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[–] splinter@lemm.ee 13 points 1 day ago

No, the top tax rate is 37%.

With lottery prizes, the full amount is usually only available as annuity payments over 20-30 years. If you pick a lump sum, it’s typically only 40% of the full amount.

This winner chose the lump sum payment, so his lottery prize was about $600,000,000.