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$100 Million Mega Millions Jackpot Boosts Demand for Lottery Tickets in Texas.
Byline: Nathaniel Jones
Dec. 23--ARLINGTON, Texas--Abel Ybarra looks at the $1 Mega Millions lottery ticket that he purchased Monday night as an investment, not a waste of money.
Just like the stock market, you keep putting money in until you make a nice profit, Ybarra said, as he held his ticket outside the Supertrak convenience store in east Arlington.
"Buying cigarettes and beer is wasting money," said Ybarra, a warehouse inventory worker. "If I win, I would have become a millionaire on a $1 investment."
State lottery officials expect 3 million tickets to be sold in Texas for tonight's $100 million Mega Millions jackpot. Mega Millions began selling tickets in Texas Dec. 3.
This is Texas' largest lottery jackpot. Ticket holders here and in 10 other states -- Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Virginia and Washington -- will try for a shot at the big prize.
Employees at other Arlington convenience stores also said they are beginning to sell more tickets but are waiting for today's turnout.
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