{"663005":{"#nid":"663005","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Powerball jackpot makes history as it grows to record-breaking $1.9 billion, but winner could face massive tax bill ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe tax bite is\u0026nbsp;not the only issue to worry about when playing the\u0026nbsp;Powerball lottery. Maximizing your chances at winning what is now a record-breaking payout would mean buying more tickets. \u0026quot;The investment you make by playing multiple games also goes up, and the payoffs in a real lottery vary,\u0026quot; said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/lewlefton.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ELew Lefton\u003C\/a\u003E, senior academic professional in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/math.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Mathematics\u003C\/a\u003E, and assistant dean of IT and associate vice president for research in the College of Sciences.\u0026nbsp;In other words, investing more money into a higher number of tickets may not always be worth the expense.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"34434","created_gmt":"2022-11-08 15:58:36","changed_gmt":"2022-11-08 15:58:36","author":"Renay San Miguel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-11397153\/Powerball-jackpot-grows-record-1-9-BILLION-lucky-winner-faces-700m-tax-bill.html","dateline":{"date":"2022-11-07T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2022-11-07T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"168854","name":"School of Mathematics"},{"id":"175670","name":"Lew Lefton"},{"id":"171362","name":"lottery odds"},{"id":"169090","name":"lottery"},{"id":"169091","name":"powerball"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}