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29 co-workers split $1 million Powerball lottery prize in New YorkReply
They are all from Long Island, except the one from Pa. Fun fact: Queens and Brooklyn are both on Long Island, but are also two of the five boroughs of NYC. One of t hem will get to pay a NYC income tax along with the state and federal taxes. I would fire the lot of them en masse Just because a company is big enough to have at least 29 employees doesn't mean the managers are geniuses, but lucky for the employees they probably aren't morons that would fire somebody because of their o
Feb 21, 2026, 2:46 am - KY Floyd - Lottery News

Mega Millions and Powerball RaceReply
My Friday MM ticket did not win me anything - I had a 2x on it. I have my one PB QP for tonight. 238M is a decent amount and I would be set for life. My plan if I won tonight would be to claim in January. Put it all in a 12 month t.bill - that will give me 5M after taxes. Keep working my current job for the next 6 months as I set long term plans. Ooh, the dream of winning, always feels good
Dec 6, 2025, 4:42 pm - JustMaybe - Lottery Discussion Forum

PowerballReply
I'd be plenty PO'd at myself too. For just one lousy dollar bill more, I could have had two million. I don't wanna be that guy. Then there's this too - When I play PB, I play three identical lines of five numbers. Each line on my ticket will have a different PB (Red Ball) number. The pay out would be six million minus the taxes if I hit only all five white ball numbers. If I happened to have matched the PB too, I'd win the jackpot with the other two lines kicking in an additional 4 million.
Dec 2, 2025, 10:50 am - GiveFive - Lottery Discussion Forum

Are you playing Mega Millions with the $5.00 per play?Reply
Well, for me, not tonight, but I will on Friday if it rolls over today. The 161.6 M annuity (yes I will take the annuity) is a great win. First payment of 2.4M is more than enough for 12 months. I don't see myself spending 200K a month If I was to take the lump sum, 71.7M after all taxes is nothing to sneeze about. So yes, I will be playing MM, but only when the jackpot gets to a certain amount (when the annuity is 100M) and only once a week, on a Friday. My reasoning is that th
Aug 26, 2025, 2:04 pm - JustMaybe - Lottery Discussion Forum

Are you playing Mega Millions with the $5.00 per play?Reply
I saw your later correction and it is no problem. I seem to do the same thing in posts - hit the post button and then find my foul-ups. I know what you mean about feeling the loss greater of $200.00-$500.00 or more all at once. It certainly appears to be more of a big spender kind of move, but it is exactly the same amount as playing one ticket each drawing. With me being a numbers kind of guy with a good measure of self-control I DO keep that in mind and so do not really let it get to me.
Jun 15, 2025, 7:57 pm - IAmABadOne - Lottery Discussion Forum

Are you playing Mega Millions with the $5.00 per play?Reply
But, I am curious... Annuity or cash value , what would your target amount be? In all honesty, a $5M cash value after all taxes is a life changer for me and for 300 million other people. Having said that, it would be fun to win 100M. If I play PB with $2 and not win anything, it would hurt as much as saving $100 and putting it all in a 1B jackpot and win nothing. The loss would feel greater. I wish you luck with the strategy.
Jun 15, 2025, 4:24 pm - JustMaybe - Lottery Discussion Forum

$1.25 BILLION: Epic Powerball winless streak marches onReply
Let's say I win the jackpot on the next draw. I take the cash option and walk away with $360M and some change I put it all in a 12 month T bill at 3.4% PA After taxes I have $7.7M. Now the question is what do I do with $7.7M in 2026. The interest is an insane amount of money. One thing I know I would do is travel, travel, travel - all the 7 continents would be on my list. I think I would buy an RV and hit the road. Ooh if only my QP numbers come up
Dec 17, 2025, 12:35 am - JustMaybe - Lottery News

$1.1 BILLION: Powerball jackpot increased in longest-ever winless streakReply
O.K. here I go again with hopefully a clearer worded question: I live in a state that taxes lottery winnings I live next to a state that doesn't tax lottery winnings If I purchase my tickets in the non tax state .... and WIN the jackpot .. .. and move to the non tax state and establish citizenship .., and then claim my winnings .... am I taxed in my former state? Thank you Have a shaggy day ShagE3
Dec 15, 2025, 6:35 pm - ShagE3 - Lottery News

New York man turns grocery run into $3 million lottery annuityNews Story
Winner opts for 20 years of payments over lump sum By Kate Northrop A simple visit to the grocery store turned into a $3 million annuitized payday after a New York man decided to buy a lottery ticket. A New York man won a $3 million top prize on a scratch-off ticket he purchased at the supermarket, a prize that he decided he would take full advantage of. Kurt Kelleher of Shirley was at King Kullen on William Floyd Parkway in Shirley when he thought to try out the New York Lottery
Nov 14, 2025, 9:05 am - Todd - Lottery News

Mississippi Lottery triples all Cash 3 prizes for NovemberReply
what's going to happen is what if select numbers are sold out Then you might only get a 98 or 99% chance of a guaranteed profit. The $1500 won't be taxed federally but it counts as income Unless your marginal rate is more than 33% (in which case you probably won't be bothering to win a $500 profit here and there) you get a profit even without any deductions. If you itemize you get to deduct 90% of what you've spent, so winning $1500 only results in $600 of taxable income. At a mar
Nov 6, 2025, 3:11 am - KY Floyd - Lottery News