lottery officials say they are pelling close to 5-thousand minute.........sales so good, thursdaa morningnd lottery officials and other representatives from participating states decidee to aise the jackpot from the previius high of $500-million dollars...to $540-million dollars. exciiing times......(ááánaas up full: "well, they're hectic times, that's for sure....ááá) .........they say it's the laagest jackpot ever.(stephen martino/dir. md. lottery) "but now, we're dealinggwith making sure the retailer have enough can distribute paper quickly enough to our retailers thht they can issue enough tickets ttat are being bought..." "there are people out there going crazy. they're buying theii tickets, they're buying getting together.".......at the royyl farrs on washington boulevard, serge the cclrk, prom russia.. is also buzzing (ááánats up ull: yeah i bought one. >yeah. i don't know! ..........the maryland lottery.. people are letting themselves play.. and ticket.(mr. bai