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Are you playing Mega Millions with the $5.00 per play?Reply
PB J way out there now. We are guessing $2 Billion Plus, Maybe $2.2 Billion, Annuity Jackpot by Draw Time Wed. Good Luck Everyone. Sorry MM.
Sep 2, 2025, 10:04 am - JADELottery - Lottery Discussion Forum

Mega Millions and Powerball RaceReply
I don't look at the worksheets enough to notice usually but they increased the annuity and the estimated sales but the cash is still listed the same as before at $498. Any idea why? I think they're underestimating the sales tonight and they're going to be closer to matching saturdays sales of 230 but that's just based off of what I'm seeing locally. There seems a lot more excitement going on. The guy in front of me came in for a sandwich asked how much pb tickets are and how to buy th
Sep 1, 2025, 1:27 pm - SoCola - Lottery Discussion Forum

Powerball reaches $643 million: highest lottery jackpot of 2025Reply
There isn't any state that if you win a million dollars that you only receive $460K. If they make you take the annuity to reach the million, You still get the Million dollars minus applicable taxes. If they are saying you get a cash option(such as the PB/MM provides) that is always a reduced amount. We have that in TN on the Scratch offs. You win a reduced amount for the 1 time sum. Federal income taxes are 37% on a million or a billion or a trillion, your state income taxes are never 17%(y
Aug 30, 2025, 11:31 am - CDanaT - Lottery News

Powerball reaches $643 million: highest lottery jackpot of 2025Reply
We should get one now...lol We don't really need one, because the text will be mostly the same, and there will be just a minor revision to the list. With 3 days for sales it's very unlikely we'll see any update to the advertised jackpot until around noon tomorrow, but I'll revise the list based on an even billion. Assuming the interest rate doesn't change the cash value of $451.5 would be #18, about $1 million ahead of the current #18. For any cheerleaders that think the annuity matter
Aug 28, 2025, 5:07 pm - KY Floyd - Lottery News

Mega Millions and Powerball RaceReply
Will get a MM ticket for Friday. The first annuity payment is over 2M, I can live with that Good luck to me, since no one else plays MM
Aug 27, 2025, 4:18 pm - JustMaybe - Lottery Discussion Forum

Powerball reaches $643 million: highest lottery jackpot of 2025Reply
While I have yet to set my buy in point that high. I am running a reasonably tight 2nd. PB - $200,000,000.00 Cash Value MM - $500,000,000.00 Cash/ $1.11 Billion Annuity Good luck to all of us this coming Saturday, if you are a participant
Aug 21, 2025, 11:54 am - CDanaT - Lottery News

Powerball reaches $643 million: highest lottery jackpot of 2025Reply
Quite the difference between the #2 all time Annuity jackpot and the one for tonight. Same game, same starting point, same price per ticket 1 rollover difference and a mere $1,121,900,000 less in value
Aug 20, 2025, 10:07 am - CDanaT - Lottery News

Virginia Mega Millions $348 million lottery winner plans to buy lawnmower with record prizeReply
All this talk about annuity vs cash value and tax rates on sed winnings makes me think of one word. LIVERWURST! There I got that off my chest. The Shag has spoken .......
Aug 16, 2025, 10:05 pm - ShagE3 - Lottery News

Florida Scratch Offs - Post Pictures if posibleReply
I traded in my recent 500X Star win for the 1st 10 of a book on Monday and played 5 that evening and the next 5 yesterday. I won $100 on tickets 000, 007, and 009, so $300 back. I'll probably get some more this evening. One subtle but not insignificant detail to the new game is the fact that the top $500K isn't structured as an annuity. The $1M prizes in the other $50 games pay ~$640K if taken as a lump sum, but on the new game you get the full amount (Uncle Sam of course takes a bite either
Aug 13, 2025, 10:55 am - Cape $cratcher - Instant ("Scratch-Off") Games Forum

Mega Millions and Powerball RaceReply
I plan to get in when the Annuity is $500M as long as PB is ahead. But should PB reset to $20M, I may give MM a shot once a week though it's not at $500M. I feel at that $500M, my $5 contribution will be valid, but at the same time do acknowledge that all games can be won at whatever amount and that there is no magical number when the chances to win are better. Good luck to all.
Aug 11, 2025, 4:09 pm - JustMaybe - Lottery Discussion Forum