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$825 MILLION: Massive Mega Millions drawing set for FridayReply
Sooooooooooo, let me seeeee here......(digging out the ole calculator) Advertised drawing for 12-20-2024 at 10 AM on 12-20-2024: $825 Million Annuity / $382.2 Million Cash Value which equals roughly 46.32% Then, by noon, it goes up to $862 Million Annuity/ $392.1 Million Cash Value which is roughly 45.48 % Drops almost a full 1 percent in a few minutes/hrs ???.......Interesting
Dec 20, 2024, 1:10 pm - CDanaT - Lottery News

One California winner of $395 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot comes forwardReply
l will tell you exactly what l think most likely the same person bought both tickets and he is going to use one ticket for Lump sum and the other ticket for Annuity Congratulations twice
Jun 28, 2024, 3:21 am - Powerball765 - Lottery News

Ohio woman wins $15 million on scratch-off lottery ticket, credits late father for luckReply
I rarely play scratchers but in TX the prize listed is the prize a winner gets minus federal taxes (no state tax). A typical $20 ticket has a $1 million prize that is not an annuity, but the cash prize before federal taxes.
Jun 20, 2024, 11:23 pm - rcbbuckeye - Lottery News

Ohio woman wins $15 million on scratch-off lottery ticket, credits late father for luckReply
That is quite a bite she got taken out of that hit. That 37% final federal chomp is brutal. Yes, they all advertise the annuity which few take but maybe in this case I might have. Age is always a factor and only old people play the lottery.
Jun 20, 2024, 11:06 pm - billybucks - Lottery News

UPDATE: Proposed changes to Mega Millions game will raise ticket price to $5Reply
First win the thing and then create your own annuity with a reputable company for any amount you want to put into it if that is your desire. Buy a lot of annuities and CD's with different companies with it with different maturation dates is the way to go. When one matures either roll it back over or redeem it if you have blown too much cash.
Jun 17, 2024, 1:11 pm - billybucks - Lottery News

Millionaire for Life multi-state lottery game to replace Cash4Life and Lucky for Life in FebruaryReply
I haven't paid any attention to this game nut I just saw it on the NY lottery's home page for the first time. Obviously everybody gets to decide whether or not they want to play, but here are a couple of thoughts. The first is largely about playing this or playing PB (or MM) when the jackpot is still small. Generally, at least 8 to 10 million people (5 to 7 isn't unusual for Monday drawings) spend $2 when the annuity is $20 to $30 million (even if you die before the drawing) and the cash val
Feb 23, 2026, 3:50 am - KY Floyd - Lottery News

Winner of $139 million Powerball lottery jackpot from Ohio has less than a month to claim itNews Story
Someone is one step away from claiming $139 million or from losing it all By Kate Northrop A $139.3 million Powerball lottery jackpot, won by a single ticket in Ohio, is set to expire at the end of 2024. Whether someone still has a $139.3 million winning Powerball lottery ticket in their possession means the difference between instantly becoming a multi-millionaire and losing out on what could have been an entirely different life. There is less than a month on the clock for the l
Dec 3, 2024, 7:56 am - Todd - Lottery News

US Powerball multi-state lottery game expanding to the UKReply
In the UK the game is different 1) The ticket will cost 4 pounds or $5.00 at today's exchange rate 2) If you get (2) of the white ball numbers you get 8 pounds or $10.00 3) if you win the jackpot you can't get the cash option only the annuity (You can sell that annuity to an insurance company for NPV (Net Present Value) in a heartbeat. ) 4) In the US - lottery sales are $100 billion a year but only $10 billion in the UK. 5) US Powerball ticket prices in the UK will be the mos
Apr 15, 2026, 10:55 am - JohnGalt3 - Lottery News

Lucky For Life to Millionaire For Life - $5 TicketReply
The difference between Lucky for Life $2 and Millionaire for Life $5 is nothing like the difference between old MM $2 and new MM $5. New MM $5 is a horrible game. It's not just the price of $5, it's what you get for that five bucks. Lucky for Life $2 has a 1 in 30 million chance of winning the top prize. Millionaire for Life improves that to 1 in 23 million. The ticket costs 2.5 times as much but the top prize is more than 2.5 times as much... 2.74 times as much as an annuity, or 3.13 ti
Jan 18, 2026, 5:47 pm - Tucker Black - Lottery Discussion Forum

$1.25 BILLION: Epic Powerball winless streak marches onReply
Interesting that cash and annuity are both #11 at the moment. The annuity will almost certainly move up to at least the #10 spot and has a reasonable chance to move up as high as #7. There's a good chance for the cash value to move up one spot, but pretty much zero chance of moving up to #9. What percentage of possible ticket combinations will be sold for Wednesday s draw? Their first forecast is for 23.2% but it's going to be higher than that. I don't know if they'd bump the jackpot to
Dec 16, 2025, 1:49 pm - KY Floyd - Lottery News