Compare cash and annuity
compare_lump_sum_annuityRead-onlyIdempotent
Compare a published cash option with 30 growing annuity payments after taxes, including present value and break-even rate.
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| game | No | custom | |
| status | No | single | |
| jackpot | Yes | Advertised annuity total in US dollars. | |
| winners | No | Number of jackpot-winning tickets sharing the prize. | |
| locality | No | Only valid with stateCode NY. | |
| cashValue | Yes | Published cash option in US dollars; do not infer it from a fixed ratio. | |
| stateCode | Yes | US residence and ticket-purchase state, two-letter code. Cross-state claims are not modeled. | |
| otherIncome | No | Other annual income in US dollars before the standard deduction. | |
| discountRate | No | Annual discount rate as a fraction, e.g. 0.04 for 4%. | |
| sharePercent | No | Your percentage of one winning ticket. |