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A ukrainian teenager were killed when a fast rushing pile calm downing down the ski slope. the largest prize in history will be split three ways. california, florida and tennessee, christine romans, aka, auntie christine has sage advice for any winner. >> hi. assuming any of the winners take the lump sum of $930 million split three ways, that's $310 million each. than the tax man coming for his share. it will be taxed ted highest federal income bracket, 39.6%. that's the cut that winners and florida and tennessee will get. they're extra lucky. there's no state income tax there. they'll get $...

>> and all six. a dirty mind is a feast in this studio. all six, $930 million. but the core question is, what happens. >> if you win? >> what when anderson wins? are you ready? >> i'm ready. what happens? >> anderson. >> yeah. >> you have just won $930 million. [ laughter ] >> uh-huh. >> are you taking the annuity or lump sum payout? >> i'll take your advice and take the lump sum. >> begrudgingly -- >> yes. and i tell you what i'll do, i'll buy myself a watch, not a crazy watch. >> that's my next question -- >> okay, fine. >> what will be your first impulse purchase? >> would be a watch. my on...

But it also means you have just as good a chance as anyone else. because if you don't play, you can't win, right? someone hoping you'll take that chance is the executive director of the texas lottery. welcome, gary. >> good morning, carol. who wants to be a billionaire? >> i do! i have my tickets ready to go! so is this one of the most exciting times in your lottery career? >> oh, far and away the most exciting times in all of the lotteries, all around the country. as everyone knows, unless you've been living in a cave somewhere, $1.5 billion jackpot on the line for tonight. that's the annuiti...

Money. >> there you go! >> if i take 900 -- >> 30. >> $930 million or whatever, i take my money in cash and, after taxes it's, what, a mere $600 million. >> depending on the state. >> i can afford to hire an attorney to give me really good tax advice, among other things. >> you can hire the law firm. >> bernie madoff. i work with him. very good with money. >> you can great tax advice but you can't beat a tax rate of zero. you can tax manage the thing fairly well but it will never be -- >> josh, this helps no one. thank you. >> i'm going to win, so it helps me. >> one question. if you're going ...

>> well not a hundred. if there's no winner tonight, what happens? >> if there's no winner tonight, there will be another drawing on saturday and at that point, powerball estimates to the total lot will be more than $2 billion. so even after you pay the taxes, whether you choose to take the a annuity, which you should -- >> that was my question, what should you do? >> take the annuity, please take the 30-year annuity that pays you a slice every year. if you take the $1.5 billion, that's immediately going to be cut down to $930 million and then you have to pay all the taxes. so it's a crazy ide...