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Mega Millions and Powerball RaceReply
Hahaha a pool would never agree to take the Annuity. I wonder if different people in a pool can opt for different payout methods - that would be a lot of math for the lottery commission.
Jun 11, 2026, 9:08 pm - JustMaybe - Lottery Discussion Forum

Mega Millions and Powerball RaceReply
We plan to definitely take the cash. I do not thing a group of players can take the annuity. Does not matter though to us.
Jun 11, 2026, 2:36 pm - winoneday - Lottery Discussion Forum

Are you playing Mega Millions with the $5.00 per play?Reply
For us to even remotely consider looking at the chance of thinking about reviewing the possibility of plopping down our hard earned $5.00, the Jackpot Annuity would have to be greater than or equal to $32,000,000,000.00; that's $32 Billion Dollars or about $16 Billion Cash.
Jun 10, 2026, 9:54 am - JADELottery - Lottery Discussion Forum

I know that this is technically not a lottery question, it's about PCH Sweepstakes bankruptcy .Reply
Thank you for telling me the right terminology, bankruptcy, not cancel. I used the wrong phrase when I said cancel a Mortgage. I guess all the PCH Annuity Sweepstakes winners will have to file for Bankruptcy. I don't know why the guy chose to buy a house with a 30 year Mortgage in the first place when he was already 51. He would have been 81 when the Mortgage was over and most likely would have been dead by then . It wasn't as if he were a young 21 year old who would have most likely still been
Jun 9, 2026, 4:01 pm - Lotto Motto - Lottery Discussion Forum

Are you playing Mega Millions with the $5.00 per play?Reply
On Page 3 of this thread I said, I will probably play when the CASH VALUE is at $500,000,000 + , referring to the new $5 MM ticket price. Now, the PB is playing their gormless games...SO....If this UK thing happens ?? I will most likely develop the same starting point--$500 Million CASH VALUE. PB leadership has shot themselves in the foot(IMHO) with their failing to restart the jackpot at $40 Million due to Covid mess in 2020-2022. That medical problem has been subsided now for 3+ years but the
Jun 2, 2026, 12:15 pm - CDanaT - Lottery Discussion Forum

Mega Millions and Powerball RaceReply
I was comparing the annuity value of the jackpot and you are comparing the cash value of the jackpot. We are not comparing the same things.
May 16, 2026, 3:04 pm - winoneday - Lottery Discussion Forum

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

Lucky For Life to Millionaire For Life - $5 TicketReply
@TB Actually if you look at the current Powerball cash value it's listed at $9million or 45% of the annuity value NOT half!
Jan 25, 2026, 1:07 pm - Think - Lottery Discussion Forum