Mega Millions jackpot hits $541M: What's the tax bill?

(NEXSTAR) — Without a Black Friday winner, the Mega Millions jackpot has grown to an estimated $541 million ahead of the next drawing. While the win would be nearly historic, the amount that the winner would take home would be much smaller.Mega Millions players have been watching the jackpot grow since September when a ticket sold in Texas landed an $800 million jackpot, the seventh-largest payout in the game's history.At $541 million, the current jackpot ranks as the eleventh-largest