Here’s the tax bill on the $226 million Mega Millions jackpot
If you’re daydreaming about how you’d celebrate winning the Mega Millions jackpot, remember that Uncle Sam has a way of crashing the party.
After about two months of twice-weekly drawings with no one matching all six numbers, the top prize has climbed to $226 million for Tuesday night’s drawing. Of course, the advertised amount isn’t what you’d end up with.
Whether you take the prize as an annuity…