$333 MILLION: Powerball offers up summertime riches

Comment #182

music* — Tue, 19 Jul 2016 12:46:35 GMT

jjtheprince, Some athletes develop entourages who follow them around. Athletes are in a predicament in that they do not want to discourage their fan base.

You are correct about the brutality of the game.

America is wonderful with people like Bill Gates and Taylor Swift.

Comment #181

jjtheprince — Tue, 19 Jul 2016 00:56:49 GMT

Well professional athletes are a lot like lottery winners in that they can't make tons of money over and over year after year until they die. A lottery winner will likely only hit one big jackpot in their lifetime. The NFL is so brutal on the body that most star players are lucky to make it 10 years playing actively.

On the other hand you have people like Bill Gates and Taylor Swift who will still be earning tens or even hundreds of millions per year when they are 95 years old.

Comment #180

music* — Mon, 18 Jul 2016 17:33:49 GMT

Go to YouTube and type in, Professional athletes who have gone broke . I almost want to cry with them.

Comment #179

Bleudog101 — Mon, 18 Jul 2016 12:51:30 GMT

I didn't have a single # on three tickets. Just under five weeks to go for my Megamillions season ticket to expire. Can't wait to get the new ones which will be good for a year. Now if I'd stop playing for a whole year that would be ideal. Can't help myself when the jackpots get high.

Comment #178

golfer1960 — Mon, 18 Jul 2016 02:57:40 GMT

Yep it's possible to go broke after having lots of money

Comment #177

MaximumMillions — Mon, 18 Jul 2016 01:22:07 GMT

According to the rule of 72 you'd need an interest rate of 3% to cancel out inflation.

I think I can live 50 years on 6M$ a year. 300M$, should be enough. And that's if you continuously spend.

Comment #176

MaximumMillions — Mon, 18 Jul 2016 01:16:10 GMT

Sorry, only just now saw your post! No worries, Good luck to you too. This draw I didn't win anything. I'll wait for friends to visit family in the states for my entries, butler services charge triple, ouch.

Comment #175

Bleudog101 — Mon, 18 Jul 2016 00:36:59 GMT

True enough; now let's get a history lesson and say which President started all this. Not in recent memory and none of us were alive then (most likely).

Comment #174

RedStang — Mon, 18 Jul 2016 00:35:39 GMT

I know someone that was handed a silver platter and now he eats from paper plates. He blew over 100k loaning money because he thought these people were his friends. He follows my advise now.

Comment #173

Kingofearth — Mon, 18 Jul 2016 00:23:17 GMT

Welcome to Socialism. Everyone pays in, and everyone gets the same thing back.

Comment #172

Kingofearth — Mon, 18 Jul 2016 00:21:19 GMT

Because we have data and statics showing what life was like in 19XX. You enjoyed sensible tax rates, a working sane government, strong unions, etc etc.

Comment #171

rcbbuckeye — Mon, 18 Jul 2016 00:10:17 GMT

Social Security and Medicare aren't freebies. We all pay into them our whole working lives. After paying into Social Security my whole life, you can bet I want some of that money back.

Comment #170

rcbbuckeye — Mon, 18 Jul 2016 00:06:49 GMT

Boy are you delusional.

You weren't around when I was your age. How do you know what my generation had handed to them?

Making generalized statements like that just shows you're still wet behind the ears and have a lot of growing up to do.

Comment #169

TheMeatman2005 — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 23:08:23 GMT

LOL... What a great idea

Comment #168

jjtheprince — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 22:35:07 GMT

Basically in life there are three types of lotteries...

The job lottery The lottery game (MM, PB, other) The government freebie lotteries of social security and Medicare.

Some lucky snip s have won all three...I haven't won any of them. LOL

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Comment #167

Bleudog101 — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 22:24:47 GMT

I wish everything was handed to me on a silver platter! when I win the lottery that may be my first purchase.--a silver platter...LOL

Comment #166

jacintasc — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 22:07:11 GMT

When the jackpot was reaching 1B. There were long lines of college students buying tickets which was surprising to me. Also, don't forget all the people who were crossing borders from the north and south and folks trying to buy tickets from overseas online.

Comment #165

Kingofearth — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 21:58:15 GMT

The over 35 crowd have had everything handed to them on a silver platter, and yet they complain when the young want 1/100000 of what they got.

Comment #164

Kingofearth — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 21:56:39 GMT

They aren't freebies, they're Socialism.

Comment #163

Bleudog101 — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 21:01:16 GMT

Forgot one thing, I get my full retirement @ 62, like another 4.6% due to working in a not for profit job.

Comment #162

Bleudog101 — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 20:59:46 GMT

I was very fortunate @ the time they the Army only allowed to Respiratory Therapists early retirement--me being one of them. This was back in '97. Part of the deal was if I wanted full retirement I could only work in an approved not for profit place, not a government/VA job type. Mine was approved and have been working in a sad place for kids called a PICU. I was blessed that though i work for a very very major hospital chain in Louisville, KY they approved me for heart surgery @ my beloved Clev... [ More ]

Comment #161

jjtheprince — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 20:28:16 GMT

Military retirement? Yeah not exactly a freebie, but you apparently won the job lottery.

Very few people have a good retirement like that.

Comment #160

Bleudog101 — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 20:25:07 GMT

Freebies from Social Security? It is a non-government funded entity and I intend to start getting mine once I turn 62. Please don't call my military retirement a freebie either. Please and thank you.

Comment #159

jjtheprince — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 19:42:48 GMT

Why would hoarding bring negative publicity? If anything people would say Wow that guy has it right, smartest lottery winner ever!

I'd need to hoard because I'm not old like most winners who receive sweet government freebies like Medicare and Social Security.

Comment #158

faber98 — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 18:19:44 GMT

he's waiting for it to move up a position on his lifetime lottery jackpot standings. can't wait to see if it gains 1 or 2 positions especially on that annuity list that no one ever takes.

Comment #157

faber98 — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 18:16:48 GMT

you just got elected to another term. you can be frugal as you want without money. why bother to try to win this if you are planning that. you would receive more negativity by hoarding if anyone actually cared or bothered to know than if you reacted normally. spending, but not overspending.

Comment #156

Bleudog101 — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 18:00:54 GMT

If I were Todd, I'd be @ the beach and not worrying about updating the Powerball for the time being. He'll get around to it, because as we all know, Todd rocks

Comment #155

jacintasc — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 17:51:18 GMT

Wow! I'm surprised that Todd has not updated this story yet with the new jackpot

Comment #154

jjtheprince — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 17:13:53 GMT

No way! I plan to become famous if I'm a winner. I will go down as being the most frugal and successful winner of all time. I will be the opposite of David Lee Edwards or Jack Whitaker.

Comment #153

WinWinChicDin — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 16:54:15 GMT

Life has its ups and downs.

I remember a time when my parents decided to cut waaaaay back because of the financial stress the family was under. It was all good in the end.

Cutting back meant not selling their house to keep rent coming in. Moving in with my mothers parents and consolidating their expenses to only what is necessary.

jjtheprince.....a prince after my own miser (when the time calls for it) heart

Comment #152

WinWinChicDin — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 16:45:55 GMT

summer slow down....

Interest seems to pick up again around the holidays when the powers that be have us all day dreaming about a bountiful thanksgiving, Christmas or new years

For now, I am fatigued by all these jackpots and their slow rise....and that is saying something. I am a die hard-committed player.

I am sticking to my advance play tickets for now. If it gets to my new threshold of $650 million.....I will then start adding a line or two. Until then, all I have to really pay atte... [ More ]

Comment #151

faber98 — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 16:42:39 GMT

sure you did. if the village idiot was an elected position you would win in a landslide.

Comment #150

faber98 — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 16:39:05 GMT

who is idiotic enough to buy all that crap. i know some have done it but most have caught on that you can't or shouldn't even if you can. i guess you wouldn't so 110m should tide you over just fine. and those concerned about the cash value not rising fast enough. well, less people playing due to fatigue or whatever means less tickets out there that can beat you out of it. the greed on here is incomprehensible

Comment #149

dpoly1 — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 16:27:21 GMT

Comment #148

dpoly1 — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 16:26:32 GMT

Get Well Soon

Comment #147

dpoly1 — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 16:24:37 GMT

$250.3 Million Cash!

That sounds mighty fine to me

Comment #146

ArizonaDream — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 16:13:30 GMT

I don't disagree. With some smart investment advice one could do much better. My point was even at conservative, no brainer rates, 100 million would mean easy street for someone.

Comment #145

TheMeatman2005 — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 16:10:39 GMT

OUCH!

Feel better soon

Comment #144

jjtheprince — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 16:08:10 GMT

I live well below my means, but I have $0 debt! I have a modest place that works for me, but I've lived in worse conditions. I lived out of a car by choice for close to a year just so I could save $20K to put down on a place to live.

Comment #143

Grovel — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 16:03:33 GMT

I am glad no one won. I broke my ankle Friday night and could not get out the house to get a ticket.

Comment #142

Drenick1 — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 15:51:35 GMT

If that's the case I would really cringe to see your current living conditions.

Comment #141

TheMeatman2005 — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 15:51:12 GMT

That 1% interest rate is only if you put your money into a ordinary bank account.

There are other ways of earning more than 1% on your money. CDs, bonds, stock market, tax-free muni bonds, etc.

That is why whoever wins needs professional financial advice. After all, you don't want to put all of your eggs in one basket

Comment #140

Drenick1 — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 15:49:26 GMT

The cash value only got bumped up $13.3 million which is the lowest jump since when the PB went from $184 to $203 and featured a $12.9 million increase. During this latest rollover the annuity value jumped up $28 million when in reality it should have been $18 million to keep pace with the ratio from the previous draw.

This is the reason why I only pay attention to the cash value because the Annuity is just a mythical number to me.

Comment #139

jjtheprince — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 15:46:31 GMT

Right...I could blow $110 million in 3 months or less if I really wanted to...couple of mansions, a fleet of $250K+ cars, a jet, a yacht, lavish gifts to friends and family POOF $110 mil gone!

Living a middle class lifestyle at most is the best way to go for lottery winners if they don't want to go broke. buying a $500,000 home and a $50,000 car would make me worry about overextending myself even on $110 mil after taxes.

Comment #138

TheMeatman2005 — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 15:36:35 GMT

If you look back at the Powerball payouts from just a few years ago, you will see that the cash value to annuity ratio was about 55% compared to now where it is about 69-71%.

This means that if the cash value of the current jackpot ($250.3 mil) was figured at the same ratio from a few years ago, the annuity jackpot amount would be advertised at about $455 mil and not $361 mil.

The average lottery players may not get as excited over a $361 mil jackpot compared to when it was over $900 mil t... [ More ]

Comment #137

ArizonaDream — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 15:29:04 GMT

Let's say you win $110 mil. Spend $10 mil on a house and round the world trips. Invest the rest at just 1% and your living on a million a year without touching the principle for the rest of your life. If inflation goes higher, you should be able to increase investment returns to keep up.

Comment #136

jjtheprince — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 15:20:35 GMT

Just wait till the Fed starts experimenting with negative interest rates like Japan has, you'll see cash values barely budge anytime there are rollovers with MM PB.

Comment #135

ArizonaDream — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 15:15:49 GMT

Incredible difference you've pointed out there. Were the January increases all due to news media hype that isn't occuring now? Do too many people feel burned from over spending in January, so they cut back greatly on lottery buying? Did everyone figure out how bad the odds really are? Too many people sitting out because they haven't heard the B word yet?

How many grad school physch majors will do their thesis on lotto fever this year

Comment #134

faber98 — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 14:58:25 GMT

yes, you are certifiable crazy. what's wrong with winning 110 million at any age. if you're young you can continue to play (please don't say no one wins twice) for years and actually afford to play every lottery you can get to if you so desire. the idiots who don't play because it's not enough should be banned from playing if that were possible.

Comment #133

TheMeatman2005 — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 14:53:16 GMT

What about the interest that $151 mil will be earning?

If you invest wisely,the money will grow just as if you took the annuity payments. The money isn't just going to sit in your basement and do nothing for all those years to come

Comment #132

Redd55 — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 14:51:32 GMT

If the low amounts of the turn overs are due to depressed interest rates, how does one explain that on Jan 2 the pot was $355 million, on Jan 6 $524 million, and on Jan 9, $949.8 million? Now, I know the last one was due to lotto fever but the jump from $355 mil to $524 mil is quite a leap.

Comment #131

TheMeatman2005 — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 14:41:15 GMT

$110 mil is not a high amount compared to some of the bigger jackpots.

Let's just say that someone in their 20's won. And let's just say that they lived 60+ or more years. They would be able to live on just under $2 mil / year.

Now that nobody won, the cash after tax amount goes to approx (depending on the state you live in) $131 mil. That same 20 something person could live on just over $2 mil / year.

Remember, the above amount does not include any additional amount from interest or in... [ More ]

Comment #130

music* — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 14:29:50 GMT

A Californian who cannot successfully live off $151 million will need help. Both financially and mentally speaking. He/She can afford it.

Asset Protection will be the important thing in the winners' life.

Take your time in cashing your winning ticket in. Get all your ducks in a row.

Life will be sweet for the LP member who wins

Comment #129

hearsetrax — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 14:29:33 GMT

I saw a few nice places this morning on the water for under $140k this morning for a couple of acres

and i've posted a few decent cars for less then $10k of course these aren't as nice as brand new

this may not be the 1950s ... but for the 21st century you can find a few bargains if you look hard enough

Comment #128

jjtheprince — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 13:44:42 GMT

Uhh no, I'm not crazy...I just plan on not going broke when I win lol. Yes, $110 million is not much to live on for the rest of your life if you're a younger person. If I were 70 years old, sure no problem. At my age I'd probably not feel really financially comfortable unless I won some record shattering jackpot that netted me $1 billion after taxes. It's not the 1950's anymore, you can't buy a nice home for $30,000, or a nice car for $5,000.

Comment #127

Bleudog101 — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 11:24:33 GMT

What about $400 million after Wednesday? I've been wrong this time too, thought it would be $363 million. Knowing MUSL it'll be a tad below the 400 mark.

Comment #126

jacintasc — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 11:23:12 GMT

You are absolutely correct.

PB has more players per state/territory than MM

could be player fatigue the media is not hyping it up (I didn't see any lines

Comment #125

hearsetrax — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 10:12:30 GMT

I figured it'd roll over .... heres to Wednesday's Drawing

may she roll a couple more times

Comment #124

Bleudog101 — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 09:31:22 GMT

You beat me to the punch by 3 hours. Climb baby, climb

Comment #123

Kingofearth — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 06:39:48 GMT

When MM rolled from 333, it increased to 363. Powerball costing twice as much should have meant a roll to 393. It'll have a MM style slow roll upwards until somebody in a rural area of a small state somehow grabs the sole winning ticket. I'm gonna sit out until it gets over 430, it can't win lower then that.

Comment #122

Original Bey — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 06:23:29 GMT

$361m

Comment #121

Coin Toss — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 03:56:12 GMT

Just my $.02 but some of these rambling discussions about taxes on jackpots not won, etc...can be entertaining but remind me of a passage in one of Mario Puzo's books. (It was about writing the Godfather).

He was in an Army hospital in WW II and was in a ward for those who had head wounds. One day one the patients started telling everybody he had a million dollar idea and asked everybody else in the ward what they thought about.

Most said they thought it was a good idea but then this one g... [ More ]

Comment #120

TheMeatman2005 — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 03:28:44 GMT

The annuity jackpot at drawing time was raised to $335,500,000.

Using the same percentage of 237/333 I figure that the cash amount should be about $238,779,279

Comment #119

LOTTOKING2016 — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 03:25:24 GMT

Isn't the Federal 25

Comment #118

LOTTOKING2016 — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 03:23:45 GMT

1 Percent = High Class

19 Percent = Upper Middle Class

Rest 80 Percent = Middle and Low Class(Majority in Low Class and not a huge difference between Middle and Low class like Middle and Upper Middle

Comment #117

TheMeatman2005 — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 02:37:27 GMT

The top Federal rate is 39.6%, NY state tax is 8.82% and NYC tax is 3.88% ...all true, but NYS and NYC taxes are deductible on the federal return of a NYC resident reducing what they will owe to the IRS.

Taxes calculated on $237,000,000

NYS @ 8.82% = $20,903,400

NYC @ 3.88% = $9,195,600

Total NYS + NYC taxes on $237 mil = $30,099,000

Now subtract $30,099,000 from $237,000,000 and the remainder is $206,901,000.

The federal tax for a person who lives in NYC would be taxed on the

Comment #116

music* — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 01:47:43 GMT

Have you noticed how waistlines do expand on some winners? More food is available to the winner's family.

Comment #115

KY Floyd — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 01:33:22 GMT

You're either failing to grasp reality, wildly optimistic about the investment potential, or expecting to die before too long. Lower taxes could help, but with a conservative interest rate of 3% and planning for inflation of 3%, spending $6 million the first year and spending the same inflation adjusted amount in following years would leave you broke in 17 years. Just spending an even $6 million every year would stretch things out for a whopping 22 years before going belly up, but your spending... [ More ]

Comment #114

lejardin — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 01:17:04 GMT

Holy cow, I have heard everything now. ONE HUNDRED TEN MILLION DOLLARS ISNT GOING TO GO VERY FAR HERE IN THE U.S. ARE YOU NUTS? Give me $110 million and I will guarantee, I would have a great life along with my family and others I choose to share it with.

Although I do not agree with you on most everything, this last post of yours has earned you the moron of the month. Go back to La La Land. What a waste of time.

Comment #113

Drenick1 — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 01:01:27 GMT

The calculations by the Business school experts are wrong.

Top Federal rate 39.6%, NY state tax 8.82%, NYC tax 3.88% =52.7% and not 48.5%.

I am not even sure how they came up with that number as nothing added up.

Bottom line is that if you had the sole winning ticket this evening, you and your brother would split over $112 million which isn't bad at all.

Comment #112

music* — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 00:55:20 GMT

Asset Protection must be in a winner's future.

Comment #111

TheMeatman2005 — Sat, 16 Jul 2016 23:42:25 GMT

According to this article in FORBES:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/janetnovack/2013/03/23/tax-on-320-million-powerball-jackpot-millions-more-than-in-2012/#7018de67471b

As for state and local income tax, since California doesn t impose its highest in the nation 13.3% state income tax on lottery winnings, the Big Apple AAPL +0.38% has the distinction of taking the biggest bite out of its own Powerball winners. New York City residents get hit with an 8.82% top statetax on income over around $2... [ More ]

Comment #110

msharkey2001 — Sat, 16 Jul 2016 23:35:20 GMT

Then again who among us has experience with the large amounts of cash we're talking about here

Comment #109

jjtheprince — Sat, 16 Jul 2016 23:23:33 GMT

No, they would only be rich if they left the US and went and lived in Panama, Belize, etc that doesn't have an insanely high cost of living. $110 million isn't going to go very far here in the US.

Comment #108

TheMeatman2005 — Sat, 16 Jul 2016 23:22:31 GMT

I have my tickets too.

I normally get only quick picks, but this time I used the lottery number Quick Picks Generator found at https://www.lotterypost.com/quickpicks

You can find it by clicking the link or under the SYSTEMS tab and it's the third from the bottom. Just tell it what game you want number for and how many games.

POOF! instant numbers....hopefully, winning ones at that.

Comment #107

Drenick1 — Sat, 16 Jul 2016 23:00:39 GMT

So you're saying that anyone winning this $333 million jackpot isn't going to make anyone rich by any means? What planet are you from? The only logical scenario to your statement is if a thousand people split the winning jackpot.

The cash value is $237 million and even if the sole winner was in a heavily taxed state like NY their net take home is still over $110 million. Did you realize that it takes a net worth of $20 million to be in the top 0.1%? Even a net worth of $8 million will put you... [ More ]

Comment #106

Bleudog101 — Sat, 16 Jul 2016 22:41:45 GMT

Good luck to you mein Deutscher freund...forgive my bad German. Viele Glueck!!

My co-worker Nurse posted on FB that she did get my Season tickets for MM PB from the Massachusetts State Lottery. She didn't mail them, so will give them to me in person next week.

A former co-worker received her check to play the California MM * PB for five weeks for me.

This week was a post from someone who needed one of those plastic play slip things. Send me a private msg with your address... [ More ]

Comment #105

jjtheprince — Sat, 16 Jul 2016 22:10:22 GMT

All lottery winners need a budget no matter how much they win. This Powerball jackpot isn't going to make anyone rich by any means, just upper middle class I'd say.

Comment #104

Think — Sat, 16 Jul 2016 18:54:17 GMT

Nope, more like around 2009ish. They were 4 point something percent back in 07.

Comment #103

Think — Sat, 16 Jul 2016 18:51:43 GMT

They didn't put the location where the ticket was sold which would indicate that it is somebody who bought an E-Ticket off the MSL official website.

Comment #102

ressuccess — Sat, 16 Jul 2016 18:50:17 GMT

I hope the Powerball Jackpot continues to roll until someone hits the largest jackpot in United States history.

Comment #101

Redd55 — Sat, 16 Jul 2016 18:43:52 GMT

This morning, I asked for 2 mega and 2 PB. The cashier gave me 2 PB and another 2 PB. He asked if it was okay and I was too big of a weenie to say no. Worse, one of the line numbers is 14, 15, 16, 17. LOL

Comment #100

faber98 — Sat, 16 Jul 2016 18:39:47 GMT

a little excessive but that's more like it. you can't take it with you, let your kids win their own lottery. you know snip well how irresponsible they are. so you know they're going to rip through it after your gone. so protecting every nickel so you can leave it to them may not always be wise. in some cases, yes, but usually not.

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Comment #99

MaximumMillions — Sat, 16 Jul 2016 18:37:51 GMT

Well, when I wi I'll tr not to spend more than 500k a month,

Comment #98

faber98 — Sat, 16 Jul 2016 18:27:13 GMT

you're wrong again. it's actual saying of the word budget that would be offensive to someone hearing it from a powerball winner. not the act of actually doing it, privately. you cannot use that word verbally without a person or even a relative thinking or saying under his breath a budget, oh brother, he needs a budget like like i need a new hole in my shoes . i've know this guy or have been related to this guy forever and you'd think he could be a little more generous with his lucky turn of even... [ More ]

Comment #97

Bleudog101 — Sat, 16 Jul 2016 18:01:45 GMT

Glad you won something zephbe! I bought one @ the store, and three more @ home...just want the $2 million and show all these LP naysayers and Sister how to manage money!! There are very many more positive comments on LP than negative ones though...

Comment #96

Artist77 — Sat, 16 Jul 2016 17:28:01 GMT

Whether billionaires use the term budget is not the issue. Budgeting is a process everyone does if you want to keep your money. If you make a billion and spend a billion, you are out of luck. Budgeting is simply tracking what you spend vs your gains.

Comment #95

zephbe — Sat, 16 Jul 2016 16:28:43 GMT

I bought 2 PB tickets for tonight with the $4 I won with my one Wednesday ticket.

Comment #94

Drenick1 — Sat, 16 Jul 2016 15:56:23 GMT

I got my one QP ticket for tonight as well.

Comment #93

PrisonerSix — Sat, 16 Jul 2016 15:49:47 GMT

Same here. These days, I only buy extra tickets if i win a lower tier prize. I spend $10/week on lottery games buying Powerball, Megamillions, Lotto, and Easy 5 twice a week. If I win a lower tier prize, I usually buy an extra of either the game that won it or one of the other games if there's a higher than normal jackpot.

I rarely buy extras out of my own pocket anymore.

Comment #92

LiveInGreenBay — Sat, 16 Jul 2016 15:40:59 GMT

Got my ticket for tonight. Yep, only one.

Comment #91

WinWinChicDin — Sat, 16 Jul 2016 15:40:27 GMT

Sounds like a case of mo' money mo' problems

I will deal with that after I win.

Comment #90

faber98 — Sat, 16 Jul 2016 15:28:51 GMT

never heard of biggie smalls, but i'm sure your family and friends will be leaving you alone to enjoy your money by yourself. you are a cheap miser. your family and friends if you have any will be avoiding you like the plague. it won't take long before they start making excuses to stay clear of you if you don't throw them a bone now and then.

Comment #89

faber98 — Sat, 16 Jul 2016 15:22:47 GMT

it's the word budget that most people relate to as a tool used by the less than affluent to help them survive. it is demeaning to use it if you are rich. people sneer and ridicule someone who has hit the lottery hearing them announce that they are on one. saying you're wisely invested sounds better.

Comment #88

WinWinChicDin — Sat, 16 Jul 2016 15:07:18 GMT

Classy to ashy is my homage to the late Biggie smalls....(baby babbyyyy!!!!!)

There is no denying one's self with 300 million plus....just taking it easy and enjoying the ride in a measured manner.

Telling friends and family that you are on a budget is the best way to keep them off your case for handouts....I will tell them I told my lawyer to only authorize a pre-set amount to be dispersed from my trust and to me alone. They don't need to know if I do or don't have easy access t... [ More ]

Comment #87

Artist77 — Sat, 16 Jul 2016 14:51:33 GMT

Amen. Cynthia Stafford had no budget so she lost it all. A budget is relative to your income.

Comment #86

Drenick1 — Sat, 16 Jul 2016 14:39:08 GMT

A budget is subject to a variety of views and is mostly tied to wealth or the amount of income produced. Music may have a budget of $2k or $50k per month and it will most likely be based on his financial situation so I don't really think it was idiotic at all.

Comment #85

faber98 — Sat, 16 Jul 2016 14:25:54 GMT

you don't get it either. no comprehension of how much money 300 million is. there's a middle road 99% of people take to ensure they don't lose it all. but to deny yourself in order to save or invest it all is ludicrous. classy to ashy, how poetic. the word budget should be a requirement in order to get your check that you are not allowed to utter that word again. telling your cohorts, friends, or family that you're on a budget will make you the butt of jokes by all of them. have fun hoarding it,... [ More ]

Comment #84

WinWinChicDin — Sat, 16 Jul 2016 14:07:44 GMT

It's the best way to keep your millions

We talk here every day slating all those who went broke in 5 years or less.....

Well none of them had a budget and that is how they went from classy to ashy

Comment #83

faber98 — Sat, 16 Jul 2016 13:49:17 GMT

you're going to try to win 300+ million and live on a budget. most idiotic idea statement ever, but the shoe fits.