$363 MILLION: Mega Millions lottery jackpot raised due to heavy sales

I will buy some tickets for tuesday nights game, however we all know the jackpot is going to be won in ny, ca or somewhere up north ewe don't win the mm that pften if you look at their jackpot history you can count the amount of times it has been won in nc, or sc.

 how would I get that information for my state ? Thanks for your help , appreciate it .

I hope there's a single winner and if it's not me then I want the winner's last name to be Patel. 

I hope there's a single winner and if it's not me then I want the winner's last name to be Patel. 

Think I'd have to go with the Annuity on this one... $1.2 Million Per Month for the next 25 years sounds good enough for me to do just that!

Good for you, I hope you win... that is, if I don't win instead. 

There are many people here who will swear up and down that only a fool would take the annuity, blah blah blah taxes blah blah Obama sucks blah blah, but what they always forget is that once you win, it's your money to do with as you please.  As for me, there might be a situation where I'd prefer the lump sum, but most of the time it seems like the annuity would be good enough for me.

Good luck, everyone, no matter what you plan to do with your winnings! 

 I'd take lump sum because I have a lot of income properties to purchase without mortgage.

Good for you, I hope you win... that is, if I don't win instead. 

There are many people here who will swear up and down that only a fool would take the annuity, blah blah blah taxes blah blah Obama sucks blah blah, but what they always forget is that once you win, it's your money to do with as you please.  As for me, there might be a situation where I'd prefer the lump sum, but most of the time it seems like the annuity would be good enough for me.

Good luck, everyone, no matter what you plan to do with your winnings! 

 I'd take lump sum because I have a lot of income properties to purchase without mortgage.

I don't think it matters which one you take does it?  It's all gonna get spent either way. 

Wow I hit 100 posts with this one took over a year to do it lol

I like your thinking! 

Here in Central Florida decent 3 bedroom/2 bath homes rent for $1,200 per month and can be bought for around $125,000.  I'd put $100,000,000 into single family homes....so I'd have roughly 800 free and clear homes generating approximately $960,000 per month in income.  Lots of depreciation and tax write offs to boot.  Guess I'd need to own my own Property Management Company to manage them all, LOL!!!  No problem....bring it on....

I like your thinking! 

Here in Central Florida decent 3 bedroom/2 bath homes rent for $1,200 per month and can be bought for around $125,000.  I'd put $100,000,000 into single family homes....so I'd have roughly 800 free and clear homes generating approximately $960,000 per month in income.  Lots of depreciation and tax write offs to boot.  Guess I'd need to own my own Property Management Company to manage them all, LOL!!!  No problem....bring it on....