. >> reporter: you see, william and 13 co-workers including the restaurant's general manager jon simkins pooled their resources, bought a few lottery tickets and won $10,000 in last friday's mega millions drawing. >> i found out about 5:00 saturday they call med here from the restaurant. i thought -- called me here from the restaurant. i thought they were joking. >> reporter: at risk of seeming greedy, they're now hoping for an even bigger prize, in fact, the largest prize in american lottery history. >> i hope lightning strikes twice. >> reporter: $540 million counting. >> i think we have a better chance because last time we put $5 in and this time we each put $20. >> reporter: simkins and his co-workers aren't the only ones fantasizing today about becoming multi-millionaires when the mega millions numbers are called out tomorrow night. >> it's been busy. >> reporter: retail stores across the country including calvert's on river road in bethesda have been churning out tickets for several days now and will no doubt be churning out lots more until the deadline at midnight tomorrow night.