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Poll: Are You Feeling Lottery Lucky?

Mega Millions jackpot tops $540 million.

 With the Mega Millions jackpot at a record $540 million, people are lining up in states all over the country to put a dollar down and hope for the best.

Forbes says the odds of picking the winning numbers are 175.7 million to one. Though the odds are stacked against you, you only need to get lucky once.

The New York State Lottery said a winner could receive a lump-sum, post-tax payment of about $390 million or choose to take annual payments of $20,790,000 before taxes.

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Are you tempted to buy a ticket for Friday night's drawing?

And is such a gigantic jackpot just too rich a prize for one person or small group to claim? Should the prize be capped with a maximum payout, with the remaining pot rolled over to the next drawing? How much is too much?

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Take our poll and tell us your thoughts. And good luck if you're playing.


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