a new $5 lottery ticket. ll's deli also takes the $10,000 winner and only gives the investigator 5 bucks. on to the fulton food shop where the $10,000 ticket doesn't even rate 5 bucks. along with that big wing hewinner, he she hands the clerk the two losing tickets. >> he gives back her losing tickets along with other losers he has stashed under the counter. >> i have a lot more if you want them. do you want them all? >> sure. >> the $10,000 winning ticket is not in that pile. the at this 7-eleven store the clerk doesn't identify the big winner either. >> are those losers? i never win. >> he keeps the ticket but gives her encouraging words. were those words of wisdom worth the 10 grand she left on the counter? the investigators move to california's capital, sacramento, and run into this clerk at the flyer's shell station. will she identify the $10,000 winner? >> okay. >> the other one is not a winner? >> nope. >> i can throw them all away if you want. >> go ahead. that will work. >> 10 grand in the trash for n

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a ticket buying frenzy and a half billion dollar jackpot. tonight, we do the math. are there ways to beat the odds are is it luck? >>> and forever fido. if you ever wisheded a beloved pet could be with you always, meet the american stuffers, heart warming or horrified? you decide. >>> plus, lonely island. it's just 90 miles from florida and they don't have the internet. as the pope meets with castro, christiane amanpour slips out to find the real havana. >>> good evening. i'm cynthia mcfadden. we begin with the lottery that seems to have everybody talking. the single biggest jackpot ever. and just about 48 hours from now, someone, somewhere, could be a half billion dollars richer. millions of people in 42 states have purchased what they hope to be winning tickets. we fake a hard look tonight at winners and losers. >> be the lucky one. >> reporter: they are buying in los angeles, on manhattan island, in philly, cleveland, in tulsa, oklahoma. some on a whim and some with a plan. all with the hope and the dream, and maybe deep down the need to win. >> $10. >> reporter:

good luck to you if you get a ticket. it will be a something. >> here is a chance of winning a half a billion. a man has a plan to increase your chances. and a 7-time winner and how far to increase your chances of a lottery. richard. this mania. this is crazy right now. you have seen this? , nobody has seen it. >> we're talking about half a billion dollars at stake for tonight's drawing. that's unbelievable. >> you are a 7-time winner. how did do you it? >> i did a lot of years of trial and error. and it is working. i won seven lottery grand prizes. >> you put them and some of the strategies into a book. without giving away too much. >> well. there is so much to go into. but an important message i'm trying to fet across to americans. one of the tips i give out is to set a budget. this is important for the drawing. do not get lottery fever. cannot spend. there will be a winner. maybe two or three. but remember one thing, this is going to be millions of people that will wake up and did not win. you from one of those people,

some time ago, she was called because a few times taking the street car without a ticket. e was issued a fine for fair dodging -- fare dodging. >> it is true. i was caught three, four, maybe five times without a ticket back when i was at university, but i did not think anything of it. those were my wildes didn't days. we were rebels. after that, nothing happened. 12 years later, i got a letter from the bay live with 12 garnishment notices. >> the fine was 150,000 krone, 6000 euros. the original fine she did not pay was 250 years. the bailout costs made up the rest of it, and the amount kept rising. more letters arrive. by then, she owed 20,000 euros. i did check law, that was perfectly legal, but as an actress, it was more than she could afford. >> i have been ruined completely. i had a university degree. i have not committed a crime. it is upset that my future is ruined just because i road without a ticket a few times many years ago. it is affecting every aspect of my life. i am 38 n. i am financially ruined. i do not know how i am going to recover from this. >> every mont

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a good time. shouldn't have ticketed him any way if he was on his way to a children's hospital. >> they should notim. what a good guy. lawrence tweeted saying if i win megamillions, i will become batman. there you go. clearly he's not the only one that wants to dress up as batman. coming up next, companies and consumers betting megamillions on an abundant u.s. energy source. >> check out this tweet boone pickens sent out earlier today. boone always spot-on. frenzy over $640 million lottery. someone will get rich. not unlike opec. $640 million is 11 hours of foreign oil imports into the u.s. well-said as always, boone. we'll speak with the ceo of the company boone co-founded coming up next. ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] you're the boss of your life. in charge of long weekends and longer retirements. ♪ ask your financial professional how lincoln financial can help you take charge of your future. ♪ but don't just listen to me. listen to these happy progressive customers. i plugged in snapshot, and 30 days later, i was saving big on car insurance. i was worried it would be hard to install. but it's really

tickets. you may be a multimillionaire. we're live where the winning mega millions ticket was sold. >> all right but first, here are all of yes winning lottery number including that winning mega millions ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> welcome back on this saturday morning march 31st. taking a look out over the grey city. it's a little damp but not a wash out. we do have rain down toward the southern portion of the state. another batch, a little small batch that's trying to move in from the panhandle out near west virginia out toward frederick. that's going to be moving in in the next half hour or so but the biggest batch of rain down toward eastern shore and southern maryland. ocean city, all seeing showers right now. this is not really moving very quickly. it's going to be down there for a little while. a good bit of rain at least early on for you folks and then for the rest of us, it's not going to be a wash out but we invite you always to come to wjz.com and click on our local radar. that will give you an idea throughout the da

ticket in town. >> i have not bought a lottery ticket in 10 years. >>but i can to buy one. >> the highest jackpot in history as people flocking to local stores to pick up the ticket they hope will be the big winner. >> is $540 million, why not? >> everybody has to take a chance. >> 42 states, the district, and the virgin miles are all selling tickets with half a billion dollars now on the line. some people came in with specific numbers in mind and others are letting the computer pick for them. >> the number pick does not impact the chance to win. it is basically five wishes and adrian. >> becoming an overnight multimillionaire has this man dreaming big. >> i would quit my job and go on and around the world trip with my wife. >> if he wins, this man says he will help his children pay for school. >> i have been unemployed since 2010 so i am hoping and praying. >> the final hours before tonight's strike us expected to be the busiest for store. some people say the winning ticket has already sold about us somebody has to get its a one on me? >> the last t

star kurt kim lyon saw the winning tickets and says she is a nice and generous person has no claim tothe wings. >>> issue pay for the ticket right? sometimes irritate but didn't give to its your ticket on my ticket anymore. >>> she is a sweet girl but a few months ago it's no good. lottery fever has sent shock the store and customer reactions were mixed. she's been given that day's edition misspelled his given up. the lottery commission will hold on to the winnings until a judge decides what happens next. and so emily at least not want to talk on camera but did tell us over the phone that she was just trying to help a guy who is down is like and give them some cash and now she was reaching for the money in your purse and grabs the lottery tickets and give it to that man by accident. yet we live in mountain view cbs five. its high-tops rared picking up on the screen now that can use that will be affected as eyewitness continues. with dry and the storm the month of march is certainly going out like a lion good evening i am doppler radar now picking up some green on the screen is to take

want to buy a ticket? >> typical customers that would normally buy 2 dollars worth of tickets are now spending 20. >> american dreechlt only takes one dollar. >> if i win, if pay off my house. pay bills. >>reporter: buy a small islan island. web site for california lottery commission lists the stores that have sold winning ticket worth 1 million dollars or more including these 6 in the bay area. cavinaugh liquor in san lorenzo, 7-11 on center road in san jose. y p liquor in los altos. you save electric or in santa cruz. delta pure water in brentwood. and hahn a bottle shop in santa clara. we shot these pictures tonight of people waiting in line to buy tickets at cavanaugh liquor in san lorenzo i mentioned. that's where tv we are live tonight. pick up a ticket for me. >> yes, i did not get a ticket. in fact they are closed right now. they just closed up at 9:00 o'clock but it's all about the 5 40 million dollars that's why people kate came out hoping to get a ticket. they had to wait in line and check out t

those rules are gone and under the new rules, this person is getting a ticket. there were a couple of problems with the old rules. for one thing, it is widely suspected that some of the handicapped placards are not kosher. >> do you think that a lot of people were using bogus handicapped placards. >> yes. >> yes. >> of course, they were. >> we know where you can buy them. >> reporter: and say city officials, some people parking free at metered spaces were staying put there all day. >> curb cyd parking is not intended to be used all day. that is not the purpose of it. it is to provide short, convenient parking so that you can go to businesses or restaurants. >> reporter: so, under the new rules in d.c., cars with handicapped placards can no longer park free anywhere. 400 city spots have been designated as red top meters. only cars with handicapped placards can park there. the drivers must feed the meters. what do you think about the change? >> it will be an inconvenience for some people because other folks weren't aware of it either. >> reporter: some drivers favo

>> the first thing you want to do is sign the ticket that is a winning ticket and you want to make a copy and make sure the copy is in a secure place before you tell too many friends and family. >> do i want a lawyer? >> you want a nice lawyer and accountant. >> most people would quit there job. is that a good idea? >> i would encourage people to resume life as normal as possible. >> how do i know what to give family and friends? >> you want to traw a line in the sapped what you are willing to do and what you are not willing to do. you don't want to have any kind of dependency from family members. >> when can i enjoy the wealth without spending it all at once? >> you can only wear so many watches at the time. have a plan, have a budget. even though it would be a larger budget, have a budget, and make sure you steer the course with your financial advisors. >> david collins, wbal-tv 11 news. >> grab your ticket. here are the winning numbers. 2, 4, 23, 38, 46, and the mega-ball number is 23. >> to the case of an elementary school where children between the ages of 8 and 9 were taken fro

let me give you a number that was interesting. in new york, 17,000 tickets were sold every minute. people are excited about this jackpot. when it gets this big you have to be. we're here where in 2008 a woman won a big jackpot of 187 million. >> this a lucky place. lisa is back in the bakery. what would do you with that money? >> i would. >> get a family reunion together and have my family come and buy their tickets. you have family. could you have the family reunion anywhere you wanted. you can take it overseas. you have thought about how big this is? >> not really. >> i don't know. i never had that before. i don't know what it is like. >> best of luck to you. >> i hope you have good luck. >> good luck. there you have it. people working or buying tickets and soon they will come in and we'll talk to them in a moment. back to you. >> thank you. the hot topic. what would do you with the money. you have been weighing in and giving it serious thought. michael conner, junior said i would pay off debts with the winnings then give some money to the family and 10% to charity. and new car, h

she says a ticket she bought here friday was also a big winner. emily leach writing to us this weekend telling us that ticket hit a $260,000 prize. one of seven tickets according to the lotto purchased in the state that hit 5 out of 6 numbers. now leach says she had given that ticket to a man who recognized her in the store from her lotto fame saying, "i paid for his beers, gave him $100, and one of the quick pick tickets i had bought for the mega millions jackpot. i wished him luck and he gave me a hug." that was in an e-mail sunday night, but within 24 hours, she's quoted in the "san jose mercury news" changing her tune. "that's my ticket. he knows it's my ticket. you need to give me my ticket back." the clerk says the man returned on saturday and had the winning ticket, but so far has not claimed the money, no one has. the lotto commission is likely to take a look at the surveillance video and see if she's the one buying the ticket. a spokesman telling the mark that if no one's in the picture the odds are firmly in her favor. a lot of questions

got a ticket for this, for destruction of property. >> are you kidding me? >> i assumed she could use the sidewalk chalk on a public sidewalk, that it would be okay on the public rocks. >> one legal analyst says this is ridiculous for this woman to get a ticket, because destruction of property means something that's permanent. this is sidewalk chalk. >> it's sidewalk chalk that's going to wash off in five minutes of rain. >> now the officer that issued the ticket says, well, we give people warnings, and sometimes sidewalk chalk doesn't wash off with the first rain. >> i don't know she should have gotten a ticket. maybe the cop could have said don't do this anymore. but look, if everybody was out there with all their kids, marking up the rocks with chalk, yeah, it looks messy. i want to see the beauty of the spot. and the parents should maybe think about keep the chalk to your driveway. >> this is a public area, not a historical marker, not covered with graffiti. and the ticket is going to cost mom about $300. she is set to appear in court in june. and beyond

the officer who stopped her gave her a ticket for an unsafe lane change for only a warning for the allegedpeeding. prince george's county police said he did not get a chance to get an official radar reading on the council woman's reading. >> he didn't have radar. in the time period the officer had on the beltway to establish a good pace of the vehicle that he's eventually stopped. >> towles constituents are not very please. meanwhile towles told "news 4," quote, in addition to paying the appropriate fine,ly not be driving a county-owned vehicle until voluntarily completing a driver improvement course to ensure my safety and the safety of others. >>> police in the district will soon receive a new breathalyzer device. police chief cathy lanier testified at a council meeting says they will receive it in about six months. police stopped using those tests two years ago when they learned the machines they were using at the time were flawed. hundreds of cases were questioned because of the false readings. lanier says new breathalizers have been de lays in part because they have to make sure the n

if you haven't bought a ticket, might as well. a lot of people are imagining what a win could do to their lives. there were lines for tickets in 42 states and the district of columbia's lottery tickets reach $3 million an hour. these are numbers that have never been seen before, and it adds up to more than just a windfall for the lucky winner. in 2010, lottery sales generated nearly $18 billion in profits for state governments. atop among them, new york, florida, texas, california and massachusetts. and what are they doing with all of this money? well, about half of the value of a ticket actually goes to the ultimate winner. about 35% of it goes to the states, and most of that goes to education. since most lotteries in this country began in 1970s, three states put more than $20 billion into education. new york, california and florida. and with the nation's biggest lottery, new york, funding 15% of its school budget last year alone. now, it's important to point out that while many states advertise, i mean really advertise, as part o

catch. >> if you start filling out tickets at the rate of three per minute 24 hours a day it will take you 110 years to fill out all the 176 million ticket combinations. >> reporter: so there's no sure sure thing, but there's one thing. with so many people buying so many tickets it does increase the odds that somebody will hit all the numbers when the drawing is is made at 11:00 tonight eastern. scott? >> pelley: one man said today "i know i'm not going to win but it gives me three days to dr dream." john, thanks very much. we were wondering today what happens to all that ticket revenue once the winners are paid, so we asked chief investigative correspondent ar armen keteyian to show us. >> reporter: in 2011, more americans played the americans played the lottery than regularly attended church, bringing in $56 billion last year alone. re revenue from that pie is divided in three ways: about 60% goes to prize winners, 15% to retailers, marketing and marketing and operations, with 25%-- or 25%-- or about $14 billion-- going back to the states for government services. duk

. >> you bought a ticket, didn't you? >> yes, i did. >> trying to scare me out of buy doing many more tickets. >> reporter: i know you -- buying too many more tickets of. >> reporter: i know you bought a ticket. >> yes. i bought about 30 bucks worth of tickets. >> reporter: even after all of that yes, in fact, i did buy a ticket because you do have to play to win even if your chances are 176 million-1. the drawing is at 11:00 eastern tonight in atlanta, georgia. good luck. scott broom, 9 news now. >>> virginia tech will not have to pay that $55,000 fine over its response to the deadly 2007 shootings at the school. virginia tech had been given the fine because the department of education said the school violated the cleary act, the law requiring schools to give timely warnings on campus threats, but today a judge overturned that decision. >>> if you call up our newsroom, sound suspicious, mention a bomb threat at a local high school and give a name like tony toledo, you know we're going to call the cops. we got such a phon

the police helped him fix a tire this past halloween on this latest occasion he did not get a ticket. >> a super hero does and i get a ticket. >> if you wait long enough, you will see everything. >> the officer in toward getting the chance to meet batman. once you learn the story of what was during helping the kids, at the almost wishes he had given him a police escort to do it. abc 7 news. >> great work out there. thank you. love that story. 44 degrees. the season on the line. tim brant has a look at last night nail biter. >> the industry and medical marijuana in the district takes a huge step today. a live report turn left. the passat is one of nine volkswagen models named a 2012 iihs top safety pick. not that we'd ever brag about it. turn right. come on, nine. turn left. hit the brakes. huh? how'd that get there? [ male announcer ] we can't hide how proud we are to have nine 2012 iihs top safety picks. so we're celebrating with our "safety in numbers" event. that's the power of german engineering. right now lease the 2012 passat for $219 a month. >> at 5:00, mega millions mania. a

that's the one you want to win. >> you just have to get a ticket so you feel like you are in the game>> i hope it gets to a billion. >> you have to get a ticket so you are not the only one coming back. >> don nelson is feeling good. he has a million dollars, but the long awaited and much deserved call from the hall. sports is next. >>> it is an honor that is long overdue. they got the call from the basketball hall of fame and he will be inducted in springfield, mass. he has won more games than any coach in nba history. he coached the bucs, the nicks the mavericks. nelson a brilliant offensive mind. never won an nba title. that's probably what kept him out of the hall until now. the official announcement will common day at the final four. the warriors hosting new orleans. somebody shrinking curry. what happened there? rookie to rookie. thompson and tyler throwing down. he caps an 11-2 run for the hornets who played with much more energy. marco belly nelly and they were up 17 at the half. he is bringing it, with authority. are they junked? jinxed this he gets hurt backing up when he lan

tickets and i hope they take me out to dinner when they win. >> there you go, buy him a new car. ddy, thanks so much for coming in. good luck to you tonight. >> thanks. >> i'm going to be honest, i joined our little fox 5 pool and then i bought two tickets on my own today. one of those quick picks and one where i filled out the form. first time i have ever done that. >> first time you bought a lottery ticket? >> first time i filled out a form. >> did you play some birthdays? >> all the men in my life. i played all of their birthdays. so we'll let you know. >> just about two hours ago, we started a pool and everyone jumped into the water. we'll see what happens. >> hope the weather is going to be nice. >> for the big winner tonight at 11:00, i'm planning to wear what i have on. >> okay. i think the weather is going to be okay. the big deal today, didn't it feel so cold? >> it was very chilly. >> only in the low 50s for the high and so what we had today is a below average day for march. this is only number 5 in this crazy month of march. but it definitely felt like a throwback and w

these are live pictures from nyack. >> he took a couple of days off and bought lottery tickets but decided he had to come back to work >> there were no winners last night! it looks like a major part of the storm has gone by now. still some scattered showers around the bay area and that will continue on and off a especially through the morning hours. release them could downpour. in the east bay hills you can see some rain showers continue to move through the oakland area stretching up towards a walnut creek. more rain in that direction as well. we will see that on and off throughout the day and to the sierra nevada is getting hit by more snow. behind that maybe a little bit of a break but we're not done which the stormy weather yet. 65 in livermore, 59 in pacific that and 62 in san francisco. the next few days the rain will move a little bit to the north. return to more rain for the entire bay area as we head to the weekend. >> we do have snow chain requirements at all the major routes to get up to the sierra including 80 and 50. a little bit closer to home, here is a look at the golden gat

that's the one you want to win. >> you just have to get a ticket so you feel like you are in the game. >> i hope it gets to a billion. >> you have to get a ticket so you are not the only one coming back. >> don nelson is feeling good. he has a million dollars, but the long awaited and much deserved call from the hall. sports is next. [ female announcer ] what would you call an ordinary breakfast pastry that's been wrapped in a flaky crust stuffed with a gooey center toasted up all golden brown then given a delicious design? a toaster strudel. pillsbury toaster strudel. so delicious...so fun. and these are the ones you'll love as dinner. grandsmini pizzas. grands! biscuit dough... plus 3 ingredients make an easy dinner everyone loves. grands! mini pizzas... from pillsbury. long overdue. they got the call from the basketball hall of fame and he will be inducted in springfield, mass. he has won more games than any coach in nba history. he coached the bucs, the nicks the mavericks. nelson a brilliant offensive mind. never won an nba title. that's probably what kept him out of the hall unt

the officer only gave her a ticket for the unsafe lane change and a warning for speeding. yesterday, she was issued another viet crittation for reckless driving with a fine of more than $500 and six point on her driving record. -- yesterday, she was issued another citation for reckless driving with a fine of more than $500 and six points on her driving record. g record. >> we want diplomacy to work. we'll back the diplomacy with strong and uncreasing pressure. we'll keep all options. we will keep all options including military action on the table to prevent them from obtaining a nuclear weapon. >> defense secretary panetta there addressing a pro-israel group with those remarks. many western nations expect iran is on a path to that could lead to production of a nuclear weapon. >>> israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu met with the house speaker yesterday. there are growing concerns israel's air force may strike iran first in an attempt to destroy its nuclear facilities. mr.netanyahu also met with secretary of state hillary clinton before closing his trip to d.c. >>> a t

are you buying a ticket? >> i have a number of them. >> how many? are going with me on a cruise. >> really? >> yes, yes, they are. >> every single one? all 6 million followers, correct? >> well, i have about 6,000. but i'm going to rent two cruise ships. we're going to sail the seven seas. >> can my team come along as well? >> you're following me. you're with me, of course. >> thanks, pal. >> you bet. >>> plus, gold and silver coins as far as the eye can see. all over a canadian highway. >> whoa. >> after a truck crashes. that's right. wait until you hear how they had to clean it up. >>> speaking of canada and coins, turns out pennies will soon be the real collector's item. the royal canadian mint has branded the lowly penny a burden to the economy. that's because it costs more than a cent and a half to actually make one. so the mint plans to stop making pennies this fall. though they'll still be legal tender, by the way. the change will apparently save taxpayers $11 million a year. now, here is our two cents. canadian pennies, your 15 minutes are u

aaa says a total of 1.6 million tickets were issued in 2011. >> that's a lot of tickets. >>> there's new medical evidence that public smoking bans are leading to wide range health benefits. researchers in scotland credit add smoking ban for a drop in pre-term deliveries. does scotland banned smoking in all public places, premature births have fallen by 10%. >>> swedish researchers found that exercise helps turn on some genes in the muscle cells and reprograms them and makes them stronger. they also found caffeine could influence the muscle. yay. the same way. researchers, however, do not recommend you have a cup of joe in place in exercise or 17 cups of joe. >>> a new study shows how hunger can influence our choices. a french university tested people who had just eaten and others who had no food for hours. researchers flashed words very quickly on a computer screen and found hungry people were much better at identifying words related to food. >> really? >> that's why i'm so great at food words all the time. it is time now for the question of the morning. >> manicotti. >>> according to

a warning. h what other drivers have to say. ri drivers who got speeding ticketsou'll now see red top parking meters all over the di dist >>> snunts chardon, ohio returned to school today for the first time since a 17-year-old went on a shooting rampage monday morning. the shooting killed three students and left the entire community shaken. today administrators greeted students and everyone reflected on how they're coping with the week's tragedy. >> it's going to be different. i usually see them in the hallways and their smiles and laughter and everything and it's just not going to be there anymore. >> >> the accused shooter 17-year-old t.j. lane, was charged late this afternoon with three juvenile counts of aggravated murder. >> on the heels of that tragic shooting in ohio a potentially da dangerous situation may have be been averted at a school in our area. o%ea. police here say a student at simpson middle school in leesburg alerted his mother of a suspicious message written by an another student. another h%udent. that message was on a social networking site and

a winning mega millions ticket sold at a 7-eleven in baltimore county. lottery officials say there are other winning tickets so that lucky marylander will have to unfortunately flit that $640 million jackpot. >> that will be hard. >>> today, civil rights leaders host a rally in sanford, florida, for trayvon martin. the 17-year-old was killed by neighborhood watch captain george zimmerman. reverend al sharpton and reverend jesse jackson expected at today's rally. >>> mitt romney and rick santorum making their final push before tuesday's primary in wisconsin. it could determine if santorum stays in the race. romney leads santorum by 7%. >>> d.c. is one step closer to having medical marijuana available for patients. six companies can register for permits to grow plants. news 4 i-team reporter has followed this for months and has the story. >> reporter: it's a controversial plan sparking plenty of passion and medical marijuana is coming to d.c. >> i think it's fair for the people who applied for it. fair to the community and certainly one step closer to meeti

we know the ticket was sold last night here at 7:15 p.m. ack ticket, which means picked by this machine right here and the winner just spent a dollar and here he's going to have this huge pot of money to split with those two other winners. you know, over $200 million. it's a record jackpot. the last record was $390 million back in 2007. so this is a big chunk more than that. this store here is going to get $100,000 just for having sold that ticket. that's in addition to the five cents on the dollar they get in ticket sales. we spoke with a lottery director here in maryland that said the state sold $11 million in megamillion tickets just yesterday. $11 million in one day is quite a lot of money. we also know americans nationwide spent about $1.5 billion playing this game. and as the lottery -- >> we lost athena jones there, but she was telling us, there at that 7:00serv 7-eleven. three winners we know of in kansas, illinois and maryland. >>> meanwhile, marchers are on the move in sanford, florida, taking part in a protest aimed at the city's p

at $1 a ticket everyone knows this is the ultimate long shot, 176 million- 1. now come with me to an unusual spot for a little lesson on long odds. i want to welcome you to laurel asphalt here in prince george's county. what's this? >> this is stone. this is no. 57 stone. >> reporter: that's manager husain rashad. figure four of those makes about a square inch? >> yes. >> reporter: i calculated how many stones would make a pile 176 million stones high. the solution, an astounding 40,000 tons of gravel. >> this is about 6 to 7,000 tons. >> reporter: i need a 40,000- ton pile. you got one? >> the only pile that would come close would be my big dust pile and that's probably 34, 40,000 tons. >> reporter: yup, that's about a half acre of gravel piled four stories high. so your chances of winning this lottery are like finding a stone this big in a pile of gravel bigger than this! >> i got one rock right here. can you find this in that pile over there? >> that's like a million to none. >> reporter: no. that it's more like 176 million to one. >> chances are slim to infa

view over a winning lottery ticket worth $260,000. it involves a whom already won a million dollars from a previous ticket bought in january and the -- at the same liquor store. since that win, emily says she's been sharing her good fortune. she says last friday, she was at the same store to buy another lottery ticket and that's when she won $100. she also gave the man a megamillions ticket worth $280,000 and she says that was a mistake and she wants the ticket back. >>> when we come back, a check on consumer confidence and the effect that high gas prices are having. >>> and the story that could make you want to stand up for your health. >>> welcome back. taking a look at the big board in new york, stocks are not seeing the triple-digit gains that we saw yesterday. the quarter ends on friday. a couple of reports out. but currently, numbers have been slightly down but not too much. the dow is down 14. the nasdaq is up 4. s&p is down 1. >>> comrm confidence in the economy slipped last month as americans grapple with high gas prices. the

. >>> tonight people are keeping a close eye on their lottery tickets. they have been standing in line all over the area. tomorrow is the big one. a record $540 million. >> here are the winning numbers, -- those are my numbers. if you haven't bought a ticket yet, you planning to, you're in luck. >> when you pick a lottery number, there's an app to that. >> reporter: up, up and away went the mega millions jackpot moving past the $500 million mark for friday's drawing, sending 42 states and the nation's capital into a frenzy. those who play the lottery regularly have a strategy for big jackpot. >> i always play the same numbers. i'm not going to say what they are. >> reporter: for those who don't, there are apps that say they will steer you in a winning direction. the 99-cent lotto proapp say it tracks trends for previous drawings. the lotto picks apps let's you review results of state's drawings plus the bigger contest. to see which numbers come up often. uninitial iphone app devoted to mega millions let's you store your previous digits. but a lottery at i