Mega Millions Jackpot at $1,600,000,000

[Boy4]

First... how did my last thread get hijacked by a feud?... and then locked down.

 

But to the subject.... have the lottery people created a monster with increasing the odds.... when does it stop?

[+ Reisr30]

I wouldn’t complain if I won and I did buy a ticket but I live in a state where you can’t remain anonymous and I think the publicity would be terrible.

 

This is an interesting article on how they change the rules to create these giant jackpots:

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2018/10/17/mega-millions-tweaked-odds-create-monster-jackpots-it-worked/?utm_term=.60ab990a84c4

[+ pepa_e_mango]

On an Expected Value analysis basis it becomes worth it to play the Mega when the jackpot reaches about $ 605MM. At $ 1.6MMM it is hard to not give it a try.

[+ purplekow]

There are approximately 300 million winning combinations. So at $2 a ticket, you are actually going with the odds if you buy a ticket after $600 million. The payoff will be proportionately bigger than the cost at that point of course taxes do come into play.

[marylander1940]

Just saying... and good luck to all of yinz bidding!

 

[Youngmilkman]

I wouldn’t complain if I won and I did buy a ticket but I live in a state where you can’t remain anonymous and I think the publicity would be terrible.

 

This is an interesting article on how they change the rules to create these giant jackpots:

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2018/10/17/mega-millions-tweaked-odds-create-monster-jackpots-it-worked/?utm_term=.60ab990a84c4

 

Where TF do you live, that sounds awful! If I'm not mistaken here in England you can always request anonymity.

[+ Reisr30]

I don't live in a backwater State. New York state does not allow winners to remain anonymous. Actually a lot fof states don't I believe:

 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/michellefabio/2018/03/13/560m-lottery-winner-can-remain-anonymous-why-is-this-even-an-issue-in-2018/#63bd1547e084

[Merboy]

I think there's a way you can create a fake name and put it in a trust and that's the way you can stay anonymous.

[+ bashful]

I don't live in a backwater State. New York state does not allow winners to remain anonymous. Actually a lot fof states don't I believe:

 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/michellefabio/2018/03/13/560m-lottery-winner-can-remain-anonymous-why-is-this-even-an-issue-in-2018/#63bd1547e084

 

Illinois doesn't allow any winner to remain anonymous. Michigan is the only state that I know of that allows winners of their in-state lottery to remain anonymous. Any winner of a multi-state game (i.e Mega, and Powerball) cannot remain anonymous.

[Boy4]

$2.2 billion now... combined Power and Mega

[+ Pensant]

https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertpagliarini/2016/01/12/how-to-remain-anonymous-if-you-win-the-lottery/#63a709903064

[JayCeeKy]

I remember what David Letterman said about lotteries:

 

What's the difference between having a lottery ticket and not having one?

 

Answer: None.

[Moe]

I don't care if they have to announce my name. Once the money is in my account (after taxes), I will disappear. All the people I care about will get a check in the mail. I am very simple and don't want an extravagant lifestyle so it would be easy for me to remain under peoples radar. The few things I would splurge on is a couple of safaris in Africa and Australia, and a trip to my parents homeland. Oh, I would probably hire a masseur once a week since I love massages, especially foot and cranial. For the most part, I'd volunteer my time at an animal shelter and spend the rest of it working on my garden.

[+ Pensant]

There are still a number of places into which one can disappear.

[spider]

If I win I don't really care who knows - I'll just run right to my CPA, throw up the force field shields and run off to some island where they'll never track me down.

 

I did "invest" a $20 last night - I figure if I make my lunch and skip *bucks today I'll come out even. I think I won like $12 last time - big spender.

[+ JEC]

I bought my ticket.....and will take my chances on the Paparazzi, they already follow me everywhere anyway

[MikeBiDude]

I don't care if they have to announce my name. Once the money is in my account (after taxes), I will disappear. All the people I care about will get a check in the mail. I am very simple and don't want an extravagant lifestyle so it would be easy for me to remain under peoples radar. The few things I would splurge on is a couple of safaris in Africa and Australia, and a trip to my parents homeland. Oh, I would probably hire a masseur once a week since I love massages, especially foot and cranial. For the most part, I'd volunteer my time at an animal shelter and spend the rest of it working on my garden.

Do your have children, family members who would possibly need security protection? Kidnapping, abduction of loved ones for cash is not unusual for the wealthy

[+ sync]

I would be content with just 10 million of it. Enough to invest for some capital gains and plenty for living expenses and "ahem" entertainment, while not being enough to draw attention to myself.

[Moe]

Do your have children, family members who would possibly need security protection? Kidnapping, abduction of loved ones for cash is not unusual for the wealthy

I don't take part in social media, I don't have much of a paper trail, no kids, parents are older and I can easily have them live in another country, and if abduction was a really big problem for the wealthy then we would see more about it on the news.

[+ bashful]

Do your have children, family members who would possibly need security protection? Kidnapping, abduction of loved ones for cash is not unusual for the wealthy

 

Only immediate family in this country is three brothers. After two weeks, the kidnappers would leave the door open so two of them could escape. The other brother would probably enjoy the break from his wife and ask to stay longer.

 

(just kidding)

[marylander1940]

Do your have children, family members who would possibly need security protection? Kidnapping, abduction of loved ones for cash is not unusual for the wealthy

 

Protection hell yes... but this ain't Mexico.

 

I don't take part in social media, I don't have much of a paper trail, no kids, parents are older and I can easily have them live in another country, and if abduction was a really big problem for the wealthy then we would see more about it on the news.

 

Exactly!

 

When was the last time we heard about a kidnapping for ransom?

[Moe]

I just got back home and I forgot to buy a ticket. And now I am too lazy to go back out. Woes me and my first world problems

[JayCeeKy]

Only immediate family in this country is three brothers. After two weeks, the kidnappers would leave the door open so two of them could escape. The other brother would probably enjoy the break from his wife and ask to stay longer.

 

LOL. Sort of reminds me of the plot from The Ransom of Red Chief by O. Henry, one of the first short stories I can remember reading as a child.

[BabyBoomer]

MEGA MILLIONS WINNING NUMBERS FOR TUE 10/23/18.

 

5 28 62 65 70

 

Mega Ball 5

 

~Boomer~

[Kevin Slater]

MEGA MILLIONS WINNING NUMBERS FOR TUE 10/23/18.

 

5 28 62 65 70

 

Mega Ball 5

 

~Boomer~

 

 

God, those seem so obvious in retrospect.

 

Kevin Slater