You Didn’t Win the $1 Billion Mega Millions Prize: What Happens Next Is Up To You

I’m going to let the cat out of the bag right away: I didn’t win either.

That’s because I didn’t even buy a ticket. I completely forgot about it this week. Last week the grand prize was $960 million I believe. This week, it was over $1 billion. Maybe they should have changed it to the Mega Billions, am I right? OK, all dad jokes aside, winning $1 billion is no joke.

For those wondering, and for the purpose of this article, after factoring in taxes, the lump sum…