If you ever win the lottery, you will need to set up a plan quickly to stay sane and rich money talks News recommends you start by staying as anonymous as possible to avoid people, not to mention scammers coming out of the woodwork. To try to get a cut. Find an attorney and advisor, preferably a certified financial planner specializing and working with people who suddenly come into money. Consult your advisers before you sign the winning ticket. Hire a certified public accountant that can help you deal with the taxes on your winnings. Again consult someone who deals with big numbers. The side of the lump sum or annual payments is right for you, Forbes recommends. You don’t make any major lifestyle changes for the 46 months after winning. Finally, get used to saying no, even to yourself.
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The Mega Millions jackpot is an estimated $515 million. Here are Friday night’s winning numbers
Updated: 11:12 PM EDT May 21, 2021
Video above: What you should do after winning the lotteryThe Mega Millions lottery jackpot is estimated to be worth a life-changing $515 million, which can also be paid out in a $346.3 million lump sum.The winning numbers for Friday’s drawing were: 18-6-17-9-48, Mega Ball: 8.It’s the ninth-largest jackpot in Mega Millions history, according to the lottery game.The largest Mega Millions jackpot was more than $1.537 billion, which one ticket holder in South Carolina won in October 2018.Two Mega Millions jackpots have been won so far this year. A New York couple took the most recent jackpot, winning $96 million on Feb. 16. In January, a group of players in Michigan claimed a $1.05 billion Mega Millions jackpot, the second-largest Mega Millions payout and third-largest lottery payout in U.S. history.The odds of winning the jackpot are very small, a mere one in 1 in 302,575,350.
Video above: What you should do after winning the lottery
The Mega Millions lottery jackpot is estimated to be worth a life-changing $515 million, which can also be paid out in a $346.3 million lump sum.
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The winning numbers for Friday’s drawing were: 18-6-17-9-48, Mega Ball: 8.
It’s the ninth-largest jackpot in Mega Millions history, according to the lottery game.
The largest Mega Millions jackpot was more than $1.537 billion, which one ticket holder in South Carolina won in October 2018.
Two Mega Millions jackpots have been won so far this year. A New York couple took the most recent jackpot, winning $96 million on Feb. 16. In January, a group of players in Michigan claimed a $1.05 billion Mega Millions jackpot, the second-largest Mega Millions payout and third-largest lottery payout in U.S. history.
The odds of winning the jackpot are very small, a mere one in 1 in 302,575,350.
