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Powerball Jackpot Climbs to $205 MillionReply
This would be one time that it is nice to have a president that protects the rich! :-)Now the estimate is 212 mIll annuity/110.7 mill cash...My guess that that would be $60+ mil after taxes... Cash, wouldn't that be specialMarkPMicrosoft VBScript runtime error '800a01c2' Use Linux!Quote: Originally posted by DoctorEw220 on May 06, 2004 think about what would happen when the cash option AFTER TAXES is over $100 million.thatthat
May 7, 2004, 10:50 pm - markp1950 - Lottery News

Powerball Jackpot Climbs to $205 MillionReply
Take half cash, half in an annuity. That way, you can buy your high price items (mansion, vacation home, cars) and still have an income for WHEN you blow all your cash.
May 6, 2004, 4:32 pm - Thomas Covenant - Lottery News

Probability of a rollover in PB and MMReply
The Megamillions jackpot has rolled over on 05/04/04 and the annuity valued jackpot has risen from 55 million to 66 million. The cash jackpot has risen from 31.2 million to 37.5 million. Estimated sales will thus be around 19.8 million. This suggests that the probability of the lottery rolling over again will be 86.3%. The probability of a single winner will be around 12.7%, of two winners, 0.93% and of three winners 0.05%.Good luck.
May 5, 2004, 6:30 am - prob987 - Jackpot Games Forum

What would you do with your new fortuneReply
I'm with weshar75. I'd take the annuity. I'd then buy out my old work, after a year or two, just so I could fire my boss. Then I would stall the wrongful termination lawsuit another year so I could put the next payment towards hiring Johnny Cochran as my lawyer.
May 4, 2004, 7:05 pm - DoctorEw220 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Connecticut firefighter wins $2.6MReply
Dr EW:Connecticut Lotto usually increases 100k-200k per rollover. Months often pass between jackpot winners (although not lately).I say CT join Hot Lotto, which has a better chance of winning $2 (Hot Ball) than matching 3-of-6 in CT Lotto. At the same time, lengthen the annuity from 25 payments to 30, and change the 5/39 matrix to 5/42 while keeping the number of Hot Balls at 19.
May 4, 2004, 4:02 pm - CASH Only - Lottery News

Virginia lottery winner badly in debtReply
One thing lottery players should realize is, Big companies always promise what can never be given to you without ripping you off some way or the other.I think the best thing to ever do is take a lumpsum payment of whatever your windfall is and invest wisely.Do not rely on Lawyers or financials advisers to manage you asset cuz all they're ever do isgoing to enrich themselves and not you.Had she taken cash over annuity,she wouldn't had come crashing down so early.I have seen cases where people
May 4, 2004, 12:51 am - mayan27 - Lottery News

Probability of a rollover in PB and MMReply
The Megamillions jackpot has rolled over on 04/30/04 and the annuity valued jackpot has risen from 45 million to 55 million. The cash jackpot has risen from 25.7 million to 31.2 million. Estimated sales will thus be around 17.4 million. This suggests that the probability of the lottery rolling over again will be 88.0%. The probability of a single winner will be around 11.3%, of two winners, 0.73% and of three winners 0.03%.Good luck.
May 1, 2004, 6:44 am - prob987 - Jackpot Games Forum

Probability of a rollover in PB and MMReply
The Megamillions jackpot has rolled over and the annuity valued jackpot has risen from 36 million to 45 million. The cash jackpot has risen from 20.5 million to 25.7 million. Estimated sales will thus be around 16.4 million. This suggests that the probability of the lottery rolling over again will be 88.6%. The probability of a single winner will be around 10.7%, of two winners, 0.65% and of three winners 0.03%.Good luck.
Apr 28, 2004, 5:52 am - prob987 - Jackpot Games Forum

Lifetime prizes
This is a variation of a cash/annuity poll. Should Win for Life -type prizes have a lump-sum option?
Apr 25, 2004, 4:30 pm - CASH Only - Instant ("Scratch-Off") Games Forum

Probability of a rollover in PB and MMReply
The Megamillions jackpot has rolled over and the annuity valued jackpot has risen from 28 million to 36 million. The cash jackpot has risen from 16 million to 20.5 million. Estimated sales will thus be around 14.2 million. This suggests that the probability of the lottery rolling over again will be 90%. The probability of a single winner will be around 9.5%, of two winners, 0.5% and of three winners 0.02%.Good luck.
Apr 24, 2004, 7:36 am - prob987 - Jackpot Games Forum