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Is this a stunt EZMONEY and Todd pulling?
I'm not making accusations or blaming these guys (if it's a stunt, I'm laughing about it) but I do remember seeing an old post that shows EZMONEY's lottery tickets with the winning numbers circled. Now, he supposely won again? The numbers are the same number on that old post ticket with Todd saying the very same thing he said in the old post. Hahah.. maybe I'm a bit confused. It's not adding up.... is anyone noticing this? So EZMONEY comes back and diss his doubters (which I don't blame hi
Aug 6, 2008, 1:12 am - Mega-ThinkTank - Lottery Discussion Forum

Lottery-winning doorman gets the girl but might lose jobReply
I pointed this out in 2 previous posts on this thread said people on this board were bitter or jealous, but then I saw the slide show with 15 poses! If someone puts himself in the limelight, then he is setting himself up for public criticism just like any 'celebrity' - although I doubt if Mr. Randazzo friend are reading LP comments or care what we think. Although I don't trust everything I read in the paper, one article said he tried to move into the building for which he works, but $5,000 a
Jul 25, 2008, 12:45 pm - justxploring - Lottery News

Ohio winner of $196M lottery jackpot claims prize anonymouslyReply
One thing you have to consider with the annuity is that what $1,127,096 is worth now, will not be the same in the future with inflation and the valuation of the dollar. Better to take it now so you can grow it for the future. Even if you just put it into t-bills, it will grow. For example - The year I was born, my Father made $3,800 annual salary at his first full time job out of college. Eighteen years later, I made $3,800 working parttime at K-Mart. These days nearly 30 years later, I make
Jun 30, 2008, 12:55 pm - Piaceri - Lottery News

Smaller jackpot rolloversReply
Yes, it's all paid in a lump sum (or 30 yr annuity if chosen) but in addition to the jackpot, the winner will get $10M more for spending an extra dollar and $25M bonus for spending an extra $2. It sounds like they've done that just incase someone wins and has chosen a $3 play they won't have to pay out as much with the initial jackpot, Not sure I understand what you mean. especially if it gets hit frequently without a solid build up to be able to back it up. I agree, but so far nob
Jun 21, 2008, 5:06 am - justxploring - Jackpot Games Forum

Where/When Big Game/Mega Mill winnersReply
Yes Think, it is on USA Mega (www.usamega.com). To start, click Previous Results on the left side at USA Mega, under Mega Millions. Then, find the drawing you want the detail for and click the date/link. That will take you directly to the detail for that drawing. Detail includes: Results Texas Megaplier Annuity jackpot value Cash jackpot value Drawing video link Number of jackpot winners State(s) jackpot winner(s) were sold in Number of second-tier winners State(s) second-tier winner(s) w
May 24, 2008, 10:40 pm - Todd - Jackpot Games Forum

Minnesota couple claims $180 million Powerball jackpotReply
MM annuities are spread over 26 payments, which is one up front and one for the next 25 years. For PB it's 30 payments over 29 years. That's a 4 year difference, but there's much more to it. By spreading the remaining payments over 29 years instead of 25 there is more of the available money invested right at the start. The bigger diference is that MM payments are equal, but PB payment start smaller and get bigger as time goes by. With a total of 26 payments, MM pays just under 4% up front and in
May 9, 2008, 12:00 pm - KY Floyd - Lottery News

Minnesota couple claims $180 million Powerball jackpotReply
Congrats to the Couple! I would love to be going to Hawaii with ya! Rage, MUSL says the advertised amount is the amount you get when you take the 30 year annuity. If you take the cash up front lump sum, it was advertised at 88 million. They explain, that is the amount we have on hand to pay the winner straight up. After Federal and State taxes (which varies, according to each state) the winners only got the low amount mentioned. The advertised amount, they say, is the amount you get over a p
May 7, 2008, 7:43 am - spy153 - Lottery News

Unemployed N.Y. Man Wins $14 Million LotteryReply
Remember, he is a resident of NY State. Their scartch-off tags are always annuity. So, unless you are amongst the rarist people in the universe, you loose 50% by choosing cash (liump sum). Blink, and the $14M became $7M. Then come the tax people. There is 6.85% for the state, gone with the second blink. Then the feds, who will grab around 38-42% with another blink. When you look at the shiny lure, you blink, and every time you blink, your win drops. If he is lucky, the city, county, or other mun
Apr 22, 2008, 7:07 pm - MeFirstYouLast - Lottery News

Lottery winner demonstrates the right way to claim a big jackpotReply
I don't recall ever seeing anything that said that the funds are earning interest that will increase the amount paid to the winner when they get around to claiming it. The Ohio lottery website has some detailed info on the cash amount here: http://www.ohiolottery.com/howtoplay.stm At least with MM, the annuity appears to be purchased immediately, and the cash value comes from the sale of the securities that have been purchased. The site linked specifically says that the risk of loss in val
Mar 22, 2008, 1:49 am - KY Floyd - Lottery News

Went public too soon?Reply
We all have ideas of what we would do if we win and I've read many really good ideas on things that I'd never thought about before. However we have to actually win to get to point of making a choice where those good ideas would be meaningful. On this thread we were asked for our opinion and some people are saying Robert and Tonya Harris were stupid for going public so early trying to pass off their opinion as the definitive opinion. We get similar opinions in other threads on topics like annu
Mar 11, 2008, 5:45 pm - Stack47 - Lottery Discussion Forum