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Mega Millionaire 'Bunky' Bartlett offers advice to winnersReply
Bunky needs to shut the hell up. He's advising people to not take the lump sum, just because he's incapable of controlling his impulses spends money like a drunken sailor? Obviously, ol' Bunky knows nothing about the estate tax trap he's advising people to potentially fall into (where, if the lottery winner dies after a few years, his/her will beneficiaries will have to sell of the majority of the annuity future payments just to pay the estate taxes on the present value of future earnings of the
Apr 4, 2012, 1:23 pm - Seattlejohn - Lottery News

Mega Millionaire 'Bunky' Bartlett offers advice to winnersReply
Actually his cut of the $330 million jackpot that he split 4-ways was almost $83 million. He took the cash option and after State and Federal taxes he took home $32 million. He may have been an accountant but I highly doubt he had any business sense. I don't think the annuity would have curbed his spending as he most likely would have borrowed against it or even cashed it in so he could fulfill his dreams.
Apr 4, 2012, 11:29 am - Jill34786 - Lottery News

Mega Millionaire 'Bunky' Bartlett offers advice to winnersReply
Anyone else think of this when they see the picture? And I really don't think you need to take the annuity... just be smart and think about every major purchase for a few days.
Apr 4, 2012, 11:27 am - ttech10 - Lottery News

World's biggest lottery jackpot won by three ticketsReply
looks like NC last jackpot win was North Carolina February 6, 2010 Cash $141,400,000.00 annuity
Mar 31, 2012, 4:07 pm - dallascowboyfan - Lottery News

$640 MILLION: MEGA MANIA!Reply
save your dough I already have enough 640 million is enough my wife want to get the cash payout but I am leaning to annuity...... and I'll mention Todd and USAMEGA at the podium next week.... LOve you all thanks
Mar 30, 2012, 8:08 pm - mken35 - Lottery News

$640 MILLION: MEGA MANIA!Reply
save your dough I already have enough 640 million is enough my wife want to get the cash payout but I am leaning to annuity...... and I'll mention Todd and USAMEGA at the podium next week.... LOve you all thanks
Mar 30, 2012, 8:07 pm - mken35 - Lottery News

$540 MILLION: Mega Millions buying frenzy sparks another jackpot increaseReply
This is almost destined to be at least 600M before it's said and done. Like always, I'd be going with the cash... Beating the annuity would not be hard nor all that risky... Plus I don't want to be the mercy of a state that I won't be living in and federal government to pay me over the next two and a half decades, I might not even live that long, hell our country might not either.
Mar 29, 2012, 6:43 pm - DC81 - Lottery News

Do you think a Billion Dollar Mega Millions Jackpot is next if not won Friday?Reply
it annoys me as well. Not only the Lottery shows but the media as well just absolutely love to glorify the jackpots and what you could do with it. Up until a few years ago, jackpot winners were lucky just to net 1/3rd of the annuity prize. If the MM jackpot rolls this Friday, I'm thinking more in line of 850-900 million (600-640 Cash).
Mar 29, 2012, 10:20 am - Jill34786 - Jackpot Games Forum

$500 MILLION: Mega Millions sets all-time lottery jackpot recordReply
Here's some irony for you (and I'm not sure if it's regular irony or the Alanis Morissette kind): The $12 million you mentioned is, of course, the Mega Millions minimum jackpot. If there is a sole winner on Friday and they choose the annuity, they'll clear at least $12 million a year after taxes. Wild!
Mar 28, 2012, 12:06 pm - mediabrat - Lottery News

How high will ticket sales be for tonights MM DrawingReply
With this drawings annuity being 476 million and Cash value of 341 million which im sure will go higher by Friday im guessing sales will be at least 250 million now that the Nation has 'lotto fever that would be nice alexnt55
Mar 28, 2012, 9:11 am - dallascowboyfan - Lottery Discussion Forum