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Record Powerball jackpot won by 1 ticketReply
I would take the annuity. Judging from the payout table, it's good enough for me. Year % Prize B4 Taxes 01 1.78% 10,528,674 02 1.85% 10,949,821 03 1.93% 11,387,814 04 2.01% 11,843,326 05 2.09% 12,317,059 06 2.17% 12,809,742 07 2.26% 13,322,132 08 2.35% 13,855,017 09 2.44% 14,409,217 10 2.54% 14,985,586 11 2.64% 15,585,010 12 2.74% 16,208,410 13 2.85% 16,856,746 14 2.97% 17,531,016 15 3.09% 18,232,257 16 3.21% 18,961,547 17 3.34% 19,720,009
May 19, 2013, 1:26 am - redhot7 - Lottery News

$600 MILLION: Biggest Powerball jackpot everReply
I would take the annuity. Judging from the payout table, it's good enough for me. Year % Prize B4 Taxes 01 1.78% 10,537,589 02 1.85% 10,959,093 03 1.93% 11,397,456 04 2.01% 11,853,355 05 2.09% 12,327,489 06 2.17% 12,820,588 07 2.26% 13,333,412 08 2.35% 13,866,748 09 2.44% 14,421,418 10 2.54% 14,998,275 11 2.64% 15,598,206 12 2.74% 16,222,134 13 2.85% 16,871,020 14 2.97% 17,545,860 15 3.09% 18,247,695 16 3.21% 18,977,603 17 3.34% 19,736,707
May 19, 2013, 1:03 am - redhot7 - Lottery News

POLL: If you win a huge jackpot...Reply
i find any powerball/mega millions winner like Sandra Hayes to be morons who the hell claims such a large jackpot and then has no idea about more taxes then 25% withholding rates its like did they even brother to talk to a lawyer who even understand taxes ? who could of told them about tax rate being much higher then 25% no sir, no these special retards of winners i vote other, the top bite will come form your own self, a lot of lottery winners are there own worst enemy.
May 5, 2013, 3:30 pm - joshuacloak - Lottery Discussion Forum

Lucky Dates And Numbers For Your Sign
This is from the Dec 10 2012 National Examiner. It's an edition with the Lotto Pyramid in it. If you buy a copy there's a pyramid cut out that you fold up and put your tickets under, and hints for each sign. For example, for Gemini it says buy two wickets with the same numbers. Makes me wonder what would happen if both tickets had all the nunmbers and the winner opted for cash and an annuity! The lucky numbers aren't always listed in order, I don't know why. Aries: Lucky Dates: Ma
Dec 7, 2012, 2:21 am - Coin Toss - Mystical Forum

Powerball lottery jackpot makes Iowa historyNews Story
$241 million Powerball ticket is bought at Cedar Rapids Hy-Vee Winners might be Quaker Oats workers Will the winner or winners of the biggest lottery jackpot in Iowa history please step forward? Cedar Rapids residents were busy speculating Thursday on the identities of possible lucky ticket holders after the Iowa Lottery announced that a single ticket sold at a Hy-Vee grocery store there was the sole winner of a $241 million jackpot in Wednesday night's multi-state Powerball drawing. No
Jun 15, 2012, 8:08 am - Todd - Lottery News

Rhode Island woman, 81, claims $336 Million Powerball jackpotNews Story
Includes video report Louise White, a vivacious 81-year-old of Newport, R.I., stepped forward today as the winner of $336.4 million, the third largest Powerball lottery in the history of the game. I want to say that I'm very happy and I'm very proud. This will make my family very happy, she said. We are truly blessed. Thank you. White took her bonanza calmly, speaking briefly and then leaving the crowded news conference for her new team of attorneys to handle. One of her attorne
Mar 6, 2012, 12:51 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Texas State Lottery Q&A from one of their associates
Hi everybody, I had a list of 7 questions about the Texas State Lottery, so I emailed them; a week after I sent the email they responded. Although all the questions were answered, not all the answers were complete, or at least I didn't think so. I highlighted the portions that were not addressed. List of questions 1. I know that Texas Lottery offers the limited privacy option to it's jackpot winners. Exactly what is the limited privacy option and what does it involve? What informa
Sep 15, 2011, 1:47 am - smart player - Lottery Discussion Forum

Opinion: Powerball winners will lose big if they go publicNews Story
There must be 109 million ways to ruin your life after finding out you won Powerball. But the most critical decision comes quickly, after about the fourth or fifth time you check the numbers. To go public or not? To grip a check the size of a Charlie Sheen poster for the cameras? Or to hide your good fortune from an admiring and envious world? We've heard from a couple who say they own the $109 million Powerball ticket sold in Abingdon last week, says Carole Everett, spokeswoman for the M
Sep 13, 2011, 11:49 am - Todd - Lottery News

New Florida Lottery Scratch-Offs for Late August and September!
These following Games were either Released or Releasing soon! Game: What's your Number? Price of ticket: $1 Release Date: 09/06/2011 Jackpot: $5,000 Inscructions: Scratch off the YOUR NUMBER area, then play the Tic-Tac-Toe game, If the YOUR NUMBER appears in a horizantal, vertical or diagonal line, You win that PRIZE in that PRIZE BOX Game: Lots of Green Price of ticket: $2 Release Date: 09/06/2011 Jackpot: $30,000 Instructions: Match any of YOUR NUMBERS
Sep 4, 2011, 6:24 pm - erik83 - Instant ("Scratch-Off") Games Forum

Tax Strategies For Lottery Winners - Lump Sum vs Installments
The article below is written by a CPA and Tax Expert from California. He explains pros/cons from both sides of the payout. Tax Strategies For Lottery Winners Lump Sum vs. Installments? The most frequently asked questions from lottery winners and those who just dream about being a winner is: Should I take a lump-sum or installments? Take the installments! Despite everyone telling you to take the lump-sum. Your heirs will receive the balance if you die before collecting all
Jan 12, 2011, 3:24 am - socalgal - Lottery Discussion Forum