Someone who "won" the jackpot previously was an insider who got outed cheating.
It's only recently that billion dollar jackpots have mounted up. When jackpot totals get higher, there are more buyers. They did something to the system in order to get bigger prizes.
A percent of funds supposedly go to schools. That's to make people feel they are not just gambling, but that they are helping to support a "good cause."
You don't get all that money. You can take the lump sum, in which case they lop off about half and "re-distribute." Uncle Sam and State, local taxes get about half of the half. They tell you to get a lawyer, CPA and financial advisors to help you manage your windfall. These will be eager to part you with some of your money. Some of them are dishonest. There are also various scammers, such as "Nigerian princes," along with people who want you to donate to their "charity," or give money to their dicey "investment opportunities." Most states will release some of your ID to any third party who asks for it. You might have to move and get a PO box. Also, family and friends will expect you to give them a slice. A lot of winners are broke again in a few years.
The other option is to take the money in a thirty year annuity. The money will be doled out, but you get the full jackpot. Tax burden will also come in smaller, ie, yearly slices. You will have less to work with at one time, but it might help people control their spending and money management to a degree. That is, if the system doesn't go belly up.
In most states, the name and hometown of the winner is required to be revealed publicly. Supposedly to make people think the lottery is legit and not rigged. So that they will keep buying tickets. It strikes me as possible that actors may be hired, for a nice fee and a NDA, like crisis actors.
So the Nov. 7 delay, on the eve of the election, is pretty sus. We are told it was a "security issue" or a "problem tabulating all the tickets" (like elections?) in one of the states. No state name mentioned.
Someone who "won" the jackpot previously was an insider who got outed cheating.
It's only recently that billion dollar jackpots have mounted up. When jackpot totals get higher, there are more buyers. They did something to the system in order to get bigger prizes.
A percent of funds supposedly go to schools. That's to make people feel they are not just gambling, but that they are helping to support a "good cause."
You don't get all that money. You can take the lump sum, in which case they lop off about half and "re-distribute." Uncle Sam and State, local taxes get about half of the half. They tell you to get a lawyer, CPA and financial advisors to help you manage your windfall. These will be eager to part you with some of your money. Some of them are dishonest. There are also various scammers, such as "Nigerian princes," along with people who want you to donate to their "charity," or give money to their dicey "investment opportunities." Most states will release some of your ID to any third party who asks for it. You might have to move and get a PO box. Also, family and friends will expect you to give them a slice. A lot of winners are broke again in a few years.
The other option is to take the money in a thirty year annuity. The money will be doled out, but you get the full jackpot. Tax burden will also come in smaller, ie, yearly slices. You will have less to work with at one time, but it might help people control their spending and money management to a degree. That is, if the system doesn't go belly up.
In most states, the name and hometown of the winner is required to be revealed publicly. Supposedly to make people think the lottery is legit and not rigged. So that they will keep buying tickets. It strikes me as possible that actors may be hired, for a nice fee and a NDA, like crisis actors.
So the Nov. 7 delay, on the eve of the election, is pretty sus. We are told it was a "security issue" or a "problem tabulating all the tickets" (like elections?) in one of the states. No state name mentioned.
Seems like a rigged DS slush fund, mostly.