“That’s interesting information. It’s pretty much what I’d do, except the dog is driving to the lottery headquarters with me- not leaving her to deal with doorbells and knocking on the door.”
Probably be better to kennel the dog. I think the process of collecting your winnings is a bit more complicated than cashing a check. You’ll probably be there longer than you want to leave your dog in the car and I doubt they’ll let you bring her inside.
One of the problems is keeping your mouth shut. It might take a week or so to do all that planning. You’ll need to find a good lawyer and wealth advisor and meet with them prior to collecting the funds. Can you keep from talking all that time?
Jackpot is up to $900M now.
According to usamega.com, the one lump sum payout, after 25%$ federal witholding, is now $418.5M. Annual payout, after federal witholding, is now $22.5M per year.
If you go by what jjotto says, the lump sum payout is $337,032,000. STILL a whole piddlepot full of cash.