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LOTTERY POST 25TH ANNIVERSARY GIVEAWAY #2Reply
When I win the lottery, I would not tell anyone for years. Sudden wealth can attract a lot of attention, and privacy becomes a top priority. I would consult with a tax professional for tax strategies. At the current jackpot amounts, I will most likely go with the annuity. Would then create a plan on how I would want to live. Won't buy a house, prefer to rent and be able to move every two years. Would probably move to Europe at some point. Would invest half the annuity payment
Jun 26, 2025, 10:15 pm - JustMaybe - Lottery Discussion Forum

Pizza purchase leads to $1 million lottery win for California veteranReply
Congratulations on the win I hope the game offers a cash option and not only a 20 to 30 year annuity
Jun 19, 2025, 11:21 am - JustMaybe - Lottery News

US Powerball multi-state lottery game expanding to the UKReply
Someone Above said if someone in Uk wins the lottery they can take the money and run away and not pay complete Federal tax later. And am thinking Now how can you run away in the first place when they gave you no Lump sum option only annuity. If you run away they freezes the rest of your Annuity Payments Ok when people win Powerball the top tax is like 37 percent. There are two ways to pay federal government. One way is the player pays 37 percent and the other way is l guess each sold t
Apr 18, 2026, 1:07 am - Powerball765 - Lottery News

Are you playing Mega Millions with the $5.00 per play?Reply
If they advertise $794M, they get less excitement/sales than if they advertise $800. I more or less agree with your reasoning because, even though it's a small difference in the grand scheme the lottery would be offering a few million bucks more. If you look at advertised jackpots from the past I think you'll find that for whatever reason they take their best guess at sales and stick with that number. Four weeks ago they advertised the jackpot as $547 million instead of a nice round 550 whi
Nov 4, 2025, 1:40 am - KY Floyd - Lottery Discussion Forum

$1.8 BILLION: Powerball jackpot now second-largest ever as ticket sales surge across the USAReply
I hope no one wins tomorrow so the record gets broken! I've been waiting along time for that, but the real record is something north of $997.6 million in cash. To get there we need an annuity of $2.173 billion or so (assuming the interest rate doesn't change). I think we should be at the point where sales for Monday should at least be almost as big as Saturday's, and that's what we saw last Monday. If we see 1.844 tonight that's an even $400 million more than Wednesday, so we'd need an incr
Sep 6, 2025, 4:34 pm - KY Floyd - Lottery News

Annuity or Cash ValueReply
That is a very reasonable explanation. Another key consideration would be taxes and the ability to lock the current tax rate when you go with the cash option. Politicians may not necessarily raise taxes for all, but there is a hight chance that 15 years from now the direction would be to tax those in higher income brackets more. The way the annuity is structured, you earn more in the later years, so that becomes a real risk. Thank you for all your very valid points
May 14, 2026, 9:41 pm - JustMaybe - Lottery Discussion Forum

Secrets of a lottery lawyer-Kurt Panouses interviewReply
Conspiracy anyone? Any statistics on the number of years these people live after the win? Are there any mysterious passings? Can you imagine being whacked by a private contractor getting paid a percentage of the annuity to take it off of the Books after 20 years?
May 4, 2026, 1:25 pm - AllenB - Lottery Discussion Forum

US Powerball multi-state lottery game expanding to the UKReply
That definitely applies to the lesser prizes which are all funded by UK sales. But there is an issue with the jackpot where funds are mingled... It is likely that it will be paid out tax free.... because UK isn't USA.. But not sure how the US will get its tax.. Even nonresident aliens have to pay 30%. Maybe the tax free' is why it is only being paid as an annuity.
Apr 15, 2026, 3:51 am - kao1632 - Lottery News

US Powerball multi-state lottery game expanding to the UKReply
My assumption.. Likely operate similarly to California .. Prizes less than the jackpot. Because they are UK, won't be taxed at payout (tax collected at point of sale). No federal tax because effectively UK lottery . Jackpots.. Because they are pooled... and payed out only as an annuity.... not sure...
Apr 15, 2026, 12:46 am - kao1632 - Lottery News

Final Cash4Life and Lucky for Life drawings taking place SaturdayReply
No. It would be half. Lottery games that advertise $18 million jackpot normally cheat you out of 50% of that by saying well, it's $1 million/year for 18 years , and if you want a lump sum payment, you get $9 million. With Millionaire 4 life, the lump sum really is $18 million, and if you prefer an annuity, it pays you for life with a minimum of 20 years.
Feb 21, 2026, 7:12 pm - Tucker Black - Lottery News