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POWERBALL CREATES WORLD'S FIRST BILLION-DOLLAR JACKPOTNews Story
Initial estimate is $1.3 billion, but will undoubtedly go higher By Todd Northrop Is it even possible to imagine what it would be like to win more than $1 billion? Millions of people around the nation will get the chance this Wednesday night, when Powerball is set to offer the largest lottery jackpot prize ever awarded in history. The country came to a standstill Saturday night, as the Powerball lottery drew five numbers plus one Powerball number. Those numbers were 16, 19, 32, 34, a
Jan 10, 2016, 1:32 am - Todd - Lottery News

$675 MILLION: POWERBALL SETS ALL-TIME LOTTERY JACKPOT RECORDNews Story
Saturday Powerball jackpot rewrites the record books with the largest lottery prize the world has ever seen Jackpot of unthinkable size will almost certainly be even bigger by draw time By Todd Northrop It's been four years since the last lottery jackpot record was broken, but Wednesday night it finally happened again. The old record of $656 million, set by the multi-state Mega Millions game in March 2012, was shattered Wednesday when nobody won Powerball's $524.1 million jackpot, an
Jan 7, 2016, 1:04 am - Todd - Lottery News

$356 MILLION: Mega Millions lottery jackpot nears recordReply
People like that are the first to sell their annuity to the annuity brokers that will hound them from the git-go, not realizing that by selling the annuity it does not absolve them from future tax liabilities. Then they get IRS problems. IF someone takes the annuity, they better be darn disciplined enough to live within the annuity limits, and smart enough to listen to advisors. Taking the annuity does not make an over spender into a budget conscious individual.
Mar 24, 2012, 8:57 pm - Piaceri - Lottery News

GA-KY-VA Lose for LifeReply
Friends don't let friends choose annuity, or play annuity-only games.
Mar 3, 2006, 1:31 pm - CASH Only - Lottery Discussion Forum

Payments are not that bad.Reply
Taken from the Powerball FAQ page: _____________________________________________________________________________________ WHY HAS THE CASH JACKPOT GONE DOWN? Actually, it is the annuity jackpot that has gone UP. Most people assume that we start with the annuity, but we actually start with the cash jackpot. In the Powerball game, thirty cents of every dollar sold goes into the cash jackpot pool. The difference between the cash jackpot and the annuity jackpot depends on how much we can make
Feb 21, 2006, 10:31 pm - ryanm - Jackpot Games Forum

cash vs. annuityReply
Mike:100% annuity in Mass Megais bad$, because it's still annuity-only...
Apr 7, 2005, 7:10 pm - CASH Only - Lottery Discussion Forum

New Library DefinitionReply
Todd: I didn't want to be too wordy The cash value of an annuity prize depends on interest rates, the length of (usually 20-30 years), and the type of, the annuity (usually the cash value is 50-60% of the annuity). Annuity prizes include future interest, which is why the cash option amount is always less than the advertised annuity amount. Lottery winners, when given the choice of cash or annuity, are much more likely to take the lump sum over the yearly payments.Todd: I would think you would
Apr 3, 2003, 8:32 pm - CASH Only - Suggestions Forum

$500 million jackpot...when?Reply
Think annuity? Annuity STINKS!
Apr 3, 2003, 2:49 pm - CASH Only - Lottery Discussion Forum

Powerball $160 million Wed 12/18Reply
never let a lottery assign you THEIR annuity. if you have fears about handling money, take the LUMP SUM then shop around for your own annuity. once you are assigned an annuity from a lottery, you are stuck with it for it's duration. unless you sell it for pennies on the dollar to a lottery/annuity purchasing firm. you lose control over YOUR money with the annuity option. the object of the game is control. if you structure your own annuity and you need some more liquidity , you have the option o
Dec 17, 2002, 9:54 pm - visiondude - Jackpot Games Forum

$425 MILLION: Mega Millions jackpot raised on huge salesNews Story
By Todd Northrop The Mega Millions jackpot has grown to an estimated $425 million, prompting a rush of ticket-buying by people betting their luck will hold out when the second-largest drawing on record takes place on Friday the 13th. Jan Lyons was waiting to buy a $1 Mega Millions lottery ticket Thursday when she decided to up her odds and purchase two. Because the jackpot is so high, said the 75-year-old retiree from south suburban Markham. Because no one has won the jackpot in mor
Dec 13, 2013, 12:32 pm - Todd - Lottery News