Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20120330:14:18:00
175,711,536. that's not very good, but still people play. it's only a dollar for a ticket. and they can't resist the temptation. now if they overcome those odds and actually win, there is a very big decision to be made. you take the lump sum or do you take the money you make -- take a yearly, rather, sum for the next 27 years? those numbers are $20.7 million for 26 years or $389.8 million as a lump sum. now, people think the lump sum's the best way to go. that's not necessarily the case. people spend their money in the first five years. it might be a good way to keep some discipline. we've bee...