now the mark simone show on seven ten w o r filling in for mark here's ken rosado and a very happy

holiday to you hope you enjoyed your christmas you're enjoying your hanaica and an early happy

new year to you mark has the day off it's an honor to sit in for him i'm ken rosato i worked as a

tv news anchor here in new york at channels 5 and 7 and 10 and 55

for the better part of three decades. It is good to be with you today. Did you get your mega

millions ticket as part of a gift for the holidays? Huh? Did you? You know, they, you get that one relative

who gives you a card that has every, you know, all the little tickets and little scratch-offs and stuff. Well, guard that ticket with your life because if you normally don't buy mega-millions,

hang on to this one.

If you haven't been taking note, the mega-millions drawing tonight is for $1.15 billion.

Not too late to go out and buy a ticket.

If you think it's too cold outside to go buy one, you could buy one online.

Just remember if you choose the cash

option after federal state and local taxes you know what that one point

one five billion dollars ends up being it's under three hundred million

that's not a terrible amount but it's not the one point one five billion

you think you're gonna get that's because the libs get involved and and you hear

things like you know how much money do you

really need my response to the liberals who asked me that question is as much the heck as i want that's

why how much money do you need keep your grubby hands up my winnings just saying uh did you know

that if you choose the annuity option it will take you 30 years to get you 1.15 billion, and that's before taxes.

And after taxes, you will actually get less than half of that after waiting all those years.

And if you take the lump sum up front, they only pay you about 45% of the 1.15 billion,

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