We are more likely to win the lottery twice than to be hit by an asteroid.
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But unlikely things do occur by chance sometimes--that's how people get struck by lightning or win the lottery.
If you win the lottery, see an accountant or tax lawyer promptly and plan your tax moves carefully.
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You may never win the lottery, but you can always dream and you may as well dream big.
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And it seemed like the quickest way to reach that point in life was to win the lottery.
If the answer is yes you are also likely to win the lottery.
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If you win the lottery or other cash prize and decline it you may be able to avoid the income.
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Now, the first assumption people might make is, you know after you win the lottery, you just kick back and you retire.
Others wondered about big raises, or if they should win the lottery.
If you win the lottery, win cash in a game show, or hit it big at the casino, you must pay tax.
Indeed the only way to win the lottery of success, in art, business, science, love or any other endeavor, is take buy more tickets.
As Deborah Jacobs wisely suggests in 10 Things To Do When You Win The Lottery, hire a tax pro before cashing your ticket.
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It gave a rival consortium, The People's Lottery, led by Virgin's Sir Richard Branson, a month to adjust its bid and win the lottery contract.
They want to leap out of the chute, and win the literary lottery without working that hard.
Starting today, you can click here to enter the lottery and win a chance to join the fun (the lottery closes at 10 am EST on Monday February 25, 2013).
But arts bodies could benefit from a funding windfall as a knock on effect of the battle between Camelot and Richard Branson's The People's Lottery to win the franchise.
His two neighbours did not even know the Summers played the subscription lottery until the win came through.
The National Lottery described the win as a life-changing amount of money.
Yet our government treats as criminals those foreigners not lucky enough to win the green-card lottery.
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No motive has been established, but police say they have not ruled out the possibility that Khan was killed because of the lottery win.
As they work to unravel the mystery, police, prosecutors and the medical examiner have revealed little, naming no suspects and declining to say if the lottery win might have presented a motive.
He said he was left shaking after the National Lottery win was confirmed.
SaveUp is free to all consumers but all that is guaranteed is a chance to win the big prizes in a kind of lottery drawing.
Most recently have come the lottery winners those lucky enough to win one of the 20, 000 visas a year allowed under American law and distributed in Cuba by lot.
With four out of every five possible combinations of Powerball numbers in play, lottery executives said Saturday that someone was almost certain to win the game's highest jackpot, a windfall of hundreds of millions of dollars and that's after taxes.
With four out of every five possible combinations of Powerball numbers in play, lottery executives said earlier that someone was almost certain to win the game's highest jackpot, a windfall of hundreds of millions of dollars and that's after taxes.
If people play the lottery as part of a pool, they should plan for any disputes that may follow a win, said attorney and certified public accountant Shannon Nash.
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