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$900 MILLION: Powerball jackpot rises, but sales miss in last draw makes for small increaseNews Story
By Todd Northrop Powerball lottery players might be wondering this morning why the jackpot only increased by $25 million after nobody won last night's $875 million grand prize. The answer is that the last jackpot was estimated too high. During the live drawing it was announced that after all proceeds were counted, the final jackpot tally came to $829.4 million $45.6 million shy of the expected amount. Likewise, the cash value that was initially estimated to reach $452.2 million only in f
Jul 16, 2023, 6:41 am - Todd - Lottery News

$875 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot surges on rolloverReply
In TX the cash value amount ($560M) will net $352.8 after taxes. I have 3 grown kids that will want a cut. Hmmmm. How much.....
Jul 13, 2023, 5:05 pm - rcbbuckeye - Lottery News

$725 MILLION: Powerball jackpot now 11th-largest in historyReply
I find it better to check the annual payouts with the taxes taken into account . For example, here's the payout for this drawing in your state of Tennessee . (Congrats on living in a state that does not have a state tax on lottery winnings.)
Jul 11, 2023, 9:59 am - Todd - Lottery News

Kentucky man who "coasted" into gas station on empty tank wins $1 million in lotteryReply
Here in New Zealand the lump sum on a million is $1,000,000 after taxes. (Just saying.. the idea that a million dollar prize is only an annuity sucks.)
May 25, 2023, 6:45 am - kao1632 - Lottery News

Virginia: 5/1 - 5/31/2023Reply
I played it online str8 twice, but just saw they have you claim it lol. Next time I play online, l'll limit to one straight play to avoid taxes. I'll take the win, especially since I barely made the clock at 1:51.
May 21, 2023, 5:37 pm - nc85 - Pick 3 Forum

Florida' Jackpot Triple Play
I posted this info about Florida's Jackpot Triple Play in The PICK5 Forum's Florida Fantasy5 Players thread but thought I'd put it here too. Although there aren't many jackpot winners with JPT, you really are better off playing it than FF5. All JPT jackpot winners have won at least multi-hundred thousand dollar jackpots. Some have won more than a million. FF5 winners don't win greater than $100,000 all that often. If you look at the FF5 Top Prize Winners and Retailer Information report,
May 12, 2023, 8:06 am - GiveFive - Jackpot Games Forum

Winner of $95 million Lotto Texas lottery jackpot gamed the odds to winNews Story
New Jersey based group turned the odds to win in their favor By Kate Northrop Around this time one year ago, the Texas Lottery's Lotto Texas jackpot was bursting at the seams, boasting the game's third-largest prize ever at a mouthwatering $95 million. One New Jersey-based group gamed the odds to win the jackpot. Following a seven-month period without a winner, the Lotto Texas jackpot had ballooned to $95 million for the drawing on April 22, 2023, the game's largest in over 12 years.
Apr 28, 2024, 12:38 pm - Todd - Lottery News

$1.33 billion Powerball jackpot won by one ticket sold in OregonNews Story
Lump-sum cash option worth $621 million Drawing was delayed by one state needing more time to process sales Updated with area that winning ticket was sold By Todd Northrop Around the United States, millions of people had to wait an extra three hours last night to find out if they won the unbelievably massive Powerball jackpot, due to one unnamed state's inability to deal with the huge amount of ticket sales data. When the drawing did finally occur Sunday morning, it turns o
Apr 7, 2024, 8:13 am - Todd - Lottery News

$1.09 BILLION: Powerball jackpot is 4th-largest in game historyNews Story
Powerball ticket-buying frenzy this week as game seeks to create billionaire By Todd Northrop This week lottery players across the United States will be pulling out all the stops to try and win Powerball, featuring one of the largest lottery jackpots in history, worth an estimated $1.09 billion. The Powerball jackpot has been building for 39 consecutive drawings since the last winner on January 1 , when one ticket from Michigan won a $842.4 million jackpot . The ticket was sold at th
Apr 2, 2024, 8:17 am - Todd - Lottery News

$975 MILLION: Massive Powerball jackpot increases againNews Story
Easter sales dip might be holding it back By Todd Northrop The near-billion-dollar Powerball jackpot grew again last night, but perhaps not as much as it would have if this weren't Easter weekend. The latest increase of the current lengthy Powerball jackpot run comes after nobody won last night's drawing, sending the Monday jackpot ever closer to heights that once seemed unattainable for a lottery game. Monday's Powerball jackpot is currently estimated at $975 million, with a lu
Mar 31, 2024, 9:07 am - Todd - Lottery News