Ok, we didn't win. Didn't get a sniff at all that money. 3 tickets sold with the numbers we needed, the winning numbers. California. Florida. Tennessee. 1.6 Billion gone. Math time again. 3 winners, so divide by 3. Convert that to the payout amount. Pay Uncle Sam. You could boast "Hey I won 1.6 billion in the lottery, but really all you'd get is about $275 million. Chump change. Back to work. Oh, and maybe this will make you feel better.  Here's some stories about past lottery winners who became losers.  And please recycle your ticket.

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