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2026 tax rates now published at USA MegaReply
Yikes! I looked on the annuity calculator. I did not read the additional state tax due But yes that's bananas. Thanks for the correction. And good luck if your playing. And have a fantastic day!
Jan 7, 2026, 1:57 pm - Justing618 - Lottery Discussion Forum

$1.7 BILLION: Will Powerball create a Christmas billionaire?Reply
Wow, no bumps in the jackpot anymore these days. Looks like no one cares about Powerball anymore Sales are slower than they used to be, but enough people care to buy about 125 million tickets for tonight's drawing, based on the latest sales estimate. What do you think the final jackpot will reach tonight? Will it not make the estimation, will it exceed the estimation or will it pretty much hit the mark? The worksheet posted on Monday estimated the funded annuity at just a hair shy
Dec 24, 2025, 9:59 pm - KY Floyd - Lottery News

$1.5 BILLION: Massive Powerball jackpot fuels rush for ticketsReply
$686,500,000 Cash Value has such a nice ring to it. And that 1st payment Annuity figure of $22,577,153 isn't a bad number to start out at either. (tapping head like Winnie the Pooh) Which choice shall I make after Saturdays win
Dec 18, 2025, 9:47 am - CDanaT - Lottery News

$1.1 BILLION: Powerball jackpot increased in longest-ever winless streakReply
Wow, $1.1 billion is insane! It s crazy to think that no one has hit the jackpot for 42 drawings straight talk about patience (or luck) paying off eventually. I always wonder whether I d go for the annuity or just grab the lump sum half a billion in cash would already change your life overnight. Also interesting how close the smaller prizes can still be life changing for some folks, especially with Power Play doubling them. Definitely makes me want to double check my ticket before the next drawi
Dec 16, 2025, 5:40 am - David King - Lottery News

Mega Millions and Powerball RaceReply
Based on the worksheet I figured a roll should be about 1.011 billion, but playing it safe and advertising an even billion isn't a surprise. The most recent worksheet estimates the supported annuity at 1.017. Monday's jackpot finished almost exactly at the estimate for the supported annuity (a hair over 40k higher, based on the numbers I've seen), and last nights was about 3.6 million higher (935.5 vs an estimated 932.4). Now we just wait and see if advertising a jackpot starting with a B will g
Dec 11, 2025, 2:35 am - KY Floyd - Lottery Discussion Forum

Are you playing Mega Millions with the $5.00 per play?Reply
The sales numbers were appalling lower, both in revenue and in tickets sold. It's pure nonsense to say that it improved the profit margin. This isn't widgets. It gambling. The prize payout percentages are not appreciably different. The gamble of raising the price to gamble isn't paying off. The competition, which is Powerball, is obviously a better deal. Even as the prize approached a billion dollars, the expectation value didn't even get to 0.5. At a jackpot a little over half a bi
Nov 21, 2025, 10:57 pm - Prob988 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Mega Millions and Powerball RaceReply
I may be the only one on this site that likes the Mega Millions game . I'm pretty sure I like it too. I just haven't started playing it yet. Since the first time they broke the $1 billion mark, PB has offered 3 jackpots advertised at more than $1.7 billion, all in the last 3 years. With slower growth I don't expect MM to manage similar results in only 3 years, but the same basic probability as BP at $5 per ticket should theoretically give us 3 jackpots about twice that size. I mostly prefer
Nov 12, 2025, 2:30 am - KY Floyd - Lottery Discussion Forum

New Millionaire for Life multi-state game coming in 2026Reply
I don't know all the details hence the I'm looking forward to the details because I might just do Power Ball and this new game with rare plays on others. We will see line in my original post on this thread. The 500k is ok because, using past inflation figures, that would be 100k in 30 years if I am around then. That is another reason I don't like Mega Millions because who wants the annuity payments adjusted for inflation if you are over 45 years old? I would rather have a flat a
Oct 24, 2025, 2:36 pm - Think - Lottery News

Are you playing Mega Millions with the $5.00 per play?Reply
I hear ya WP...... My last MM purchase was 12/26/24.... I wont be playing until the jackpot reaches the $500M Cash Value which should put the annuity at around $1.103 Billion range. They have shot themselves in the foot on this latest move.
Oct 13, 2025, 8:36 am - CDanaT - Lottery Discussion Forum

Did Hell freeze over?Reply
If you want to know the before and after taxes, cash and annuity amounts for MM and PB just click on USA MEGA and then jackpot analysis. Then select your state.
Oct 3, 2025, 10:57 pm - grwurston - Lottery Discussion Forum