Graciela Treadwell won a lottery. She will have a choice of receiving $$25,000$ at the end of each year for the next $30$ years, or a lump sum today. If she can earn a return of $11$ percent on any investment she makes, what is the minimum amount she should be willing to accept today as a lump$-$sum payment? $($Round to the nearest hundred dollars.$)$

A$)$ $$141,656$

B$)$ $$187,391$

C$)$ $$212,400$

D$)$ $$217,345$