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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

$1.5 BILLION: Massive Powerball jackpot fuels rush for ticketsReply
I hope it actually gets to $3 Billion so when I or someone hit it we can literally see someone walk away as a billionaire after cash option and taxes. It's not impossible, but it's going to take a lot more than $3 billion for that to happen unless interest rates go way down. Even if interest rates go way down it will still take the same amount of cash, and the same number of tickets without producing a winner sooner. With the current interest rate you'd net about 29% of the annuity value af
Dec 18, 2025, 12:04 pm - KY Floyd - Lottery News

$1.25 BILLION: Epic Powerball winless streak marches onReply
I think there will be multiple winners. As long as they've sold two or more tickets there's a chance of multiple winners, but the chance is pretty low until sales get pretty big. Actual sales will be higher, but the initial estimate is for about 77.25 million tickets. For that many tickets, if they were all chosen randomly, the chance of any number of winners is 23.23%. The chance of a single winner is 22.21% so if the jackpot is hit there's a 95.6% chance of a single winner. There's a 2.68
Dec 17, 2025, 12:11 am - KY Floyd - Lottery News

US Powerball multi-state lottery game expanding to the UKReply
Someone Above said if someone in Uk wins the lottery they can take the money and run away and not pay complete Federal tax later. And am thinking Now how can you run away in the first place when they gave you no Lump sum option only annuity. If you run away they freezes the rest of your Annuity Payments Ok when people win Powerball the top tax is like 37 percent. There are two ways to pay federal government. One way is the player pays 37 percent and the other way is l guess each sold t
Apr 18, 2026, 1:07 am - Powerball765 - Lottery News

Annuity or Cash ValueReply
That is a very reasonable explanation. Another key consideration would be taxes and the ability to lock the current tax rate when you go with the cash option. Politicians may not necessarily raise taxes for all, but there is a hight chance that 15 years from now the direction would be to tax those in higher income brackets more. The way the annuity is structured, you earn more in the later years, so that becomes a real risk. Thank you for all your very valid points
May 14, 2026, 9:41 pm - JustMaybe - Lottery Discussion Forum

Secrets of a lottery lawyer-Kurt Panouses interviewReply
Conspiracy anyone? Any statistics on the number of years these people live after the win? Are there any mysterious passings? Can you imagine being whacked by a private contractor getting paid a percentage of the annuity to take it off of the Books after 20 years?
May 4, 2026, 1:25 pm - AllenB - Lottery Discussion Forum

US Powerball multi-state lottery game expanding to the UKReply
That definitely applies to the lesser prizes which are all funded by UK sales. But there is an issue with the jackpot where funds are mingled... It is likely that it will be paid out tax free.... because UK isn't USA.. But not sure how the US will get its tax.. Even nonresident aliens have to pay 30%. Maybe the tax free' is why it is only being paid as an annuity.
Apr 15, 2026, 3:51 am - kao1632 - Lottery News

US Powerball multi-state lottery game expanding to the UKReply
My assumption.. Likely operate similarly to California .. Prizes less than the jackpot. Because they are UK, won't be taxed at payout (tax collected at point of sale). No federal tax because effectively UK lottery . Jackpots.. Because they are pooled... and payed out only as an annuity.... not sure...
Apr 15, 2026, 12:46 am - kao1632 - Lottery News

Final Cash4Life and Lucky for Life drawings taking place SaturdayReply
No. It would be half. Lottery games that advertise $18 million jackpot normally cheat you out of 50% of that by saying well, it's $1 million/year for 18 years , and if you want a lump sum payment, you get $9 million. With Millionaire 4 life, the lump sum really is $18 million, and if you prefer an annuity, it pays you for life with a minimum of 20 years.
Feb 21, 2026, 7:12 pm - Tucker Black - Lottery News