$344 MILLION: Mega Millions lottery jackpot skyrockets

Comment #102

rdgrnr — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 16:11:50 GMT

Oh man.

Remind me never to go drinkin' with you, lol.

Good luck though

Comment #101

noahproblem — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 15:33:13 GMT

For the terrible odds of winning involved (even by jackpot draw standards), no it wasn't. I did take a small plunge today for Friday, though.

Comment #100

DDOH937 — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 14:41:02 GMT

I dont understand it either, are these people really scoffing at a $400 Million pot????? Have we really all just become so jaded??? I'd take a jump at $400K in a heartbeat much less $400 Million. I guess its all jsut talk anyway, but come on.

Comment #99

rdgrnr — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 10:52:50 GMT

You don't consider $344 million a big jackpot?

Not worth a buck to ya

Comment #98

helpmewin — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 07:50:49 GMT

Another thing if anyone hasn't realized the next Mega Drawing is on FRIDAY the 13th

Comment #97

helpmewin — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 06:32:58 GMT

Thanks for the update i hope it doesn't become a Winner then the ole Unclaimed ticket TRICK

Comment #96

noahproblem — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 06:00:21 GMT

That seems rather conservative going from $344 million. I guess the longer odds are still keeping the big money players (i.e. those like me who only play for the big jackpots) on the sidelines? (I might take a small plunge this time.

Comment #95

fwlawrence — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 05:54:57 GMT

It is now $400 million

Comment #94

DisplacedLurker — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 04:40:43 GMT

Jill, I always love your educated analysis on this. Thank you so much for giving us your input.

While not quite in the same topic, wouldn't a huge deterrent for accepting the annuity option come from the fact that estate taxes are due on the entire amount (as in the advertised annuity) after someone dies prior to their annuity completing? So, sure, the money would be guaranteed regardless of which option, but the taxes would be overwhelming. Correct me if I'm wrong. Even though I don't have... [ More ]

Comment #93

sully16 — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 04:14:14 GMT

I really think this one can grow into a monster jackpot.

Comment #92

meriwetherman — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 04:11:02 GMT

Did you hit?

65 22 41 5 12 magic ball 13

Comment #91

weshar75 — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 04:09:31 GMT

Yeah I heard that on the drawing. The lotto anouncer said that. I just hope it rolls to friday since I have a multi-draw ticket.-weshar75

Comment #90

Todd — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 04:02:07 GMT

Friday jackpot will be $400 million if nobody hits tonight.

Comment #89

Teddi — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 00:56:22 GMT

Thanks Jill. I always love to hear your take on things

Comment #88

Win$500Quick — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 00:41:50 GMT

I use to play $5-$10 every draw on Mega Millions every since it came to Florida. $1 is my way of boycotting because you only need 1 ticket to win.

Comment #87

hearsetrax — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 00:35:22 GMT

Good luck to all playing tonight ......

Comment #86

LottoMetro — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 00:26:48 GMT

Maybe by Friday they will. But tonight, no. Sales are lower than expected and the reduced annuity factor (1.869 to 1.848) doesn't help. They're actually facing a shortage of nearly $3 million. I think now that we'll be at/over $400M, things will start to pick up from here on.

Comment #85

DDOH937 — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 00:23:34 GMT

I say they push it to $415 million... GOOD LUCK MEGA MIL PLAYERS!!! Hope many of you get a shot at the second prize...hahhaha

Comment #84

DDOH937 — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 00:20:50 GMT

HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAAA, not sure why but i found your Some old lady tried to get in front of me but I blocked her out as were not going to have one of those silly stories this time around comment extremely fuuny. May she wins and the story becomes some guy wouldnt let me go ahead of him so i patiently waited and look, i won $344 million . Hhahaha, you really can't make this stuff up, too funny

Comment #83

dearlord — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 23:34:49 GMT

Sorry to burst your bubble, but I just purchased a ticket. As such, someone will win tonight and I will hit not a single number. It is the way of the lottery for me.

Comment #82

hsg2000 — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 23:28:42 GMT

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE, HOPE TO SEE THE JACKPOT STILL IN FEVER CROSSING $400 MILLION FOR FRIDAY DRAW

Comment #81

WWWBUKTN — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 19:04:20 GMT

You can stop buying tickets as I already bought the winner this afternoon out of a lotto vending machine at the grocery store. Some old lady tried to get in front of me but I blocked her out as were not going to have one of those silly stories this time around.

Comment #80

LottoMetro — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 18:42:49 GMT

Once again sales are going to be short the projections, and the annuity factor decreased.

If jackpot rolls tonight it will be $400 million with $216.4 million cash, depending on last minute sales it could be $401 M with $216.9 M cash.

Comment #79

zirabamuzaale — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 05:41:36 GMT

I will be willing to accept one for Arizona where I currently hail from one since Arizona has as yet to get a MM jackpot winner

Comment #78

zirabamuzaale — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 05:37:03 GMT

Yes, I too like Fantasy 5 in which I have won several times. I am playing $2 per draw at the Mega. So far I have won at three instances since the new Mega Matrix was introduced. I haven't won in our local Arizona Pick since around June/July of last year and yet we are often told that the odds of winning in the state lottos are far better than in the national/international lottos such as Powerball and Megamillions. That may not be true with every individual that regularly participates in the stat... [ More ]

Comment #77

zirabamuzaale — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 05:13:14 GMT

I am playing four combinations with four different golden numbers and no.3 delivered back-to-back wins last week i.e. Tuesday and Friday. The Mega is where to be. Thank God the Mega golden balls were drastically reduced

Comment #76

Six balls — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 02:46:03 GMT

There's nothing* to prevent you from taking your cash and using a chunk to but an annuity on your own.

* Unless you're younger than 40-45; then you'll have a doozy of a time finding someone to sell you an annuity if you're 'too' young. Even a 40 year old would be pretty limited on options.

Comment #75

DC81 — Mon, 09 Dec 2013 22:51:48 GMT

Considering how few combinations were likely used last drawing, I doubt sales are going to explode to the point where at least half of them are used up so, probably not.

Comment #74

ressuccess — Mon, 09 Dec 2013 21:36:11 GMT

I hope the Mega Millions Jackpot continues to roll.

Comment #73

Jon D — Mon, 09 Dec 2013 16:34:35 GMT

I agree with most that say always take the cash.

The annuity is mainly a gimmick to inflate the Jackpot for sales and marketing purposes...and it works!

It may have made more sense in the old days, with state lottos and when jackpots were smaller. With a smaller jackpot under $10M, there is some tax advantage with smaller annual payments falling under the top tax bracket. But now with huge jackpots of a few hundred million, that disappears.

I agree that it can seem scary when the jackpo... [ More ]

Comment #72

surimaribo24 — Mon, 09 Dec 2013 16:23:24 GMT

wow . someone's live will change tom . night .

goodluck everyone .

Comment #71

Jill34786 — Mon, 09 Dec 2013 12:11:13 GMT

Hi golfer-we are really enjoying ourselves here in Aspen which btw happens to coincide with some of the pics you posted:)

My children as well as the adults have been participating in both skiing and snowboarding.

We pooled our money for 5 draws starting the 10th...peer pressure.

Good luck to you as well

Comment #70

golfer1960 — Mon, 09 Dec 2013 06:19:11 GMT

Thanks Jill! I hope you're enjoying your vacation in CO. I've never been there but it looks like a beautiful state with snow capped mountains. I hope you're skiing out there?

Good luck to you and your friends too

Comment #69

CAL-LottoPlayer — Mon, 09 Dec 2013 05:00:50 GMT

Unfortunately, the MegaMillions managers have changed their game:

MegaMillions Has Changed: The odds of winning a jackpot changed from 1 in 176 million, to 1 in 259 million.

It's now almost impossible to win. They increased the odds by 50% so it would be harder to win and the jackpots would increase.

I don't know about you guys, but I'm going to ignore this game until it goes to $700 Million. That's what the managers wanted anyway. Then I'll play 10 bucks.

Comment #68

One-Day — Mon, 09 Dec 2013 04:09:26 GMT

After giving it a lot of thought, I'm going with the annuity option guys. :) I'll invest a lot of the first payment smartly in some good technology startups and have the cash value in less than 15 years. :) How much money does a man need to live? I don't need that lump sum payment the first time. Afraid I lose it all somehow. I'll write a good will leaving future payments to my daughter. I got this, rgdr... :)

I almost got it once. This time it won't escape me. https://www.lotterypost.com... [ More ]

Comment #67

Jill34786 — Mon, 09 Dec 2013 02:35:29 GMT

Another point I would like to make about taking the cash option instead of the annuity is the ability to let it grow without touching the principal

Using this current $344M jackpot which offers a CV of $184M the net payout after 39.6% Federal tax is applied would be a little over $111 million. Just for comparison the $344 annuity would amount to a $207 million take home pay if the current top tier Fed rate didn't change over the next 29 years (which is unlikely).

Investing $100 million usi... [ More ]

Comment #66

Jill34786 — Sun, 08 Dec 2013 23:40:31 GMT

Hi Teddi- With the way annuities are structured for MM, it would take a jackpot of over 3 billion in order to support initial annual payments of $30 million and this is just with the initial 25% Federal and typical 5% state withholding which.

Using the current jackpot as a basis ($344M annuity/ $184M cash) tripling this amount to 1.032 billion/$552 million cash. The first distribution would be $15.5M gross/$10.8M after-30% taxes. It would take 7 years before the pre-tax payment would even exc... [ More ]

Comment #65

Teddi — Sun, 08 Dec 2013 21:32:27 GMT

Hey Jill, I've been waiting on you to throw your hat in because I think you and I both see eye to eye on this CV vs annuity debate. However, since certain possibilities have given me pause to consider the annuity as a viable option, I wanted to get your professional take on this.

Let's pretend circumstances presented itself so that the JP became large enough to pay out $30 to $40 million per year and the CV was 50% or less. Would choosing the cash still be a better value than opting for the... [ More ]

Comment #64

RedStang — Sun, 08 Dec 2013 21:25:18 GMT

Would'nt call spending a dollar Boycotting . You're actually doing what they planned for.

Comment #63

Jill34786 — Sun, 08 Dec 2013 20:35:10 GMT

Golfer- I think you would be right at home relaxing at this resort. Just remember my advice on always taking the lump cash option.

Good luck to you

Comment #62

Jill34786 — Sun, 08 Dec 2013 20:31:12 GMT

While relaxing here in Colorado, a friend of mine somehow talked me into contributing towards an MM pool with her and another friend staying with us. At first she wanted $20 from each of us and I frowned at the idea as I haven't even purchased a single ticket for this new matrix yet.

We ended up compromising and decided to apply each of our $20 towards 5-draws which is good through December 24th...I figure this would be a good reason to head back out west in the event the lottery Gods blessed... [ More ]

Comment #61

Teddi — Sun, 08 Dec 2013 19:10:23 GMT

If anything happened to you, the lottery still has to pay out the annuity, and those annuity payments would go to your estate, so your children would still get the money, whether you are alive or not to give it to them. While I'm all for taking the cash option, wanting to leave your kids your lottery winnings isn't a reason to forego the annuity. Annuity payments don't stop simply because you die. They'll be covered either way. Especially if you set up trust funds for them.

Comment #60

Viking Orayk — Sun, 08 Dec 2013 18:15:42 GMT

well said

I especially agree with number 3.

Comment #59

Goteki54 — Sun, 08 Dec 2013 18:07:02 GMT

Now is about the time the causal players are starting to buy into. If I had the 2nd prize of 1 million, I would still be smiling all the way to the bank.

Comment #58

sully16 — Sun, 08 Dec 2013 15:48:48 GMT

Nice

Comment #57

savagegoose — Sun, 08 Dec 2013 15:09:12 GMT

around 60k a month at %1 interest and a %30 tax rate. maybe multiply that by what ever interest you think you could get like 5% would be 5x or 300k a month

Comment #56

WWWBUKTN — Sun, 08 Dec 2013 14:55:05 GMT

Where is the, I constantly come on a messgeboard to talk about it so I may buy one ticket this week but I'm kind of waiting for it to get bigger crowd.

Just laughable.

Comment #55

Thegreenpirate — Sun, 08 Dec 2013 14:18:41 GMT

Florida won enough money this year they need a hiatus

Comment #54

Thegreenpirate — Sun, 08 Dec 2013 14:16:29 GMT

That snip Contra to nintendo!!!! LMFAO @ up,up, down, down, left-right left-right b, a, b, a, select, start, I'm the $344,000,000 Jackpot winner in Ohio 12/10/13!!!!

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Comment #53

BuyLow — Sun, 08 Dec 2013 13:45:55 GMT

Great resort but the beach (if thats what you are looking for) in front is rocks for the most part......lots of activities, location off the busy streets but close to everything.

Comment #52

BuyLow — Sun, 08 Dec 2013 13:43:41 GMT

Looks like it will jump to 4th largest jackpot ever if not hit Tuesday.......!!!!

I am ready for a win! Florida has not ever won a MM Jackpot, I will accept on their behalf

Comment #51

Masone — Sun, 08 Dec 2013 10:07:40 GMT

That's true, but at the same time, there aint a whole lot you can't buy with the 14m to 30m a year you'd be making with that annuity. Even if you encountered things you couldn't buy, no one in their right mind is going to sit there and deny you credit.

I think if it hit a mark of 900 million, I'd just take the annuity. That's an average of 18 million a year after taxes at the current rate, but then again, taxes are likely to increase. But will it increase to the point where losing 50% of y... [ More ]

Comment #50

DC81 — Sun, 08 Dec 2013 07:58:07 GMT

Did the input Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A

Comment #49

ashabug725 — Sun, 08 Dec 2013 05:26:18 GMT

I would take the cash option simply to make sure that if something happened to me the $$$$ would go to my children

Comment #48

rdgrnr — Sun, 08 Dec 2013 04:37:57 GMT

Yeah, I was using code (cheat sheets) to describe cheat codes.

But now you've blown the whole operation.

Comment #47

LottoMetro — Sun, 08 Dec 2013 04:22:01 GMT

I would probably consider annuity if it was $1 billion or more, just because I don't have one foot in the grave yet

Otherwise cash for the following reasons:

1) Regarding taxation, lump sum penalizes about half a percent versus annuity but that is under current rates only. Taxes are more likely to go up than down in the future, so it would be better to pay up now and never have to pay again (other than on interest, investments etc) rather than risk a higher rate down the road.

2) Say y... [ More ]

Comment #46

golfer1960 — Sun, 08 Dec 2013 04:21:21 GMT

I'm thinking sun and fun if I win.

Comment #45

weshar75 — Sun, 08 Dec 2013 04:19:53 GMT

If I get lucky on my ticket this tuesday night I am taking the cash because I will never spend that amount of money in my life time.-weshar75

Comment #44

golfer1960 — Sun, 08 Dec 2013 04:11:01 GMT

Oh okay. Still lots of money eh, Metro? Would you take the cash or annuity

Comment #43

LottoMetro — Sun, 08 Dec 2013 04:02:33 GMT

With a $900M annuity, you wouldn't see the first gross $30M+ payment until 2030 (technically, 2031). Of course the average payment over the course of the annuity would be $30M, but the first gross payment would be less than $14M.

The annuity would have to be nearly $2 billion to see a gross $30M payment upfront.

Comment #42

jjtheprince — Sun, 08 Dec 2013 04:00:54 GMT

Not cheat sheets, cheat codes.

Comment #41

golfer1960 — Sun, 08 Dec 2013 03:56:55 GMT

Wow, that's such a ridiculous amount of money. I think I'd opt for the annunity!! I think that would be around $30M per year for 30-yrs.

Comment #40

KY Floyd — Sun, 08 Dec 2013 02:06:46 GMT

I think the record cash value was fairly close to $475 million. Based on that, the current annuity value will need to reach about $888 million to tie the record.

656 = 888. There's some lottery math for you. If this run gets within 25% of setting a new record lottery officials will be hoarse from screaming about the new record they set.

Comment #39

rdgrnr — Sun, 08 Dec 2013 01:16:02 GMT

Well, I hope you notified the authorities.

They probably had cheat sheets.

Comment #38

BBLL — Sun, 08 Dec 2013 00:53:47 GMT

Christmas jackpot

Comment #37

jjtheprince — Sat, 07 Dec 2013 23:20:26 GMT

I see four cheats got 5+0 on this one.

Comment #36

DDOH937 — Sat, 07 Dec 2013 22:04:33 GMT

My point EXACTLY goose man. One would basically be winning the pot EVERY YEAR

Comment #35

savagegoose — Sat, 07 Dec 2013 22:00:32 GMT

and the fact that $20 mill a year would be like wining the lotto every year anyhow. if you managed to save say %10 l a year of that and invest it, after the 30 years, yu would prob still be taking in 20 mill for ever.

Comment #34

Teddi — Sat, 07 Dec 2013 21:56:30 GMT

Like I said, I'm not a fan of annuities. I think that generally they are a rip off. Espcially since they are weighted for you to get more in the last few years than on the front end. But let's just say the JP reaches a point where you can actually take home $30M per year, and the CV is somewhere around 50%, those 2 factors would give me pause.

Simply something to consider since my usual way of thinking is never to take the annuity.

Comment #33

Win$500Quick — Sat, 07 Dec 2013 21:56:30 GMT

Comment #32

Win$500Quick — Sat, 07 Dec 2013 21:53:14 GMT

I am boycotting by spending $1 per draw. With these astronomical odds I rather spend my money on Florida Lottery Games such as Fantasy 5, Mega Money and Lotto which have better odds.

Comment #31

TheGameGrl — Sat, 07 Dec 2013 21:39:29 GMT

I've got odds that even if someone wins, the check wouldn't be cut til next year.

Personally after seeing the odds and the amount of low end winners in my state (PA), I'll stick to the one dollar play . It only takes a dollar to win the jackpot and the lower prizes just don't have enough incentive.

I guestimate it to hit when its around the 600 million marker. (between two to three states will hit it)

Thats my story and I'm sticking to it.

Comment #30

En ReVal — Sat, 07 Dec 2013 21:38:50 GMT

I agree, too many numbers to choose from. Players may have become disinterested.

Comment #29

DDOH937 — Sat, 07 Dec 2013 21:32:44 GMT

I hear you Toronto but not so sure i'm with you 100% on this one. I understand that current low interest rates are responsible for a larger cash payout now. Which one would be inclined to capitalize one. But doesn't your argument goes both ways? That if interest rates WILL eventually go up and taxes fluctuate...Dems vs Reps in power, then one will have a fair opportunity to invest much of that $30 million each year and receive reasonable if not very attractive returns? And remember, we're not ju... [ More ]

Comment #28

Toronto — Sat, 07 Dec 2013 21:12:26 GMT

You also have to consider interest rates are near all time lows and nearly any economist or investor knows that low rates will not be here forever. The headline jackpot assumes investing risk-free at the current rate level. Rates are expected to rise over the next few years. Taking annuity right now is not prudent (including, as you said, current tax levels and seemingly the only way we will solve our deficits will include some raising of taxes

Comment #27

savagegoose — Sat, 07 Dec 2013 21:08:14 GMT

lol 20 mill a year to start the ball rolling upto 100m a year at the end of 30 years

Comment #26

DDOH937 — Sat, 07 Dec 2013 20:57:34 GMT

Good Post Teddi...My line of thinking precisely. I find it quite hilarious when i hear people churp at the idea of walking away with an even $20mil a year basically for LIFE (29 years). With the same investment approach, one could easily recapture the initial cash amount in 10-15 years as you pointed out. Plus the added bonus of not becoming one of the statistics that end up broke in 3-5 years. At this level ($344 mil) it would be about 12 million a year which might not be enough to offset the d... [ More ]

Comment #25

mypiemaster — Sat, 07 Dec 2013 20:40:18 GMT

So you consider yourself a losing winner, or a winning loser for playing the lottery or you just love to whine?. I forgot, you never spend money to play the lottery, you just play on paper for fun. I hope you are not one of those clerks, that show up here and tell us that they found winning tickets in the trash bin, because they are real morons. Consider this cruel kindness. Here's to oxymorons

Comment #24

Teddi — Sat, 07 Dec 2013 19:54:28 GMT

If an annuity was going to pay out $30 million to $40 million a year, then I think I'd actually consider taking the annuity. I may not do it but I would definitely stop and think about it.

Because even though I expect taxes on that kind of income to increase and I usually hate the idea of payments spread out over so many years, with the cash value is so low and the annuity payments so large, you could end up equalling the cash value in less than 15 years. Plus 30 million a year is enough to l... [ More ]

Comment #23

VFR95 — Sat, 07 Dec 2013 19:43:26 GMT

Seasons Greetings Schmuckatelly,

I'm gonna go with $1+ billion on Christmas Eve..........for a very Merry Christmas.

Dreamer,

Comment #22

schmuckatelly — Sat, 07 Dec 2013 19:33:52 GMT

$1+ billion January 7th.

Comment #21

helpmewin — Sat, 07 Dec 2013 19:30:34 GMT

Comment #20

chucklesmcgee — Sat, 07 Dec 2013 19:27:43 GMT

No, the megaplier gives terrible expected payout (as though lottery odds were good to begin with). The idea of a smart lottery player is also a bit of an oxymoron.

Comment #19

chucklesmcgee — Sat, 07 Dec 2013 19:24:28 GMT

No, it doesn't make sense at all to pay for Mega Play. The expected value is absolutely terrible. I realize this is the lottery after all and tickets basically never have a postive expected value, but spending that extra dollar on another ticket will give you a much better payout potential than spending it on a Mega Play. Most of the expected payout in big lottery games comes from the jackpot, not the lower prizes. Of course, the best expected outcome would be not spending that dollar or any dol... [ More ]

Comment #18

Slick Nick — Sat, 07 Dec 2013 17:52:37 GMT

Pools are a good thing. For years I have had a few guys I work with in a pool. I use to run big group lotterys at work, but I just have 1 or 2 now. Think positive are good words RedStang.

Comment #17

RedStang — Sat, 07 Dec 2013 17:13:27 GMT

The guy running our work pool usually asks for 2$. This time i gave him 10$ to cover the next 5 draws. He told me to think positive.

Comment #16

Slick Nick — Sat, 07 Dec 2013 16:30:20 GMT

I think it's safe to say that there will always be larger jackpots in the very end, but it'll take longer to win. Picking numbers 1 to 75 is a bit of a chore

Comment #15

Todd — Sat, 07 Dec 2013 16:07:25 GMT

The first 5 drawings in the current jackpot run were under the old rules, using the old starting jackpot amount. So the new rules show that the Mega Millions jackpot can once again grow hugely, but is not an accurate representation of how many rolls it should take to get there.

Comment #14

mypiemaster — Sat, 07 Dec 2013 16:04:29 GMT

$344M after 19 draws?. Sorry guys, not growing fast enough. Maybe it's JP fatigue. I thought by now, it should be somewhere near $650M. Yaaaaaawn.

Comment #13

mypiemaster — Sat, 07 Dec 2013 15:56:55 GMT

Smart players always play MM with megaplier.

Comment #12

stunna6036 — Sat, 07 Dec 2013 15:35:11 GMT

Good luck everyone. .......I'm in it to win itl

Comment #11

DDOH937 — Sat, 07 Dec 2013 15:25:11 GMT

YES SLICK!!!! The chances of winning are next to impossible, but someone has to win, mathematics and the law of Physics insists on this!!!! Gotta to be in it. Good luck to you for a second prize winner x 5 multiplier. Jackpot already assigned to me by the Universe

Comment #10

Viking Orayk — Sat, 07 Dec 2013 15:13:27 GMT

110 Mil +, After Feds cut . ....

Anyone got a ballpark idea of how much money you would make a month

on simple interest?? I've run out fingers and toes to count on.

Comment #9

sully16 — Sat, 07 Dec 2013 15:11:59 GMT

This one is going to keep growing.

Comment #8

mightwin — Sat, 07 Dec 2013 15:10:40 GMT

Looks like now the jackpot would have to be near a billion for the cash option to have an attempt to take the top spot

Comment #7

Slick Nick — Sat, 07 Dec 2013 14:56:01 GMT

Ya gotta be in it to win it

Comment #6

DDOH937 — Sat, 07 Dec 2013 14:54:42 GMT

If it gets to $900 million plus, would you opt for annuity or cash payout

Comment #5

helpmewin — Sat, 07 Dec 2013 14:52:36 GMT

the annuity part sounds good to me

Comment #4

DDOH937 — Sat, 07 Dec 2013 14:52:11 GMT

Hear Hear

Comment #3

peppy007 — Sat, 07 Dec 2013 14:49:17 GMT

The reason being that the majority of those people are simply playing for the jackpot and not the lowerprices. They want two chances at the jackpot insgead of one chance at it for the same price. For a second prize of 2 to 5 millions most people prefer to play the state lottery which has way better odds at winning those amounts. Hope that helped.