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Lump sum or annuity? Take lottery quiz to find out what you should do!

Lump sum or annuity? Take lottery quiz to find out what you should do!
Posted at 12:12 PM, Oct 05, 2018
and last updated 2018-10-06 00:44:25-04

For anyone who plays the lottery, now is a great time to get a ticket, as both the Mega Millions and PowerBall games are boasting HUGE jackpots!

But if you win, do you take the cash, or get it parsed out in an annuity?

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Taking the lump sum seems like an obvious choice, but in billionaire investor Mark Cuban's opinion, people who don't have control of their finances should take the annuity to avoid blowing all of that cash too quickly. 

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But how do you know if you're money savvy? Take the quiz below!