Imagine that you won a lottery and had to choose between a prize of a $1 million lump sum, or to receive $1,000 every week for the rest of your life. Which would you choose? | Daily Question

Imagine that you won a lottery and had to choose between a prize of a $1 million lump sum, or to receive $1,000 every week for the rest of your life. Which would you choose? Published on May 23, 2026 → Survey conducted on May 23, 2026 on 4694 U.S. adults

All adults

Region

Gender

Politics

Age

Race

$1 million lump sum

47%

$1,000 a week for the rest of my life

40%

Not sure

12%

$1 million lump sum

47%

$1,000 a week for the rest of my life

40%

Not sure

12%

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