You Never Know

A Mega Millions lottery contestant buys his ticket for Friday’s $500-million game at a corner newsstand in New York Thursday. Forget setting up a charity or establishing a trust, the winner of the $500 million Mega Millions jackpot could save teachers’ jobs or help pay for Medicaid-funded doctor appointments in their home state just by paying taxes. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

DFO: If I won the lottery, I’d pay off every mortgage held by a sibling or one of their children, ditto for my kids, drop a chunk on my church, and then set up a foundation for a worthy local cause. How about you?

Question: What would be the first thing you did if you won the lottery?