I would not want to win a $500 Million lottery. Seriously.
The nutcases would come at you from everywhere. You and your family would have to live the rest of your lives in a guarded compound. It would be like getting elected president but without any secret service protection.
I wouldn’t mind winning a couple of million though. Enough to never have to worry about money again but little enough that not to make the national news.
I would force myself to deal with the inconvenience.
I get the Cash Value Option -payments over 30 years is not going to happen - so the jackpot becomes HALF.... then there is taxes, which is probably close to half
So I’d be looking at $125 million or so if I won and had the sole winning ticket.
“I would not want to win a $500 Million lottery. Seriously.”
Okay. If you win, I’ll be happy to take that 500 million off your hands ;-)
Use two trusts to claim the prize if your state allows it.