Quote Originally Posted by Brin View Post
I see that the rules are, if you scoop the jackpot and you want the total, it's paid out over 30 years hence why everyone takes the cheaper lump sum offer at very reduced rates. That to me is a scam as the money is clearly there to be won and as accumulated because the good folk of the USA have already paid into it. Hanging there as a substantial pile of money to entice folk to bet but, you can't have it all at once stinks!

The total should be available just like it is on our Euromillions jackpots, vast difference in figures I know but all the same if you display a jackpot then free the whole winnings if someone wins.
The bad news is I've opted for the annual amount if I win. The good news is that one year's payout of around 50M might still be enough to buy the Millers.

I've done this to quell Mrs. CA's Viv Nicholson tendencies to Spend, Spend, Spend. Just looked it up and they won just 152K which even in today's money is only 3.6M, a pittance!