Numbers from a dream brought an American a million dollars in the lottery

The lottery lover indicated in the ticket the numbers that she had dreamed and hit the jackpot.

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A woman saw these numbers in a dream many years ago, writes Lenta.ru report. She believed that they would bring her luck, and always chose them when she participated in the lottery. This time five of the six numbers matched, and she won the second prize.

Wilson came to New York to win with her husband and a familiar couple.

“We all buy lottery tickets and agreed to share the money received,” she explained.

Each of them received a quarter of the amount that remained after all taxes were paid. In the end, they got 168 039 dollars.

Recall that the state of New York and the city get most of the winnings before the winner sees the money. That's because the state has the highest lottery taxes in the country.

A group of tax monitors came to the conclusion that the state of New York and the city of New York in fact hold the most lot of taxes in the lottery Powerball. The state takes for itself 8,82% of the winnings before the winner sees it, and the city about 3,87% in the form of tax.

This means that if you were one of the lucky ones who won the multi-million dollar jackpot in New York, you would pay about 12,7% taxes right away.

New York State officials and city officials do not comment on why they charge the highest taxes.

Americans love to buy lottery tickets.

According to polls, Americans would react differently to winning a multi-million jackpot:

• 74,8% of respondents would take the entire amount at once, 25,2% would divide the amount into several annual payments;
• 43,4% of respondents would immediately claim a win, 56,6% would wait some time before announcing a win;
• 80,1% of respondents would consult about options for investing money with a lawyer / accountant / financial advisor, 19,9% would decide the fate of the win;
• 90,7% would prefer to remain anonymous if won, 9,3% would publicly announce a win;
• 48,1% of respondents would have quit their jobs if they won; 51.9% would continue to work.
• 63,6% would hire a financial advisor to manage the money, 36,2% would manage the finances on their own.

Yet if you want to win a large sum of lottery in New York, think twice about where to buy a lucky ticket.

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