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1.Cash-$170.5 million Annuity-$314.9 million Date-12-25-2002 State-WV Game-Powerball 2.Cash-$168.5 million Annuity-$294 million Date-7-2-2004 State-MA Game-Mega millions 3.Cash-$161.5 million Annuity-$295.7 million Date-7-29-1998 State-IN Game-Powerball 4.Cash-$156.1 million Annuity-$258 million Date-9-16-2005 State-NJ Game-Mega millions 5.Cash-$141.5 million...
Oct 17, 2005, 2:47 pm - weshar75

PB-Cash Value
Well Powerball has sunk to a new low. The cash value to annuity ratio is now under 45% some where in the north of 44.5% of the annuity. Thank you powerball for all of your work to bend over the purchasing lottery player. I do not like the back loaded annuity or the low cash ratio. I will still play because I do not have Mega Millions in my state but you are getting a thumbs down from me. What it all boils down to is one big crap shoot.-weshar75...
May 4, 2006, 12:29 am - weshar75

MM/PB Annuity
I was doing the taxes on the annuity for both Mega Millions and Powerball today to see what I could get if I choose annuity on the game. It is a nice little payout if you like an annual check I think MM worked out to like $380,769 for 26 payments. Powerball was in the first year $490,327 and the last year was $1,529,161 so I guess they are nice pay outs. But it always depends on the winners personal choice I would be tempted to go either way because of the advantages of both...
Mar 5, 2006, 12:10 pm - weshar75

Annual Payments
Man those annual payments for Mega Millions is over $10 million a year and the annuity is only 26 years. That is roughly a $149 million after taxes. I would be only 56 years old when the annuity finished plus all of the beggars that wanted something I could tell them I am on a fixed income so they are not going to get anything. Man when the jackpot gets this high the annuity does look tempting. I would have to decide tomorrow when I am at the lottery Office in Olympia,...
Feb 28, 2006, 4:33 pm - weshar75

PB Record
Well it is official that Powerball is the new annuity record among the two largest multi-state games in America. The new mark is $365 million annuity the old mark was set by THE Big Game at $363 million annuity. So congrats to Powerball for establishing this new record.-weshar75...
Feb 16, 2006, 11:21 am - weshar75

I matched the PB & PB jackpot amount
I matched the Powerball on saturday night on a 4$ ticket. Which according to the match 0 of 5 + PB =$4 dollar win so that is cool. The jackpot value that is always pushed is the annuity which is annoying, do people really go for the annuity? I always go by the cash value jackpot, not annuity....
Jan 4, 2016, 1:42 pm - pickone4me

Mega Millions
Well I think that I am going to let mega grow before I play again probably to about $52 million. When the annuity is $2 million a year for the life of the annuity is when I like to play. But since I have budgeted to play all month long I might just do that and see if I can get that $1 million or smaller jackpot under my belt. I will have to see this friday if I am up to play mega millions.-weshar75...
Jul 4, 2012, 4:50 pm - weshar75

PB-MO winner
One winning Powerball ticket was sold for the $224.2 million annuity jackpot in the game Powerball. The lucky store is QuikTrip at 2791 Dunn Road in St. Louis, Missouri. It is the seventh largest Powerball jackpot ever awarded. The winner has 60 days to choose between a $224.2 million annuity or a $102,868,636 cash option. Source is Powerball.com.-weshar75...
Apr 13, 2006, 1:43 pm - weshar75

PB $101.1 million cash
Do you notice the higher in PB annuity you go the higher the gap is between the cash value not being half right now it is $3.9 million less than half of the annuity. If it hits the record sum again on this run I would like to see how large in cash the gap will be. I thought it would be an interesting side note. I will still take the cash when I win on wednesday.-weshar75...
Feb 5, 2006, 12:27 pm - weshar75

Cash Option 1/7/06
Well in Oregon the cash option for Oregon Megabucks is half the annuity or $3.8 million in cash. The Oregon Powerball is $28.3 million in cash it is a little bit less than half the annuity. Both cash prizes are up for the taking this saturday and I hope that one of my tickets has the six numbers to unlock the big prize. I will be selecting the cash option because I plan on splitting the prize with my mother 50/50....
Jan 5, 2006, 5:13 pm - weshar75