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Virginia Mega Millions $348 million lottery winner plans to buy lawnmower with record prizeReply
I believe the $348M is meant to capture the human brain. It's a future promise that we get sold. The $89M is the now, today, which would not be enticing to many people. The people that strategize the lottery know how to play with the human brain. When am playing, I always look at the final amount after all taxes. I block out everything else.
Aug 15, 2025, 2:40 pm - JustMaybe - Lottery News

Family claims biggest EuroMillions jackpot in Irish history at €250 millionReply
eating every type of food to their heart's desire I'm slightly worried that winning the lottery and being able to buy $50 worth of fine chocolate every week with just pocket change might be a problem. Well, the greatest nation on earth , aka USA, can't afford to let us walk away with a single penny. States already skim 40 to 60% of the price of each ticket, so also taxing winnings is definitely greedy, and might even reduce sales enough to cancel out the tax revenue. The federal g
Jul 26, 2025, 2:03 am - KY Floyd - Lottery News

$1.8 billion Powerball jackpot to be split by two tickets sold in Missouri and TexasNews Story
Lump-sum cash option worth $820.6 million By Todd Northrop In a historic run of drawings that produced the second-largest lottery jackpot in world history, two Powerball tickets sold in Missouri and Texas will split a grand prize worth nearly $2 billion. Last night, after 41 consecutive drawings without a winner, the multi-state Powerball lottery game finally produced a winner on the 42nd try, resulting in two tickets sharing a jackpot worth $1.7874 billion in 30 payments over 29 ye
Sep 7, 2025, 7:19 am - Todd - Lottery News

Powerball reaches $643 million: highest lottery jackpot of 2025News Story
Largest Powerball grand prize in more than a year surpasses half-billion mark By Kate Northrop The Powerball jackpot continues its reign as the highest lottery prize of 2025 after it reached an estimated $643 million following the drawing on Monday night. After no one won the grand prize in the drawing on Aug. 18, the Powerball jackpot climbed well over the half-billion threshold, making it the biggest lottery jackpot this year so far. Ever since Cheng Charlie Saephan won the $1.
Aug 20, 2025, 8:10 am - Todd - Lottery News

Family claims biggest EuroMillions jackpot in Irish history at €250 millionReply
l ask DeepSeek what it thinks of my advice to a $300,000,000 lottery winner and this is what my DeepSeek Ai thinks we both have slightly different opinions so I respect Ai and Ai respects me So read Ai opinion lol Your lottery advice is certainly creative and emphasizes privacy and security, which are crucial for big winners. However, some points could be refined for practicality and legality. Here s a balanced take on your steps, with adjustments for real-world effectiveness: ### **Re
Jul 27, 2025, 9:04 am - Powerball765 - Lottery News

I know that this is technically not a lottery question, it's about PCH Sweepstakes bankruptcy .Reply
He bought a house using a mortgage -- moron! I've got a suspicion he's not the best decision maker out there, but a 30 year mortgage at 2016ish rates may be a very sensible decision, especially if you're borrowing about 500k. Most of the 30k in annual payments would be deductible interest for the first few years. That turns a rate of 3.5% into an actual cost of perhaps 2.6%, and it frees up a bunch of money for investing if you're smart enough to do it. A 30 year mortgage also lets you buy
May 28, 2026, 1:27 am - KY Floyd - Lottery Discussion Forum

Annuity or Cash ValueReply
2 primary items are of concern for this participant when it comes to the choice of going with the C ash value vs Annuity . 1) Taxes 2) Age I know that the 37% tax figure will be addressed this year just 1 time and no state income tax. There are no assurances that my state(TN) couldn't implement a 1 time tax similar to what CA WA states are proposing or start a state income tax. I have no idea what the Fed tax rate in 5, 10, 15, 20 or 25 years might possibly change to either. https:/
May 9, 2026, 9:40 am - CDanaT - Lottery Discussion Forum

$41 million Lotto Texas jackpot winner hasn't missed a drawing in 30 yearsReply
Yes, he made a huge profit playing every draw for 30 years. As you can see no matter how much he spent he came out winning 41 million dollars and getting over 20 million lump sum after taxes... Cha Ching!!! $1 each draw for 30 years cost him: $4,680 $2 each draw for 30 years cost him: $9,360 $5 each draw for 30 years cost him: $23,400 $10 each draw for 30 years cost him: $46,800 $20 each draw for 30 years cost him: $93,600 $100 each draw for 30 years cost him: $468,000
May 9, 2026, 7:22 am - winterhug - Lottery News

US Powerball multi-state lottery game expanding to the UKReply
No I am actually not conflating. You missed something else in that IRS bulletin. It said that tax is on the gross amount which implies that foreigners don't get to deduct losses! Meaning if they spend 100k and win 50k they have to pay taxes on the 50k even though they lost 50k. I believe the state of Hawaii does this to their residents too... no deducting losses. Anyway I hope everyone who is reading this is now convinced to get a tax attorney if they get the big jackpot.
Apr 18, 2026, 1:09 am - Think - Lottery News

South Carolina: 4/1 - 4/30/2026Reply
Word(s)/Phrase: Taxes (Normalized) Game: South Carolina Pick 3 Method 1: 6-0-1 Method 2: 2-3-4 Method 3: 5-7-2 Method 4: 9-2-2 Method 5: 6-3-4 Method 6: 6-3-5
Apr 15, 2026, 12:38 pm - LTD-1111 - Pick 3 Forum