$181 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot ramps up

Comment #36

haymaker — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 15:12:39 GMT

After Dpoly answers don't forget to deduct the 10.8 % to cover jersey state tax. (highest in the country)

a law that was passed in the middle of the night by our sneaky/greedy legislaters.

Comment #35

golfer1960 — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 11:45:53 GMT

OMG! No one hit PB and now the jackpot is $212M!!

I have an excited feeling in my loins!! HEY IT MUST BE THE MONEY !!

Dpoly1, what is the wire transfer amount on this jackpot in PA

Comment #34

KY Floyd — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 06:57:21 GMT

Maybe it's the years and years of bull$hitting people by advertising annuity values, but you apparently don't recognize reality, even when it's biting you in the ass. The OP was referring to the increases after the advertised jackpot reaches $100 million, and it's extremely clear that MM blows PB out of the water.

Here's what those increases really look like:

MM @ $108 PB @ $110

+ $19 million + $17 million

+ $21 million + $17 million

+ $23 million + $15 million

+ $29 million... [ More ]

Comment #33

RJOh — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 06:30:22 GMT

Hope you had better luck than I do when I play the local Classic Lotto. The odds says it's easier to get a hit but in reality it seems harder to get a hit than when I'm playing PB and MM.

It's at $15,000,000 so maybe I'll give it a try Monday and if I don't win, I'll still have time to pick five lines for Wednesday's PB drawing.

Comment #32

RJOh — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 23:30:38 GMT

There are plenty of pick3 and pick4 players here that are willing to share everything they know, just check out their forums.

Comment #31

Dutch36 — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 23:22:29 GMT

Hellow to all, I am new to the lotterypost internet but not the lottery, I am looking for a system to help me with my numbers p3 and p4. I have been following you all on my phone but I am always one step behind. I need some advise....

Comment #30

KSplayer — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 19:27:33 GMT

Comment #29

Simba774 — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 05:50:23 GMT

I agree. I use to get excited, but not anymore. Now, when all those numbers match, then I will put on some music and dance my ass off. Until then, I'm cool.

Comment #28

mcginnin56 — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 04:34:12 GMT

Thanks for the nice feedback golfer! Lotto fever is finally returning once more, and I'm not calling my doctor over it.

Now show me the money please! Good luck on this one golfer

Comment #27

golfer1960 — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 03:00:24 GMT

Wow, I never thought about that HiFi! That would be something if those numbers came out LOL! Those aren't my numbers but I'd be upset if they came out and I didn't play them.

Comment #26

HiFi — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 01:18:23 GMT

you know somebody is probably going to play those numbers now lol. i like the first line because of the high numbers, different than all the other lines.

Comment #25

Guru101 — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 20:13:26 GMT

Not buying a ticket for this Powerball drawing. Already bought my Hoosier Lotto tickets though. Hopefully I'll win $14,000,000.

Comment #24

golfer1960 — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 18:56:06 GMT

Hey mcginnin! Yes it's been a while. I hope all is well.

I've been reading all the articles and post but most of the articles made me nervous because they were all about lottery fraud or people making bad choices after winning huge amounts of money. It makes me think be careful what you wish for .

But this jackpot has made me wash all my fears away again and now I'm excited!

I've enjoyed your post and photos too!

In the meantime: Come on Powerball

Comment #23

hearsetrax — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 18:54:01 GMT

good luck to U too Ms Piaceri ..... already got my ticket

Comment #22

Piaceri — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 17:53:21 GMT

Exactly! A good tax attorney can help with that extra 10% problem.

Good luck everyone! I'm still working on getting my tickets for Saturday.

Comment #21

Cletu$2 — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 15:15:57 GMT

The MegaMillions started over at 12 million on Tuesday and only rolled over to 13 million for tonite.It usaully rolls from 12 to 15 million.

Comment #20

dpoly1 — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 14:47:23 GMT

I have until the end of the year to mitigate the remaining 10% in Federal Taxes.

The $92,250,000 is the amount that a Pennsylvania resident would receive from the Pennsylvania Lottery in a wire transfer after winning.

I am more than aware of the current Federal 35% tax burden.

Charity will help mitigate this burden.

Comment #19

hsg2000 — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 14:19:37 GMT

You better for the Next Bus

Comment #18

chuck32 — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 13:27:39 GMT

Reality doth intrude.

MEGA MILLIONS POWERBALL

1/27/2012 12,000,000 4/28/2012 40,000,000

1/31/2012 15,000,000 5/2/2012 50,000,000

2/3/2012 23,000,000 5/5/2012 60,000,000

2/7/2012 32,000,000 5/9/2012 70,000,000

2/10/2012 41,000,000 5/12/2012 80,000,000

2/14/2012 51,000,000 5/16/2012 90,000,000

2/17/2012 61,000,000 5/19/2012 100,000,000

2/21/2012 72,000,000 5/23/2012 110,000,000

2/24/2012 83,000,000 5/26/2012 126,700,000

2/28/2012 94,000,000 5/30

Comment #17

mcginnin56 — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 11:06:53 GMT

It has been awhile golfer! Willing to bet that cigar Jordan is puffing on, is worth more than most of us make in a week.

Comment #16

golfer1960 — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 03:55:45 GMT

After having a $640M Mega Millions draw not too long ago it's hard to reach the level of excitement we had this year but finally we have some excitement!! I'm more than happy with this drawing.

Powerball: $181M!!

Yeah that kind of rich

Comment #15

brees2012 — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 02:59:28 GMT

I'm ready for $181 million ............

Comment #14

Grovel — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 02:48:20 GMT

Haven't been here in a while. Good luck everyone.

Comment #13

RedStang — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 01:46:51 GMT

Seems like the big mega has killed the lotto hype. This would usually be big news but no one or the media is talking about it.

Comment #12

Party1377 — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 01:38:13 GMT

No state taxes on lotto wins in PA looks like.

Comment #11

Erzulieredeyes — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 22:15:19 GMT

The Powerball is stingy with their increments after the $100 Million Mark. Had this been Mega Millions it would have been well over $200 Million by now!

I hate this new Powerball game, but I'll play my $2.00 for the chance to win anyway..lol

Comment #10

IPlayWeekly — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 21:49:27 GMT

I'll play my one line for Sat's drawing

Comment #9

GambleToRamble — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 21:37:58 GMT

dpoly1,

Don't forget... you'll still owe another $12 million in federal income tax. So net is about $80 million... which is still very nice

Comment #8

weshar75 — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 19:52:09 GMT

I think it is time for mcminnville, oregon to have a winner from the circle k on third street please. Pretty please! I asked nicely!-weshar75

Comment #7

OldSchoolPa — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 19:26:59 GMT

I really could care less about the magnitude of the jackpot. Wake me up when my ticket matches all 6 numbers drawn..then, and only then will I get even remotelyexcited.

Comment #6

RJOh — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 17:52:16 GMT

A bigger jackpot always sound better, no matter the size.

Comment #5

hearsetrax — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 17:09:16 GMT

I still say $200 million sounds a wee bit better

Comment #4

dallascowboyfan — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 15:51:33 GMT

$181 million sounds good to me.......

Comment #3

mcginnin56 — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 14:35:11 GMT

Let it roll baby

Comment #2

THRIFTY — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 14:26:23 GMT

I wish that the lottery choose one of my combinations as the winner to redistribute some taxes.

Lotteries represent redistribution of wealth at its finest.Lotteries know the geographical areas that will win the biggest prizes. That is the reason why quick picks win more jackpots than self picks.

The Connecticut asset managers combination was chosen as the winner in that geographical area.They won a $254M Powerball Jackpot with $1 Quick Pick Ticket.

Comment #1

dpoly1 — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 14:26:00 GMT

$92,250,000 in the bank for the next winner from Pennsylvania !

Ka-ching

$181 MILLION: Powerball lottery jackpot ramps up

Lottery Post — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 13:43:29 GMT

By Todd Northrop

There was no jackpot winner in the Wednesday night drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery game, causing the grand prize to increase to an estimated $181 million for Saturday's drawing.

Wednesday was the 11th consecutive drawing without a jackpot winner. The jackpot run started June 27 as a $40 million jackpot.

The estimated cash value for the new jackpot is $123 million. After-tax cash and annuity prize amounts are reported state-by-state on the Jackpot Analysis p... [ More ]