[dreaminvm]

Would not work unless it ballooned into 10 figures. Lump sum taxes would take most of the gains away and that assumes you are the only winner.

[woobar]

And the advertised Jackpot isa 30 years annuity. The lump sum is ~62% of the advertised Jackpot before taxes.

[Wingman4l7]

Used to be, the lump sum wasn't offered -- you had to sell your legal rights to the annuity to an investor to get it. You could still do this -- perhaps have open bidding on it; might net more than 62%.

[LordKano]

Each ticket you purchase is an expense that will reduce your tax liability.

If you spent $500 million on tickets and won $800 million, your tax liability would only be on the $300 million profit.