Going to win $1.2B Powerball prize? Consider not taking cash


              The Powerball jackpot amount is shown on displays at Bluebird Liquor in Hawthorne, Calif., Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022. The fourth-largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history could soar to the largest ever if no one wins the top prize in Wednesday night's Powerball drawing. The jackpot climbed over a billion after no one matched all six numbers Monday night to win the jackpot. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
            
              Two Powerball playslips sit on top of a piece of scratch paper at Bluebird Liquor in Hawthorne, Calif., Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022. The fourth-largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history could soar to the largest ever if no one wins the top prize in Wednesday night's Powerball drawing. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
            
              People wait in line outside Bluebird Liquor to buy Powerball lottery tickets in Hawthorne, Calif., Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022.  The estimated jackpot for Wednesday night's drawing climbed over a billion. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
            
              A sign shows the current jackpot for the Powerball lottery, $1.2 billion, as it hangs in the reflective window of a convenience store in Miami, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022. The jackpot climbed to $1.2 billion after no one matched all six numbers to win. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
            
              A sign on a convenience store advertises the Powerball lottery in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022. The jackpot climbed to $1.2 billion after no one matched all six numbers to win the jackpot. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
            
              FILE - A rack with cards bettors can use to choose their own numbers to purchase lottery tickets for the Saturday Oct. 29, drawing of the Powerball lottery, are seen on a counter at a market in Prospect, Pa., Friday, Oct. 28, 2022.  The fourth-largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history could soar to the largest ever if no one wins the top prize in Wednesday, Nov. 2, Powerball drawing. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
            
              People buy multiple lottery tickets for the Powerball lottery at the Blue Bird Liquor store in Hawthorne, Calif., Monday, Oct. 31, 2022. The jackpot for Monday night's drawing soared after no one matched all six numbers in Saturday night's drawing. It's the fifth-largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Going to win $1.2B Powerball prize? Consider not taking cash