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Lucky1 — Sat, 24 Jan 2004 03:36:14 GMT

How are those accountants at the Powerball Lottery calculate the jackpot's cash value? $55MM annuity vs. $30.1MM in cash option. You got to do better than that. Mega Millions $51MM brings you $30MM in cash. Where is the other $4MM going

Powerball Jackpot Reaches $55 Million

Lottery Post — Fri, 23 Jan 2004 14:01:57 GMT

The excitement is rising along with the jackpot in America's Game. There were no Powerball jackpot winners Wednesday but 387,935 players across the nation won a total of more than $3.5 million in prizes.Because no one correctly matched all six numbers in Wednesday's drawing the jackpot will grow to an estimated $55 million.The cash option for the Saturday, January 24 drawing will be an estimated $30.1 million.The numbers drawn were: 13, 17, 34, 41, 45 and the Powerball was 17. The Power Play mul... [ More ]