[Smoke]

smoker my lawyers will be in contact with your lawyers

Does 75% for you sound good? Ill take 25% if we hit

[Russian Rocket]

2012 Winners

December 26, 2012 $50,000,000.00 annuity $32,446,463.34 cash Christopher McGurran Florida Cash December 19, 2012 $50,000,000.00 annuity $32,679,738.56 cash Anonymous Kansas Cash December 12, 2012 $50,000,000.00 annuity $33,003,300.33 cash Rosa DeLeon and Reginald LeBlanc Massachusetts Cash December 5, 2012 $50,000,000.00 annuity $33,134,526.18 cash Roger Custer Pennsylvania Cash November 28, 2012 $587,500,000.00 annuity $384,747,857.92cash Matthew Good Arizona Cash Cindy and Mark Hill Missouri Cash October 3, 2012 $50,000,000.00 annuity $33,046,926.64 cash Anonymous Delaware Cash September 26, 2012 $202,100,000.00 annuity $129,786,076.76 cash Mary and Brian Lohse Iowa Cash August 15, 2012 $337,000,000.00 annuity $224,655,690.17 cash Donald Lawson Michigan Cash June 23, 2012 $60,000,000.00 annuity $39,814,200.40 cash Noel Peel Connecticut Cash June 13, 2012 $241,000,000 annuity $160,334,459.84 cash The Shipping 20 Iowa Cash April 25, 2012 $172,700,000.00 annuity $107,533,278.77 cash SEPTA 48 Pennsylvania Cash March 21, 2012 $70,000,000.00 annuity $41,543,026.71 cash Joseph & Celeste Tamburello New Jersey Cash March 7, 2012 $60,000,000.00 annuity $37,059,913.53 cash Ohana Trust Rhode Island Cash February 25, 2012 $70,000,000.00 annuity $43,668,122.27 cash Tara Ramirez/Case Park LLC New York Cash February 11, 2012 $336,400,000.00 annuity $209,966,435.24 cash Louise White/Sherbert Trust Rhode Island Cash

2011 Winners

Name Withheld Maryland December 24, 2011 Cash $128,800,000.00 annuity $81,295,926.70 cash Steven Lloyd Pennsylvania November 19, 2011 Cash $59,900,000.00 annuity $37,622,580.20 cash Putnam Ave. Family Trust Connecticut November 2, 2011 Cash $254,200,000.00 annuity $151,664,457.51 cash Kathy Scruggs Georgia September 14, 2011 Cash $25,000,000.00 annuity $15,124,016.94 cash Name Withheld Maryland September 7, 2011 Cash $108,800,000.00 annuity $65,294,048.66 cash Thomas Morris Minnesota August 10, 2011 Cash $228,900,000.00 annuity $123,602,685.09 cash Unclaimed Georgia June 29, 2011 Unclaimed $77,100,000.00 annuity $40,827,464.52 cash Jimmy Freeman Massachusetts June 8, 2011 Cash $25,600,000.00 annuity $13,493,470.86 cash 1937 Flatbush Avenue Dodgers LLC New York June 1, 2011 Cash $201,900,000.00 annuity $106,159,636.69 cash Bill Swanson Indiana April 23, 2011 Cash $74,000,000.00 annuity $37,728,064.69 cash Michael Reardon & Darin Fox Indiana April 6, 2011 Cash $221,700,000.00 annuity $111,737,725.76 cash Carvajal Family Group Florida February 26, 2011 Cash $182,100,000.00 annuity $91,187,716.61 cash Stephen Kirwin New York January 22, 2011 Cash $122,100,000.00 annuity $61,224,679.58 cash

[Russian Rocket]

Does 75% for you sound good? Ill take 25% if we hit

if one of ur tickets hit, it's gonna be a fair 50/50 split buddy....I'm not greedy

[Smoke]

if one of ur tickets hit, it's gonna be a fair 50/50 split buddy....I'm not greedy

Rusher good peoples.

[seaborneq]

Good info. Seems to be a different ratio on the annuity/cash options, some are over half some are under half.

[Russian Rocket]

Good info. Seems to be a different ratio on the annuity/cash options, some are over half some are under half.

different state tax brackets vs. no state tax brackets

[seaborneq]

different state tax brackets vs. no state tax brackets

Good call. I wonder how much of a factor that is for winners.

[Russian Rocket]

Good call. I wonder how much of a factor that is for winners.

for example there is no state tax in Cali for the lottery winnings over Washington where it's close to 8% I think...
it's a humongous chunk if you win hundreds of millions

[seaborneq]

No state taxes, or no state taxes on lottery winnings.

[mynameismud]

No state taxes, or no state taxes on lottery winnings.

there are taxes in all 50 states. the % of taxes taken out of lottery winnings varies from state to state.

[Vegas39]

there are taxes in all 50 states. the % of taxes taken out of lottery winnings varies from state to state.

federal yes but Cali has no state tax on winnings

[mynameismud]

federal yes but Cali has no state tax on winnings

i know. it seemed like he was asking if some states dont have taxes at all (excluding lottery winnings).

[Vegas39]

i know. it seemed like he was asking if some states dont have taxes at all (excluding lottery winnings).

oh yes Feds want their cut

[odog11]

all you need is one ticket to win. Don't understand why people blow more money? Isn't it $2 for a ticket? Spend the 2 bucks... and let God, Karma, Buddha, or your Faith in general decide if you deserve the jackpot or not. It's how simple it is.

You must understand lots of people believe that someone with 100 tickets has better chances(100 times better in fact) of winning than someone with 1.

[freelee]

You must understand lots of people believe that someone with 100 tickets has better chances(100 times better in fact) of winning than someone with 1.

The odds I think are about 1 in 175 million if you buy 1 ticket but if you buy a 1000 tickets the odds are 1 in 175 thousand.

[Ratpack]

its funny how you guys are talking about something that is IMPOSSIBLE to win but i will let you boys dream gl i hope one of you prove me wrong and win it for the rest of us.

[The Kraken]

You must understand lots of people believe that someone with 100 tickets has better chances(100 times better in fact) of winning than someone with 1.

Um, they do.

if the odds are 1:175,000,000 to win and you buy 1 ticket, well then those are your odds.

if you buy 100 tickets, your odds are 1:175,000,000 minus 99.

unreal.

Just fukking unreal

[ChalkyDog]

Yeeep.

Steps in order of what to do with new found fortune.

1) Shit on boss' desk.
2) Buy a new car
3) Buy a new woman
4) Pay my wife to deal with new woman (the alternative is obvious)
5-73) General degenerate purchases and wastes of money

..... This is where the plan really comes together.

74) Purchase the Phoenix Coyotes
75) Take whatever cash I have left, make a syndicate, fan out across the globe to recollect the purchase money of the Coyotes via point shaving/fixing during next Hockey Season.
76) Own hockey team free and clear. Hopefully am still allowed to reside in the US.
77) Play more lottery.

[greenhippo]

Goes without saying I'd try and buy 5-10% of a major sports franchise. Wouldn't even care if it were the Columbus Blue Jackets.

[The Kraken]

Hippo, id buy the Thunder and move them to Seattle

[freelee]

Um, they do.

if the odds are 1:175,000,000 to win and you buy 1 ticket, well then those are your odds.

if you buy 100 tickets, your odds are 1:175,000,000 minus 99.

unreal.

Just fukking unreal

if you buy 100 tickets your odds are 1:1,750,000

[greenhippo]

Hippo, id buy the Thunder and move them to Seattle

What people are not understanding about the Kings situation is both cities are fighting to NOT have the Kings play in their city. That Microsoft guy is putting up millions to keep them out of the city.

[Smoke]

Kraken id buy the thunder and move them to mexico

[tto827]

Um, they do.

if the odds are 1:175,000,000 to win and you buy 1 ticket, well then those are your odds.

if you buy 100 tickets, your odds are 1:175,000,000 minus 99.

unreal.

Just fukking unreal

Minus 99 Kraker... you sure about that?

[ChalkyDog]

What people are not understanding about the Kings situation is both cities are fighting to NOT have the Kings play in their city. That Microsoft guy is putting up millions to keep them out of the city.

What? Where do you get this impression?

Kevin Johnson is fighting with everything he's got to keep the Kings home.

[The Kraken]

Minus 99 Kraker... you sure about that?

I guess it could be 1:175,000,000 minus 100 but I think the one is accounted for in the original odds.

so while I'm fairly sure it's minus 99, it could be minus 100

what do you think tto

[Russian Rocket]

What? Where do you get this impression?

Kevin Johnson is fighting with everything he's got to keep the Kings home.

Kevin Johnson is fighting to win a powerball or what's the story here?

[tto827]

I guess it could be 1:175,000,000 minus 100 but I think the one is accounted for in the original odds.

so while I'm fairly sure it's minus 99, it could be minus 100

what do you think tto

Uhh.... dividing might get you a bit closer to the actual odds.

[The Kraken]

It's about .00000057, whatever that comese out to be. Seems liek about 1:174,999,900. Maybe not.

[ChalkyDog]

Kevin Johnson is fighting to win a powerball or what's the story here?

Sheeit, probably. Doubt he would use the funds on the kings though.

[The Kraken]

And for the record, that was sarcasm. My way of admitting I was wrong. Thanks for the correction tto.

[TheCentaur]

so you need to be able to beat 8% in investment vehicles. Can be done for sure - just depends on what you want to do with it.

Really? Tell me an investment vehicle that is a sure 8%/year I would love to know

Another big reason I wouldn't want the annuity that no one has mentioned is you would be trusting this program to be solvent for 30 years. Where the government is involved that's a big risk

[tto827]

Really? Tell me an investment vehicle that is a sure 8%/year I would love to know

Another big reason I wouldn't want the annuity that no one has mentioned is you would be trusting this program to be solvent for 30 years. Where the government is involved that's a big risk

There is no % added to the annuity first off, and if you can't double the lump sum in 30 years, that's just sad. There really isn't much risk Centaur, they only pay out like 40% of all ticket purchases, a lot of dumb people play these when the pot is 50 mil.

[TheCentaur]

There is no % added to the annuity first off, and if you can't double the lump sum in 30 years, that's just sad.

I realize that, but that can be done in less than 24 years with 3% return/yr. I want to know what the 8% guaranteed return is. I'm serious, I want some good investment ideas

[tto827]

I realize that, but that can be done in less than 24 years with 3% return/yr. I want to know what the 8% guaranteed return is. I'm serious, I want some good investment ideas

I think you know this and just want a laugh, but 0.0 percent chance there's a guaranteed 8% return out there today.