You can get up to six months of retroactive benefits in a lump sum from Social Security, but should you?

Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots have reached $1 billion 13 times in history: Will the next Powerball drawing result in the latest billion-dollar lottery winner? As they say in the lottery ...

One lucky Canadian lottery winner recently faced a choice that many hopeful players wish for: a $1,000 a week lifetime payment or a lump sum payout. Maria Caroli, a Laval, Que., resident, said that ...

The winner of Powerball’s $1.8 billion jackpot on Christmas Eve has opted to take the lump-sum payment.

More than a year after the Powerball jackpot last topped $1 billion, the prize has climbed back to that level ahead of Saturday night's drawing at 10:59 p.m. ET. After 39 drawings without a winner, ...

Jose Molina of East Meadow has scored a life‑changing win, claiming a $1 million top prize on the New York Lottery’s ...

When it comes to winning the lottery, it all boils down to three key factors: luck, timing, and choice of gameplay. Whether it’s a scratch-off ticket or a multi-state draw like Cash4Life, each game ...

The winner took the option of receiving a single lump sum of $834.9 million all at once, rather than $1.8 billion paid out ...

2 billion-dollar lottery jackpots for Mega Millions and Powerball were purchased at a Florida Publix. The amount? $1.58 billion and $1.586 billion. In Florida, stores that sell winning Mega Millions ...