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$725 MILLION: Powerball jackpot now 11th-largest in historyReply
Tonight's Powerball jackpot raised to $750 million / $378.8 million cash option. The rankings jump to #10 in the annuity list and #17 in the cash option list.
Jul 12, 2023, 11:13 am - Todd - Lottery News

VIDEO: July's Weekly Roundup in lottery newsReply
It's now the 8th highest it has ever been. Unless you're in the extremely small minority that would take the annuity it's the 15 biggest PB jackpot.
Jul 10, 2023, 1:33 am - KY Floyd - Lottery News

Kentucky man who "coasted" into gas station on empty tank wins $1 million in lotteryReply
Here in New Zealand the lump sum on a million is $1,000,000 after taxes. (Just saying.. the idea that a million dollar prize is only an annuity sucks.)
May 25, 2023, 6:45 am - kao1632 - Lottery News

$36 million Mega Millions ticket sold in Florida goes unclaimedReply
This was the only unclaimed Mega Millions jackpot ticket in 2023 Only one? With just 6 jackpots in 2023 what are the odds that only 16.67% of them would go unclaimed? Using that math formula, 80% of $36 million is $28.8 million (which goes to education), and 20% is $7.2 million (going back to future prizes). Using a better formula 80% is $13.92 million because they're probably not going to put that money in to a 29 year annuity.
Feb 21, 2024, 1:41 am - KY Floyd - Lottery News

Virginia man who won $1,000 a week lottery prize in Cash4Life says it's just "good"Reply
I believe this happened in Va as well..... There was a story a few years ago where someone asked for a MM or PB ticket and by mistake the clerk hit the wrong button and printed a Cash4Life ticket. The customer didn't want the mistake ticket and the clerk paid for it. That night the mistake ticket won that clerk $7,000,000 since the ticket ended up winning the grand prize and he took cash value instead of the annuity.
Dec 25, 2023, 8:50 pm - TheMeatman2005 - Lottery News

New York man wins $10 million lottery prize for the second time in a yearReply
What is the likelihood of a billion dollar PB before Christmas? Zero. Just over a year ago it was advertised at $508 million and 5 drawings later it was at $1 billion. Last July it was advertised at $522 million and 7 drawings later it was at $1 billion. $500 million in early September, and it took another 10 to get to $1.04 billion. Higher interest rates have made the annuity value a bit bigger lately, but Christmas will be just the 5th drawing after Wednesday. Slim chance we could see it
Dec 13, 2023, 2:59 am - KY Floyd - Lottery News

Texas LottoReply
Winning numbers 1 14 17 22 35 52 Jackpot rolls to $25.75 million annuity $14.1 million cash.
Nov 27, 2023, 11:49 pm - rcbbuckeye - Jackpot Games Forum

Retailer mistake helps Illinois man win $25,000 a year for life in Michigan LotteryNews Story
A retailer's error is a lottery player's happy accident By Kate Northrop A store clerk's error helped an Illinois man land a $25,000 a year for life prize in the Michigan Lottery's Lucky for Life game. Just as famous painter Bob Ross once said, we don't make mistakes, just happy little accidents. The same could be said for one Illinois man who ended up winning a $25,000 a year for life Lucky for Life prize thanks to one such lottery retailer's happy accident. Illinois resident Mi
Nov 27, 2023, 1:25 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Powerball & Mega Millions: A HistoryReply
Considering the higher odds after the last matrix change and the doubling of the ticket cost, it would be a welcome relief for for the lower prize tier levels to pay out a bit more. I do believe more people would play a bit more if they were able to win anywhere from 20-50 dollars once in a while from the lower prize tiers. Till then I will just continue buying a ticket or two of Feel Good Picks from a Fantasy Pool from a wheel I created with Covermaster just to be in it. When Powerball or M
Oct 26, 2023, 12:59 pm - IAmABadOne - Jackpot Games Forum

$1.76 billion Powerball jackpot won by one ticket sold in CaliforniaReply
I never get drawn into the hype regardless of the amount on offer I always buy one PB with power play and one MM with the multiplier. I will try the after taxes amount and add an extra ticket for every 100M under the cash option and not annuity. Best of luck too in tonight MM if you have a ticket for that
Oct 13, 2023, 3:21 pm - JustMaybe - Lottery News