It is all very well and good for people to get excited about the absurdly huge MegaMillions jackpot that will be drawn in... well, very soon... but my overwhelming reaction is oh god no make it stop.
This is because I work in a store with a lottery machine.
We sold over $1,300 worth of MegaMillions tickets by cashup at 2:30 this afternoon. I am quite certain we sold that amount again between cashup and closing. If the final jackpot is not over $700 million, I will eat my hat. (I think I have a hat. Somewhere. Possibly in the cabin in Minnesota.)
...
I did buy one ticket, just for the hell of it.
And now I am going to bed, because I was run off my feet all day and even after taking a nap directly after getting home, I am still completely and utterly exhausted.
This is because I work in a store with a lottery machine.
We sold over $1,300 worth of MegaMillions tickets by cashup at 2:30 this afternoon. I am quite certain we sold that amount again between cashup and closing. If the final jackpot is not over $700 million, I will eat my hat. (I think I have a hat. Somewhere. Possibly in the cabin in Minnesota.)
...
I did buy one ticket, just for the hell of it.
And now I am going to bed, because I was run off my feet all day and even after taking a nap directly after getting home, I am still completely and utterly exhausted.