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For the lottery, I'd call it Full Card Lotto . But for you guys, I'll call it Wheeler's Paradise .Pick 6 from 49Price : 5 For $1!!!Minimum Jackpot : $500,000 (Annuity Value), 26.875% of sales contributed to jackpot. Prize Odds per $1 Match 6 Jackpot 1 : 2,796,763 Match 5 $500 1 : 10,840 Match 4 $20 1 : 206 Match 3 $1 1 : 11 Overall Odds per $1 : 1 in 10
Sep 19, 2005, 3:12 pm - JimmySand9 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Powerball Cash OptionReply
del:I don't know for sure about Maryland, but some games (certain scratch tickets, as well as MA Megabucks) are still annuity-only. Neither OR Lose for Life nor PA Unlucky for Life have a cash option.
Sep 19, 2005, 11:25 am - CASH Only - Jackpot Games Forum

How high will Powerball get this run?Reply
barista:I see the new annuity LESS attractive since the payments increase each year. I don't think many winners will even consider not taking cash.
Sep 19, 2005, 10:54 am - CASH Only - Lottery Discussion Forum

Powerball Cash OptionReply
weshar:I seem to remember annuity values more than double the (theoretical) cash value when players didn't have a choice. Interest rates were much higher then.
Sep 18, 2005, 2:06 pm - CASH Only - Jackpot Games Forum

Powerball Cash OptionReply
I share the cost of the tickets with my parents so when we win the powerball we are going to take the cash option. I just thought it was interesting that the cash is lower than half the annuity jackpot.
Sep 18, 2005, 2:03 pm - weshar75 - Jackpot Games Forum

Powerball Cash Option
I noticed that the cash option for powerball is less then half the annuity now. For a 108 million it is 53.1 million cash. I guess that is how the cookie crumbles!
Sep 18, 2005, 1:54 pm - weshar75 - Jackpot Games Forum

They lowered the Cash Option AmountReply
I don't think the NJ winner will be complaining. I will if they don't choose cash. NJ requires the cash/annuity choice to be made when playing MM, but it's not binding.
Sep 18, 2005, 1:15 pm - CASH Only - Jackpot Games Forum

PB lump sum gone downReply
The CVO is less than normal because the states have experienced lower sales than normal this run. The annuity is just bigger because each payment increases by the effective rate of interest each year under the new system (I think the first payment is the CVO/30), as opposed to the old system, when each payment was equal.
Sep 17, 2005, 12:27 pm - ryanm - Lottery Discussion Forum

JAGs Euro Millions Challenge 9/16/05Reply
Yes, I am excited and eager to see what happens soon to both Euro Millions and Mega Millions.Frankly, I hope that, more than anything else, EM rolls today AND MM rolls just two more times. Then, they would meet again next Friday with much bigger jackpots, possibly 110M tax-free cash PLUS 400+M annuity over 26 years.Two tremendously big ones from two different continents but at the almost same time.Full of fun excitement. THAT's what I wanna see here.I am ready to congratulate anyone!
Sep 16, 2005, 1:01 pm - anonymous77 - Jackpot Games Forum

$92 millionReply
I think I will have to have a 170 cash pot minimum to play PB judging from how low the cash pot is compared to the annuity prize. I think if MM rolls it would have to cut into Powerball's sales.
Sep 15, 2005, 10:47 pm - dvdiva - Jackpot Games Forum