SOMEONE IN NEW JERSEY HAD THE WINNING NUMBERS FOR THE ONE-POINT-ONE BILLION DOLLAR MEGA MILLIONS DRAWING TUESDAY NIGHT.
IOWA LOTTERY SPOKESPERSON MARY NEUBAUER SAYS THREE IOWA TICKETS WERE ONE NUMBER AWAY FROM GETTING A SHARE OF THAT PRIZE.
THE POWERBALL JACKPOT FOR TONIGHT’S (WEDNESDAY) DRAWING IS ESTIMATED TO BE 865 MILLION FOR THE LONG-TERM ANNUITY PAYOUT, OR 416 MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE LUMP SUM OPTION.
NEUBAUER SAYS THE TWO PAYOUT OPTIONS ARE OFTEN MISUNDERSTOOD.
PAYOUT1 OC………NOT THE CASE” :11
SHE SAYS THE AMOUNT OF THE JACKPOT DOES NOT IMMEDIATELY INCLUDE THE SUBTRACTION OF TAXES.
PAYOUT2 OC…….RECEIVING PAYMENTS” :23
NEUBAUER SAYS TAXES ARE TAKEN OUT AFTER YOU DECIDE WHICH PAYOUT OPTION YOU WILL RECEIVE.
SHE SAYS THAT IS WHY THEY ALWAYS ADVISE WINNERS OF BIGGER JACKPOTS TO CONSULT A FINANCIAL ADVISOR.
PAYOUT3 OC……AMOUNT OF MONEY” :10
THE THREE NEAR MISS MEGA MILLIONS TICKETS MATCHED FOUR OF THE FIRST FIVE NUMBERS AND THE MEGA BALL IN TUESDAY’S DRAWING.
ONE OF THOSE TICKETS IS WORTH 10-THOUSAND DOLLARS AND THE OTHER TWO USED THE MULTIPLIER AND ARE WORTH 20-THOUSAND DOLLARS.
