[Jonty30]

Unless you lived in Illinois, where they will issue you an IOU for the next thirty years.

Take the money at once, because you will not be able to force the state to honour what it owes you if you take payouts over the next thirty years.

Invest money yourself through several investment firms instead and you will do almost as well over the same time period.

[circlecity]

"Take the money at once, because you will not be able to force the state to honour what it owes you if you take payouts over the next thirty years."

Roger that. Amen.