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$305 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot in rare territoryReply
Jackpot is up too $320 Million annuity and $213.3 million Cash
Aug 14, 2012, 3:43 pm - KSplayer - Lottery News

DO you really lose money if u take the annunity over the lump sum?Reply
The advertised jackpot is based on the amount the cash value can get for a 30 year annuity. The current interest rate decides how much so at times the jackpot could be more than twice as high as the cash value or only 50% higher as it is now. The rate can change from one jackpot to the next. The current rate of return on a $203.3 million safe annuity is about 1.4% annually. For the advertised jackpot to be twice as high as the cash value, the annuity would have to pay 2.4% annually. The state
Aug 13, 2012, 12:19 pm - Stack47 - Lottery Discussion Forum

$2 PB Jackpots Now Rising More Slowly Than $1 PB Jackpots Did.Reply
In THEORY, the cash value for Powerball would have been $115 million for last night's draw, but in REALITY, it probably was only the $107 million they advertised (the drop in annuity was probably because of falling interest rates), because PB has had to raid their jackpot fund to pay larger than expected payouts for their cash prizes. Mega Millions is probably doing the same thing with their jackpots now too, because their pot increased by only the minimum $2 million annuity ($1 million cash), e
Jun 3, 2012, 11:47 pm - ryanm - Jackpot Games Forum

$540 MILLION: Mega Millions buying frenzy sparks another jackpot increaseReply
do all states give you the option of part annuity part cash?
Mar 29, 2012, 9:10 pm - searching4luck - Lottery News

$540 MILLION: Mega Millions buying frenzy sparks another jackpot increaseReply
Wow, this is just madness! But this has been so exciting to watch too. I have to admit, I think it would be startling if it rolled over again. I hear a lot of people are considering the annuity now, and I don't see why not. It really would be like winning the lottery for a couple decades! Maybe I'm just young (19, lol), but the fear of a governmental melt down to threaten any annuity set by the lottery (government bonds) seems a bit conspiracy theorist like. If the government was in such a s
Mar 29, 2012, 2:40 pm - DisplacedLurker - Lottery News

$540 MILLION: Mega Millions buying frenzy sparks another jackpot increaseReply
14,870,769/yr annuity here!!
Mar 29, 2012, 2:07 pm - ashabug725 - Lottery News

$356 MILLION: Mega Millions lottery jackpot nears recordReply
don't take the lottery annuity, buy your own.
Mar 24, 2012, 10:28 pm - haymaker - Lottery News

Florida Fantasy5 discussion. Who is in??Reply
no annuity on this game..its one check minus fed taxes.....
Mar 23, 2012, 6:58 pm - CDanaT - Pick 5 Forum

$241 MILLION: Mega Millions lottery frenzy ramps upReply
Suckers take the annuity, if you were to have problems with getting the money at once then you're going to probably have problems with the annuity as well and top it off, you could have more. How many winners have taken the annuity, got into trouble and sold off payments? How many of those people ended up having significant tax problems as well? Lump sum or annuity, a fool and their money will part. The safety of the annuity is nothing but an illusion. The cash option is currently about 70
Mar 18, 2012, 4:28 pm - DC81 - Lottery News

$241 MILLION: Mega Millions lottery frenzy ramps upReply
Interest or investment income earned on investments you make off lottery winnings is only taxable in the state of your residence. If you take the annuity in Indiana, but then move to Wyoming establising residency, your annual annuity payment is still taxable in Indiana, but earnings off the annuity payments that YOU invest, are taxable in Wyoming. Except that Wyoming does not have income tax.
Mar 18, 2012, 3:07 pm - Piaceri - Lottery News