Big lottery jackpot spurs border rush

Lottery Post — Tue, 30 Dec 2003 10:45:43 GMT

Perry Graves didnt cross the state line from North Carolina to Virginia just to play the lottery.Im up here to win the game! the Reidsville man said.He was not alone.Many Tar Heels flocked across the Virginia line and plunked down cash for a chance at the $155 million jackpot in tonights multistate Mega Millions game. The drawing will be at 11 p.m.The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 135,145,920, but that didnt stop the steady stream of customers at Peoples General Store, just a mile and a h... [ More ]