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Virginia: 5/1 - 5/31/2026Reply
If you had played that for $0.50 today, it would have paid $400. Don't do it for a buck or you'll have to go to the lottery office and pay taxes.
May 30, 2026, 3:46 pm - parlayman - Pick 3 Forum

I know that this is technically not a lottery question, it's about PCH Sweepstakes bankruptcy .Reply
He bought a house on six acres, presumably with a 30 year mortgage. $260k a year minus taxes minus reasonable living expenses and a 5 year mortgage would pay for a decent house. Of course, he could save up the money for a few years and then pay cash, but that would cost a lot more if he was renting. It's not so much the mortgage itself but being mortgaged to the hilt. Borrowing as much as possible and spending every penny is a really bad idea.
May 28, 2026, 12:43 am - Tucker Black - Lottery Discussion Forum

Oregon lottery kept my $1500 winning ticketReply
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Jun 3, 2026, 6:27 am - grwurston - Lottery Discussion Forum

Built a Jackpot Tax Calculator — looking for people to help test it
Hey everyone, I've been working on a jackpot tax calculator and other tools for Powerball, Mega Millions and other games. I would like to get some feedback from people who actually know their stuff. It covers federal withholding, state taxes, lump sum vs annuity, and breaks down the numbers by payment. I tried to make it as accurate as possible but I'm not 100% sure all the state rates and annuity calculations are correct. Would love a few volunteers to test it and tell me if somethi
Today, 3:47 pm - alexdms29 - Lottery Systems Forum

I know that this is technically not a lottery question, it's about PCH Sweepstakes bankruptcy .Reply
He bought a house using a mortgage -- moron! I've got a suspicion he's not the best decision maker out there, but a 30 year mortgage at 2016ish rates may be a very sensible decision, especially if you're borrowing about 500k. Most of the 30k in annual payments would be deductible interest for the first few years. That turns a rate of 3.5% into an actual cost of perhaps 2.6%, and it frees up a bunch of money for investing if you're smart enough to do it. A 30 year mortgage also lets you buy
May 28, 2026, 1:27 am - KY Floyd - Lottery Discussion Forum

Ohio survivor of freak July 4th parade crash wins $500,000 in the lotteryNews Story
From near-death experience to life-changing luck By Kate Northrop Years after surviving a terrible freak accident at a Fourth of July parade and dealing with the fallout, an Ohio man won a $500,000 lottery prize that turned his life around. A car crash survivor used to believe that luck was on his side after he walked away from an awful accident, but a different sort of luck came his way last month that would change everything. Duane Huffman of Fremont has had a difficult life ev
Jun 7, 2026, 7:04 am - Todd - Lottery News

Elderly Washington woman loses her home and $600,000 to Jamaican lottery scammerNews Story
Relentless harassment from criminal fraudster leads to dramatic unfortunate results By Kate Northrop A Jamaican scammer was sentenced to prison after he severely harassed an elderly Washington woman in a lottery scheme that cost her $600,000 and her home. An elderly woman lost her house and sent over a half a million dollars to a criminal fraudster after he made her believe that she won a $22 million prize in the lottery. Roshard Andrew Carty, 34, was sentenced to three years in
Jun 1, 2026, 12:02 pm - Todd - Lottery News