Powerball at 1.40 Billion after no Winner

Out of 5 lines I only got one of the numbers picked. Just wasn't my night.

Are you going to tell us how you got unbanned?

Screw it, I'll buy a ticket after work

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I use to be able to buy tickets on tx.lotto using my VPN set to Houston, but now they seem to see where I am even with my vpn on.

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Looks like your VPN isn’t doing its job

Is it me or is the cash value seem to be getting a lower and lower percentage of the jackpot than it used to be?

Seems it used to be around 60-70% now it’s not even 50%

Thanks Biden

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Thoughts?

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Gimme my money

If you have a structured settlement and you need cash now, call JG Wentworth, 877-cash now.

No, definitely take cash all the time. Only reason is income tax can change causing a huge headache of future problems. Rather take the tax hit now and have the money work to earn it back.

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I read/heard that when it gets to be high it’s best to take the annuity. Thoughts?

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Some say you can take cash value and invest it and get the money back you “lost” by taking the cash option. But that leaves so much money on the table especially after taxes. You might get 25% of the jackpot after taxes

But if you take the annuity you get all 1.4bn minus taxes each year. Invest just half of the annuity payments you receive each year and you’ll set your family up for generations plus it’s much easier to manage say 30 million in income each year as opposed to hundreds of millions at once. Plus with the annuity if you aren’t a disciplined financial spender it at least Guarantees you won’t go broke for 30 years.

Honestly to me if you’re under 50 years old take the annuity on an huge jackpot. Odds are you’ll live to see all the money unless you’re in poor health. If you’re older or in poor health take the cash option