A Wasted Dollar and a Broken Dream I was hoping this would be the post where I brag to everyone that I won the $230 million Mega Millions jackpot and how you better not ask me for any of it. But I lost, so you still won't get any. It's nice to dream before the drawing on what you would buy with that kind of money, although you have to take into account after taxes you'll only be left with a few dozen million. You think how you'll move to a big house, buy some fancy cars, and then buy another house far away for any relatives you don't wanna see anymore. They'll think of it as a nice gesture, you'll think of it as covering your bases.