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Non-lottery forum pollReply
joker17, You didn't mention quick picks or not and cash option vs annuity....... But since you had the chutzpah to bring this up I have to mention maybe splitting the Mystical forum into Things Mystical and Dream Number Requests. Talk about topics getting buried. Yeah, I know, you can search for your own threads, and such, but anything that isn't a dream requests gets buried so fast that anyone clicking on active topics just isn't going to see them.
Feb 22, 2010, 12:11 am - Coin Toss - Suggestions Forum

the "EZMONEY" pollReply
His thread says I won A $86million annuity. If you won would you say that or something like, I won the $86 million jackpot, not sure yet if I'm going to take it as an annuity or not. And no, this is not intended as another cash vs annuity discussion, I'm just talking about the wording of the title of his thread.
Aug 7, 2008, 9:46 am - Coin Toss - Lottery Discussion Forum

-Mediocrity Winners-Reply
Uff Da! I recently said on a thread about cash vs annuity that I have no desire to turn my millions into billions if I ever win a jackpot. By the way, a former manager had a heart attack when we worked for a General Manager who was extremely difficult. He had never suffered from a heart condition before, but one day was extremely bad, and the GM was screaming his head off at everyone, especially him. The next morning, the store manager got out of bed and had a heart attack in the s
Mar 5, 2008, 12:27 pm - justxploring - Lottery Discussion Forum

Payout of winnings less than jackpotReply
Justxploring Coin Toss, Powerball is a 30 year annuity. (MM is 26) However, the annuity for PB is graduated. The first check is the smallest and then it will increase every year for 29 years. Thanks, I wasn't sure. I think that teaches us that every discussion we've ever had it about cash vs annuity should include the person's age!
Jan 7, 2008, 7:26 pm - Coin Toss - Lottery Discussion Forum

Random Generation of QuickpicksReply
This question -- about where the Quick Pick numbers are generated -- comes up almost as often as the cash vs. annuity debate. I remember posting about this several times, so I went ahead and did a full search by broadening the date range to include all history. Sure enough, I located one such discussion way back in 2002 (I'm sure there are several since then): https://www.lotterypost.com/thread/64353
Jan 19, 2007, 1:37 pm - Todd - Lottery Discussion Forum

Why GA-KY-VA Lose for Life will flopReply
I choose annuity when given the choice and I'm not going to boycott any game on the sole basis of whether or not that's an option. I don't play games with bad odds and better options elsewhere (a la DE Multi-Win Lotto). That being said, if someone buys me a ticket, I'm not going to be upset about it. The only time I might consider it is if the difference between the two is relatively small (ie: Hot Lotto $1M annuity vs. $500K cash) as I could make the difference easily in far less than 30 ye
Mar 2, 2006, 2:38 pm - rdc137 - Jackpot Games Forum

Forming a Trust... any links to info?Reply
konane,i do not have the facts of the case you are speaking of, because you did not provide the name of the case. please provide me with the name of the case...i am very curious about it. in your example though, it sounds like the settlor did not pick his own trustee, rather the trustee was a stranger appointed by the courts who may or may not have an understanding of the settlors true wishes before death. even so, the trustee still has a ficuciary responsibility to act in the best interests o
Jul 2, 2003, 11:33 am - midwstrngirl - Lottery Discussion Forum

Mega Millions - is a $1, $2, or $3 ticket the best value (EV)?Reply
Sorry, I messed up the Just the Jackpot (JTJ) pricing. It's $3 for 2 tickets, not $1 for 1 ticket. Comparing JTJ to regular ticket, then, we have the following equation for the equal EV / unit bet: (2/3)(kJ)p = (1/2)(kJ)p + A/2 Therefore, J = 3A/(kp). Comparing JTJ to Megaplier ($3) ticket, we have the following: (2/3)(kJ)p = (1/3)(kJ)p + (3A)/3 Therefore, again, J = 3A/(kp) To re-iterate Regular Ticket vs Megaplier: (1/2)(kJ)p + A/2 = (1/3)(kJ)p + (3A)/3 Once again,
Jul 27, 2022, 2:19 pm - Orange71 - Mathematics Forum

Why Would Anyone In Their Right Mind Choose Annuity instead of Cash Payout for Powerball?Reply
I would take the annuity if it were that big of a jackpot because after the first year I would be set for life anyway, all the other checks would just be icing on the already big enough cake. So it would not matter. Although I highly doubt anything is going to happen to the annuity and I doubt the tax rate is going up to 90% again, that was like one time back in the 40's I think. Look how much they make from PB and how successful it has been for so long. It just keeps getting higher and more suc
Jan 15, 2016, 5:47 pm - sirbrad - Jackpot Games Forum

Virginia man claims $200M Mega Millions lottery jackpotReply
As noted, claiming anonymously wasn't an option, but you don't need to start with anonymity if you've got half a clue, or good advice. That's one reason I don't think 5 months is necesarily a long time. Everyone's situation will be different, but everyone who hasn't already worked at being invisible has some sort of public presence that needs to be eliminated as much as possible. It's not hard to disappear if you want to. I'd start by waiting until I'd discreetly secured a new place to live, and
Mar 15, 2010, 2:44 pm - KY Floyd - Lottery News