{
  "id": 15751430,
  "title": "Lump sum vs. annuity: how lottery winners should decide",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/lump-sum-vs-annuity-how-lottery-winners-should-decide",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-20T13:33:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Quartz",
    "slug": "quartz",
    "url": "https://qz.com/lottery-lump-sum-vs-annuity"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Weighing a lottery lump sum against an annuity means balancing taxes, investment risk and self-control before claiming a prize",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}