I only looked at the ticket prize $5, I probably would not buy a ticket, I guess looking at it from a weekly budget perspective helps me to rationalize why I still play.
Jun 12, 2025, 3:17 pm - JustMaybe - Lottery Discussion Forum

Does Lottery Software work?Reply
Most weeks I have a 0% ROI. But there are 2 reasons why I don't mind... 1. It was a total cost of $14 to play the entire week. 2. The occasional hit on pick 3 is enough to continue on house money for months! While I can see the value of playing more tickets when they use all of the numbers, there is still no guarantee that they will group enough on the same ticket. If I played a wheel on those weeks I play the 6/49 PA Match 6 instead of just one combo, I would not be content with any
Oct 11, 2025, 10:27 am - hypersoniq - Lottery Discussion Forum

Secrets of a lottery lawyer-Kurt Panouses interviewReply
18 to 20 k for a routine $1 million to around 10 million $ win. The 1% fee is for large wins and includes the team of professionals. The 1% is the total amount a large winner should budget for all the legal and financial advice needed for that year.
May 6, 2026, 12:33 pm - Artist77 - Lottery Discussion Forum