US Powerball Jackpot Rolls Over Up to $206 Million

Yes, the US Powerball has rolled over again. The grand prize is now up to and astounding $206 million! Can you imagine what it would be like to win that amount of money? Talk about a life changing experience. That’s enough money to change the lives of generations to come.

Winning that sizeable of a jackpot requires a lot of planning to manage. It’s not as easy as you might think. So many things to take into consideration. Not just how you will spend it. Before you even collect the grand prize you should consider anonymity. Once you make it public who the winner is, you can’t take it back. You will be bombarded by family (some you have never met or even heard of), friends (many you haven’t seen in decades), random strangers and the like all asking for handouts, loans or investments in their businesses or ideas. Your day could be filled dodging these people. You should also change your phone number. Yes, you’ve had that number for many years which means many people have that number and it is likely public information as well.

Keep the new number unlisted. Get a mailbox and use as your primary address so you won’t have people knocking on your door all hours of the day or night as well. Wow. You haven’t even collected your money and you have to do all of this to avoid being overrun by people seeking to relieve you of some of that cash. Of course, there will be legitimate people you will likely help out but they will be the ones that let you contact them. Take your time and think through all of your decisions when it comes to handing out any of your lottery winnings.