Mega $242 million lottery prize jolts sales
Mega $242 million lottery prize jolts sales By Bill Sheets , Herald Writer Story tools E-mail it Print it Comment Share: Send a letter to the editor advertisement | your ad here EVERETT — Michelle Guy is only an occasional buyer of lottery tickets. “Every once in a while,” said Guy, 46, of Everett. Now is one of those occasions. As soon as she heard Friday’s Mega Millions drawing was at $242 million, she decided to buy a ticket. She was at the counter at the 76 station mini-mart at Rucker and Pacific avenues. “A lot of people are buying more than before,” said store manager Manjit Singh, adding that some people are spending $20 or more on tickets. It’s those brisk sales that prompted lottery officials to increase the Mega Millions drawing $5 million over its previous projected payout of $237 million, said Scott Kinney, spokesman for Washington’s Lottery . The Mega Millions jackpot has rolled over 14 times since the last grand p...