At 11 p.m. Friday, somebody might get very, very lucky.
The jackpot in the Mega Millions drawing is worth about $1.35 billion, one of the largest lottery prizes ever.
Most people who bought a ticket to try their luck are probably daydreaming of quitting their job, traveling the world, buying a mansion — not about handling their newly complicated tax return as a sudden multimillionaire. But big tax bills go hand-in-hand with big wins.
