Wednesday, March 28, 2012
The Mega Millions jackpot has reached a record $476 million dollars. The cash option is now $341 million. Strong sales are expected to push the prize amount for the next drawing to a staggering $500 million dollars.
Mega Millions is played in 42 states and Washington DC.





I always buy $5 dollars of Quick Picks when the prize amount exceeds $100 million.
The odds are stratospheric but, my philosophy is simple: someone is going to beat the odds and win the jackpot so why not me? Plus, you can’t win if you don’t play so why not?
I plan to buy a few tickets too. If I win, my family will be taken care of for life. What a wonderful gift to leave them.
Can you even imagine it? The answer is, of course. I plan to buy $20 quick picks this time!
I just bought two tickets this morning.
We have an office pool of 15 people. All of us contributed $10, so we have 150 plays. The tickets are photocopied and the copies signed, with each of us holding a copy. The originals are in a payroll safe at work.