Powerball hits $450 Million

[Gawdzilla Sama]

No winner, $650,000,000 in the jackpot at this time.

"A billion here and a billion there, and pretty soon you're talking about real money."

[Johan]

No winner, $650,000,000 in the jackpot at this time.

Holy shit snacks.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Holy shit snacks.

Next drawing is Saturday evening, so one billion is not out of the question.

[Johan]

Next drawing is Saturday evening, so one billion is not out of the question.

We're gonna need more airplanes then. 

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Picked up another $25,000,000 since last update. This is going to be fun to watch.

[PopeyesPappy]

Picked up another $25,000,000 since last update. This is going to be fun to watch.

They said when they changed the numbers a while back that it was going to make the possibility of a billion dollar jackpot much more likely. Looks like they were right, and that they will be getting another $2 from me.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

$700,000,000 ($428.4 million if you take the cash option.)

The 30 year annuity pays $23,333,333/year. I could live on two million a month, I think. Taking it all at once means you give away $272,000,000. That's crazy.

[PopeyesPappy]

$700,000,000 ($428.4 million if you take the cash option.)

The 30 year annuity pays $23,333,333/year. I could live on two million a month, I think. Taking it all at once means you give away $272,000,000. That's crazy.

There are tax advantages to taking the annuity payments too. With the annuity you pay a lower rate on the first $300Kish every year for 30 years. If you take the cash option you only get that break once. The risk in taking the annuity is you are banking on the lottery remaining solvent for the next 30 years.

[The Skeletal Atheist]

There are tax advantages to taking the annuity payments too. With the annuity you pay a lower rate on the first $300Kish every year for 30 years. If you take the cash option you only get that break once. The risk in taking the annuity is you are banking on the lottery remaining solvent for the next 30 years.

Honestly just one payment of the annuity would be enough to set someone up for life.

[PopeyesPappy]

Honestly just one payment of the annuity would be enough to set someone up for life.

Not as well as one payment of the cash option...

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Honestly just one payment of the annuity would be enough to set someone up for life.

But there are people who won't play Powerball when it's ONLY $40,000,000. Dafuq?

[stromboli]

But there are people who won't play Powerball when it's ONLY $40,000,000. Dafuq?

Not to mention gas prices at an all time low. I guarantee there is a stream of cars headed to Idaho from Utah right now.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Not to mention gas prices at an all time low. I guarantee there is a stream of cars headed to Idaho from Utah right now.

"The ones that do not are Nevada, Utah, Mississippi, Alabama, Alaska and Hawaii."

[stromboli]

Well....I am by chance going to be about 40 miles from the Idaho border later today, so fuck it. 10 tickets on one draw, might as well splurge.

[Hydra009]

Well....I am by chance going to be about 40 miles from the Idaho border later today, so fuck it. 10 tickets on one draw, might as well splurge.

Not to rain on the promise of instant riches, but you'd probably better off holding on to your money.