[ WP ] You win the jackpot in the lottery , and get to decide between 10 million dollars and the contents of a mistery-box . You choose the box , and it 's totally worth it .

`` What's in the box, man? Oh, come on, what's in the box?'' I really, really want to know what's in the box. But I guess that's the name of the game. Either I get the mistery box or I get 10 million USD. What to do, what to do... 
 
 Given that this is a new twist in the lottery, I was the first person to be faced with this choice. Nobody in the world, except for the person who filled the mistery box, knows what's in that damn box. 
 
 I'm a pretty big fan of thriller and detective movies, so I took a step back and thought about what could be in the box. 
 
 First off was the clue of the peculiar spelling: mistery box. This could imply something to do with water ( mist ). Could it be a personal luxury yacht? An underwater hotel? 
 
 The second clue was the obvious comparison between 10 million USD and the box. Surely, surely the game maker would n't put some useless trinket in the box just so he can laugh at the chump who chose it? He runs the risk of losing 10 million USD each time someone hits jackpot, so it's got ta be something pretty good. 
 
 I also noticed the size of the box as my third clue. It was a square box, with each side about a foot and a half. Could be a bag of jewels, a certificate for a redeemable prize, or maybe even... nah, it could n't be. 
 
 My fourth clue was the weight of a box. I rationalized that it was about 10-12 pounds. This was n't all the helpful, because I did n't know how tricksy the game maker was being. It could be the deed to an estate, alongside a 10 pound weight. 
 
 Fifthly, and most peculiar, was the way that the game maker was acting. Naturally a shifty, thin man, he seemed to me that he was particularly edgy tonight. While the announcer presented me with the box, he kept his cool like a high stakes gambler when cards are played. In fact, the only change I noticed was a thin smile out of the corner of his lips. Suspicious, but still hard to read. 
 
 My sixth and sneakiest clue was some research that I did before the ceremony. It was not surprising that a lot of the funding for this lottery came from ticket sales, that was pretty normal. However, it was slightly intriguing to see that there was one independent sponsor, only indicated by a set of initials - K.S.H. Why would there be one person who got specific note for a contribution? What did K.S.H. contribute? 
 
 The seventh and final clue that I noticed was something that was fairly obvious: the venue's security. Why was the so much security? Why were they armed? It's not like the 10 million was here in cash, so this was a strong indicator that whatever is in the box is sensational. 
 
 Standing on the stage, bathed in spotlights, I go over my choices. Money up front, or the mistery box. I make eye contact with the Game Maker in a last ditch effort to get another hint. I ask one last time, `` What's in the box?'' a little louder than I meant to, the request coming out more like a loud whine. 
 
 I choose the box because why not? As I unclasp the top of the box, I open it and realize now why the box was called the mistery box. It was indeed a box of misery. I look down into the box and make eye contact with a smiling Gwyneth Paltrow's head in a Futurama-esque glass container. Ah, well played, Kevin Spacey's Head.
