There's always the stock market.
Seems unnecessary given how much interest you can get on money here just sticking it in a bank account.Ah but that's not a ~fun~ way to make money.
Ah but that's not a ~fun~ way to make money.
I'm surprised this topic is still going.
Just bought a few tickets while I was at the gas station. If I won I would definitely take the monthly option. Almost sixty million a year for basically the rest of my life? Feels like it would be hard to go wrong. >.>
I'm surprised this topic is still going.The annuity option pays out annually over 30 years, with the first payment being the smallest and the last payment the largest. You wont see the overwhelming vast majority of the money for several decades.
Just bought a few tickets while I was at the gas station. If I won I would definitely take the monthly option. Almost sixty million a year for basically the rest of my life? Feels like it would be hard to go wrong. >.>
Ah but that's not a ~fun~ way to make money.Haha, yea, and diversification of assets / investments is also about protecting your money. Like when they say dont put all your eggs in one basket.
Still might as well take lump sum since there is apparently a chance your family won't get the rest of the money.The lump sum is the jackpot; the 1.7 billion is an estimate of how much it could become in 30 years if they invest for you. For taxes, you will have to pay about 37%.
Also the lotti s at 1.7 billion but you don't actually get that. You're losing more than half to taxes. Right now the cash option is 757 million. NOT a bad problem to have though lol.
I won 4 dollarsDon't spend them all in one place y'hear?
Seems unnecessary given how much interest you can get on money here just sticking it in a bank account.Where is here?
Do you know why its at a billion dollars
Because nobody won.
I'm usually not one to believe in conspiracy theories, but it seems odd that California keeps "winning" Powerball record jackpots. Last year, when they had that "security issue", that delayed the picks, and then someone in California won the $2 billion jackpot, which is where Powerball's headquarters are located, and then again, someone in California won, and now a third (I believe straight) time someone in California won? And it was a single winner? What are the odds? 45 states plus DC, and somehow one state wins three straight times? Come on, folks. Something smells fishy, and for once, it isn't from Capitol Hill....CA has a population of almost 40 million people. Were always going to have better odds just by the numbers.
I got 3 numbers right. Two were out of order.The order doesnt matter. You won some $$. Unless you mean one of your regular numbers matched the Power number.
The order doesnt matter. You won some $$. Unless you mean one of your regular numbers matched the Power number.Really!?...fuck I tossed it already.
CA has a population of almost 40 million people. Were always going to have better odds just by the numbers.Texas has 29.5 million
Really!?...fuck I tossed it already.Yeah, the order doesnt matter (except for the powerball.) The tickets always print them out from lowest to highest. If you matched 5 numbers, that is potentially $1 million prize.
Thanks,if I play again I'll do that.
You can also download the app and scan tickets with that to check if they won
Texas has 29.5 millionRandom is random and repetition is random to a computer. A human may try to force random, but then it wouldn't truly be random.
Florida has about 20 million
New York has about 18.5 million
And yet you still want to say Cal has "better odds"? Better odds that winners come from all over, instead of one state repeatedly winning.
I'm usually not one to believe in conspiracy theories, but it seems odd that California keeps "winning" Powerball record jackpots. Last year, when they had that "security issue", that delayed the picks, and then someone in California won the $2 billion jackpot, which is where Powerball's headquarters are located, and then again, someone in California won, and now a third (I believe straight) time someone in California won? And it was a single winner? What are the odds? 45 states plus DC, and somehow one state wins three straight times? Come on, folks. Something smells fishy, and for once, it isn't from Capitol Hill....
Texas has 29.5 millionWell looking at the Powerball draw numbers, California consistently sells more tickets than any other state. So it makes sense that our odds of winning are slightly higher. After that it's just luck.
Florida has about 20 million
New York has about 18.5 million
And yet you still want to say Cal has "better odds"? Better odds that winners come from all over, instead of one state repeatedly winning.