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Wisconsin MegaBucks $$Reply
Winning Numbers 4-5-13-26-34-39 Wednesday, October 30, 2013 - $2.5 Million Annuity $ 1.7 MILLION Cash
Oct 26, 2013, 11:42 pm - Nikkicute - Jackpot Games Forum

$213 million ticket sold in Fresno is California's first Powerball winnerReply
After taxes, the lump sum totals $123.3 million, said Alex Traverso, a lottery spokesman in Sacramento. This lottery official needs to check his facts before misleading the public. The annuity value was $213 million and the cash option is $123.3 million BEFORE any taxes are factored in. After the initial 25% Federal tax withholding the winner will receive about $92 million and will owe another $18 million in April, 2014 unless they come up with a plan to mitigate their taxes. I was
Oct 26, 2013, 11:00 am - Jill34786 - Lottery News

MM going to 30 year annuityReply
I will take the cash option. Annuity has too many risks involved, the company who owns it can go bust and who knows how or when the next check would be sent, if it ever was. The process of leaving it to heirs is messy. If the cash sum is given up front, I know exactly how much I have and pay the taxes and then the rest is up to me. If my state lottery goes under or the company who funds annuities does then I don't have to worry about my money. I'll have enough to concentrate on having tens of
Oct 12, 2013, 11:14 am - sookie - Lottery Discussion Forum

MM going to 30 year annuityReply
The annuity option really doesn't make sense anymore for the multi-state Jackpot games. It's just a marketing gimmick now. It might have made sense in the old days, when jackpots were small like a couple million, as a way to boost them higher.(similar to a state lotto) But with a several hundred million jackpots now being more common for MM/PB, it's antiquated. Especially with those large jackpots, your annual payment comes in well above the top tax bracket, so there's not even any benefit th
Oct 12, 2013, 10:26 am - Jon D - Lottery Discussion Forum

DC Lottery not paying winners during government shutdownReply
This seems to only be affecting winning tickets that have not yet been redeemed. Those who are already receiving payments via annuity should be fine, but given that our income tax rates can only go upwards, I would be more inclined to take lump sum payout...and blow 5 percent right off the bat just to get big baller spending out the way. Then I would wisely invest the remaining 50 percent (Uncle Obama Sam will have taken his 45 percent cut), living off of the interest and dividends (capital gain
Oct 12, 2013, 2:13 am - OldSchoolPa - Lottery News

Wisconsin MegaBucks $$Reply
Wednesday, October 09, 2013 - $2.1 Million Annuity $ 1.4 MILLION Cash still building...
Oct 7, 2013, 9:30 pm - Nikkicute - Jackpot Games Forum

Furlough Government Shutdown and the Lottery
Does any of this affect the lotteries? Like in paying a winner? How about if someone chose annuity? Will they get a little less than what is 'promised'? Will the money(most or half) be used to pay for things even if it's a politicians salery(or even to pay government company/workers [backpay] ) as opposed to going to you the Jackpot winner? Open Mind and Discuss -Nabe ogasawara .... (guy who stands near corner store all time...he has wisdoms so it seems)
Oct 4, 2013, 6:24 am - Anfang71 - Lottery Discussion Forum

$189 MILLION: Mega Millions jackpot rolls againReply
Yeah, I doubt it. The game has been averaging sales of less than $20M per draw this year. That's before they make it worse. That works out to be about a billion per year on a system that is now going to be 1:250,000,000. That's not a few billion per year. It's a couple of billion, which is pretty miserable for a population of the size living in areas where tickets are sold. You expect a lot of big jackpots? Um...um...um... What I said, in case you missed it, was that the PA lottery r
Sep 28, 2013, 11:23 pm - Prob988 - Lottery News

Wisconsin MegaBucks $$Reply
Megabucks is still slowly building. Saturday, September 21, 2013 - $1.8 Million Annuity $ 1.1 MILLION Cash
Sep 20, 2013, 3:31 am - Nikkicute - Jackpot Games Forum

$400 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot explodesReply
Always think big! But $400 million cash payout (not annuity) and AFTER taxes might just do it for me. LOL. I think that's the level I can have anything I even dream of wanting and still not have to say 'no' to any family member, friend, alma mater or favorite charity. Ever. Everyone wins.
Sep 15, 2013, 3:10 pm - Teddi - Lottery News