By now, you probably know that I didn’t win the lottery, but…..nobody else did either. That means that the powerball jackpot will grow to 1 point 2 billion, that’s billion, with a “b”…dollars in Wednesday’s drawing. No one has won since August 3rd. Now….have you decided what you would do if you did win? Odds are way high that you won’t, but it’s possible you could overcome the 292 million to 1 odds and win.
The largest jackpot in history was 1 point 586 billion in 2016. If no one wins Wednesday, this one could top that. Let’s see, if you take the cash option, that would be $750 million. After taxes, that leaves you…say..$390 million. You’re friends are going to say, “you won a billion dollars and all you took is $390 million? That’s stupid.” Then, you’ll just smile and remind yourself that they don’t have any million dollars. If I seem extra cheerful Thursday morning, you’ll know why.
