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Annuity or Cash ValueReply
Most people reference age when they weigh the annuity or the cash value. What would be a reasonable cut off age where one says, heck no, am taking cash all the way from here
May 12, 2026, 8:27 pm - JustMaybe - Lottery Discussion Forum

Are you playing Mega Millions with the $5.00 per play?Reply
It is measly given the odds of winning and the fact that it's a 30 year annuity. It's worth 1.5 cents. A prize worth 1.5 cents would be fine if the tickets were 5 cents per line. They are not 5 cents. They're five dollars . What a joke.
Apr 25, 2026, 1:36 am - Tucker Black - Lottery Discussion Forum

New Hampshire Lottery launches $30 scratch-off ticket offering record $3 million top prizeReply
The $3 million top prize can be claimed as an annuity paid out over 30 years, but players may opt to claim it as a $1.75 million cash option before taxes. So then it's not $3 million. It's $1.75 million.
Apr 8, 2026, 5:38 am - Tucker Black - 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

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

Secrets of a lottery lawyer-Kurt Panouses interviewReply
Watch the video. Pretty simple to understand. Reading is fundamental. 1. A state only allowed anonymous claiming for $10 million plus wins and the jp was under that amount. 2. A young guy in his 20s decided to take the yearly annuity of 350k. 3. The attorney argued that based on the expected lifespan of this young person, the total annuities would easily exceed $10 million over his expected lifespan. THUS HE WAS ALLOWED TO CLAIM ANONYMOUSLY. A very creative legal argument that worke
May 3, 2026, 7:15 pm - Artist77 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Mega Millions and Powerball RaceReply
Since the Powerball jackpot was just won, again it is highly unlikely it will catch up to the Mega Millions jackpot. I'm fairly sure PB can catch up, but it will take a long time. The last time they each got past a $900 million annuity PB took just over 3 months (9/8 to 12/10) to reach 930. MM (with 2/3 as many drawings per week) took 4 1/2 months (7/1 to 11/14) to reach 980. PB took 40 rollovers to get there and MM took 39. For those that still don't understand why MM starts with a series
May 3, 2026, 2:39 pm - KY Floyd - Lottery Discussion Forum