Mega Millions Jackpot

I have one rule when it comes to buying lottery tickets. I only buy them when the lottery reaches $100M. OK, sometimes a little less, but generally only when I am drunk. So, with Mega Millions having drawings twice a week and being over the $100M mark for what seems like a month now, I have bought a lot of lottery tickets. Usually when it starts getting to $200M, there are so many people who buy tickets that it is inevitable that someone buys a winner. There are just so many combinations to play and it is rare that it gets even that high. After no one won last night though, the winner, if there is one on Friday is expected to get $476M. That is a half a billion. That would put you in the top 1000 richest people in the US or really close to it. Of course if you take the lump amount and live in a heavily taxed state like I do, then your take home should be around $4.99 which can get you 20 piece chicken McNuggets and a great story. The previous record was $390M.