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$1.3 billion Powerball winner revealed by Oregon Lottery as three people splitting jackpotReply
Sadly, 99.99 percent of lottery winners only prioritize their personal lives and families, and this becomes their primary challenge. When I play the lottery, I have me in mind. I don't play for the benefit of my neighbors or society at large. Once someone duly pays their due taxes, that's all they need to do for society - that's more than enough. They give 37% to society and more depending on the state. Honestly if that's not enought giving to society, I don't know what is. It's the
May 1, 2024, 8:25 pm - JustMaybe - Lottery News

Massachusetts man and his dog claim $4 million lottery winNews Story
Plans to use prize to help Animal Rescue League A Massachusetts man brought his dog with him to claim a big lottery prize on Wednesday, and he plans to use part of his winnings to help animals. Peabody resident Paul Riley took Raven to Massachusetts Lottery headquarters in Dorchester, where he picked up a $4 million check for hitting the jackpot on a 100X Cash scratch ticket. Riley opted for a one-time payment and will take home $2.6 million before taxes. Some of that cash will go
Jan 20, 2024, 7:02 am - Todd - Lottery News

Maddogs POWERBALL Challenge 11/15Reply
Wow! My new white ball predictor got another 2W out of 5 prediction. Two 2W hits out of two draw tests. 0.14% chance of that happening by uniform random selection chance. The predictor is actually five separate one white ball predictors, and the same one white ball predictor got a hit two draws in a row. This is just an interum predictor since I haven't completed the parameter search. so the overall 5 white ball predictor could improve. Very encouraged by this class of predictor. It's been a
Nov 16, 2023, 2:16 am - Wavepack - Jackpot Games Forum

$1.4 BILLION: Powerball jackpot juggernaut keeps rollingReply
A winner who chooses the cash option would receive a lump-sum $643.7 million more than a half-billion dollars in cash! -- more than a half-billion dollars in cash! Well yes, but not really. Not after Uncle Sam takes his 37% cut. The 24% withholding would knock it down to a hair over $489 million, so you wouldn't even see a check for half a billion and be able to have that much in the bank for an afternoon. Another $14.4 million would let you at least handle a (fake, giant) check for hal
Oct 5, 2023, 1:37 pm - KY Floyd - Lottery News

how to hit the texas two step lotteryReply
Yep. Both are 435 games. Nothing wrong with talking strategy for pick 3. It pays the same for all the winners. But jackpot games are different. Everyone wants the jackpot for themselves. Helping someone else can cost you. And personal experience tell me you aren't going to get reciprocation from any help you give. Most often the only thing you get is the finger. People who most often ask for help disappear until they need more help. See Dr San for details. Has never put up a single
Sep 30, 2023, 2:53 pm - garyo1954 - Lottery Discussion Forum

North Carolina woman wins largest Keno lottery prize in state history at $168,750News Story
New record to beat in in-state Keno game By Kate Northrop A North Carolina woman set a new record for the largest win in the North Carolina Lottery's Carolina Keno game at $168,750. There's a new record to beat in the Carolina Keno game, with one lucky player setting the bar at a $168,750 win. Durham resident Tiffany Warner was the one to make Carolina Keno history on Friday afternoon when she bought a multiplier ticket during the final Carolina Keno Bonus hour promotion. To
Aug 29, 2023, 12:28 pm - Todd - Lottery News

thoughts on lottery syndicatesReply
Wow, those are some pretty serious stakes. If I was in an office of let's say 10 people. We could each give $100 a month. That's $1,000 total. Then we would only play Megamillions because with the multiplier we could earn up to 5M on second tier prize. So two draws a week - 8 draws a month. $1,000 divided by $3 (cost of ticket with multiplier) we get 333.3 tickets a month. Divide the 333.3 with 8 draws, that gives us 41.6. So for each draw we could potentially buy
Aug 23, 2023, 12:36 am - JustMaybe - Lottery Discussion Forum

$1.55 BILLION: Biggest Mega Millions jackpot ever to be drawn TuesdayReply
I am glad that we agree in part. It's also good that you said Ethics aside because where the rubber meets the road most rich people are only looking out for their interest. I am heavily involved with private foundations and over the years I can tell you for free that most rich people are not generous - they don't give because they have a generous heart, they give because of whats in it for them. The tax breaks. Im saying its available to you to decide how its spent. That right t
Aug 8, 2023, 10:02 am - JustMaybe - Lottery News

$910 MILLION: Mega Millions lottery jackpot making another historic runReply
That is so so true. I am 100% with you on this. The Texas player that added the multiplier won 4M in yesterday's draw. Texas does not tax the lottery so that's just federal tax at the max rate of 37% The winner will take home $2,520,000 after tax. Put the winning in a 12 month T.bills at 5.4% PA and you get $136,080. Assume the winner is single and that's the only income, so they will fall in the 24% tax bracket for 2023. That leaves them with $103,420.8 after taxes a
Jul 26, 2023, 4:18 pm - JustMaybe - Lottery News

Mega Millions Just The Jackpot
In my state the lottery commission offers an alternative to the regular $2 Mega Millions ticket. It's called Just The Jackpot . (I'll call it JTJ for short.) You get two tickets for $3, but you can only win the jackpot. Lower tier prizes are eliminated. Two interesting questions arise: (1) At what Expected Value of the Jackpot does the JTJ offer a better expected value of return per unit bet compared to a $2 regular ticket, and (2) At what Expected Values of the Jackpot do a regular $2 ticket an
Jul 16, 2023, 12:06 pm - Orange71 - Mathematics Forum