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Annuity or Cash ValueReply
I forget who it is but a posters had a sig. You can always buy a better annuity . Also what winterbitd said about Publishers Clearing House.
May 8, 2026, 3:56 pm - Coin Toss - Lottery Discussion Forum

Annuity or Cash ValueReply
Annuity over Here Do not have to worry about work for 30 years. Also have a developmentally delayed family member. I would set up a blind trust for. I don't need or want any access to 100s of .... or .......millions of dollars. There would be to many hands being held out. Wanting pieces of the pie. Ie .....bankers,lawyers,financial planners, and I'm sure plenty of moochers and con-artists to .....
May 8, 2026, 3:33 pm - Justing618 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Annuity or Cash ValueReply
Id take the cash. For a nightmare annuity scenario, just look at what happened with publishers clearing house. They declared bankruptcy and stopped paying out to the winners who still had payments coming.
May 8, 2026, 1:23 pm - winterbird - Lottery Discussion Forum

Is this Mega Millions cash value tax calculation correct? (Florida example)Reply
Click on USA MEGA, then select MM, Jackpot Analysis. Select your filing status and get the payouts for both cash and annuity for any state.
Apr 9, 2026, 8:10 pm - grwurston - Lottery Discussion Forum

It looks as if the $5.00 MM ticket is doing poorly.Reply
It took 40 draws, 5 months, to generate an annuity jackpot still sub billion. This is the longest series of rollovers ever recorded for Mega Millions. The Texas lottery, using an estimated sales figures translated into what are presumably Poisson distribution calculations, indicated that the probability of forty rollovers was less than 35%. It follows if one does simple math that more than 40 rollovers would be required to reach annuity jackpots over a billion dollars, and thus is unlik
Mar 10, 2026, 4:24 pm - Prob988 - Lottery Discussion Forum

Mega Millions 10 Million Increase rollover.Reply
What affects the top line. Annuity amount is interest rates, and sales. Sales of mega millions are down. An interest rates have dropped so the long-term pay payout it's less for every cash dollar invested
Feb 14, 2026, 12:12 pm - JSeattle - Lottery Discussion Forum

2026 tax rates now published at USA MegaReply
Yikes! I looked on the annuity calculator. I did not read the additional state tax due But yes that's bananas. Thanks for the correction. And good luck if your playing. And have a fantastic day!
Jan 7, 2026, 1:57 pm - Justing618 - Lottery Discussion Forum

$1.7 BILLION: Will Powerball create a Christmas billionaire?Reply
Wow, no bumps in the jackpot anymore these days. Looks like no one cares about Powerball anymore Sales are slower than they used to be, but enough people care to buy about 125 million tickets for tonight's drawing, based on the latest sales estimate. What do you think the final jackpot will reach tonight? Will it not make the estimation, will it exceed the estimation or will it pretty much hit the mark? The worksheet posted on Monday estimated the funded annuity at just a hair shy
Dec 24, 2025, 9:59 pm - KY Floyd - Lottery News

$1.5 BILLION: Massive Powerball jackpot fuels rush for ticketsReply
$686,500,000 Cash Value has such a nice ring to it. And that 1st payment Annuity figure of $22,577,153 isn't a bad number to start out at either. (tapping head like Winnie the Pooh) Which choice shall I make after Saturdays win
Dec 18, 2025, 9:47 am - CDanaT - Lottery News

$1.1 BILLION: Powerball jackpot increased in longest-ever winless streakReply
Wow, $1.1 billion is insane! It s crazy to think that no one has hit the jackpot for 42 drawings straight talk about patience (or luck) paying off eventually. I always wonder whether I d go for the annuity or just grab the lump sum half a billion in cash would already change your life overnight. Also interesting how close the smaller prizes can still be life changing for some folks, especially with Power Play doubling them. Definitely makes me want to double check my ticket before the next drawi
Dec 16, 2025, 5:40 am - David King - Lottery News