Mega millions

• A historic $640 million jackpot is up for grabs Friday as the Mega Millions lottery is living up to its name. If there is no winner Friday, the jackpot would increase to an estimated $975 million, said Athena Hernandez of the D.C. lottery.
(msnbc.com)
• MIDDLETOWN, Pa., March 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania Lottery players have until 9:59 p.m.
(YAHOO!)
• SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KGO) -- The current Mega Millions jackpot is a world record $640 million. It had lotto hopefuls lining up all over the Bay Area to get there tickets Friday, but the jackpot also brings good news to Californias struggling schools.
(Abc Local Web)
• Gambling is not typically a great economic development strategy. Its a zero-sum game in which the house always win, and it diverts resources from more productive areas. Lotteries are a form of gambling.
(Yahoo Finance)
• Tonights the night. The latest Mega Millions numbers will be picked in a drawing at 11 p.m. ET. Some are already fantasizing about what theyd do if they win, and the odds are pretty high that for at least one person fantasy will become a reality.
(Huffington Post)
• Strange but true: an extra-big lottery prize means youve got an extra-big chance of going bankrupt.
(Huffington Post)
• There was a last-minute rush for Mega Millions tickets in advance of the Friday evening drawing as the jackpot rose to $640 million.
(Los Angeles Times)
• Lottery officials said the chances are strong that someone will win the record $640-million Mega Millions jackpot drawn Friday night. The prize got so big because no one won for several weeks.
(Los Angeles Times)
• Lottery ticket lines swelled Friday in Chicago and elsewhere as the record Mega Millions jackpot grew to $640 million, thanks to players who cast aside concerns about long odds and opened their wallets for a chance at becoming an overnight millionaire.
(Chicago Sun-Times)
• Step right up, ladies and gentlemen. The clock is ticking on the Mega Millions lottery, the fattest jackpot in American history. The jackpot currently stands at $640 million, with a possibility of growing even larger before tonights drawing.
(Yahoo Finance)