If you haven't bought your lottery tickets for tonight's drawing, you better get out there and get some if you want a chance to become an instant millionaire.Lottery officials say that there has not been a near record breaking jackpot this close to Christmas and that may be feeding the buying frenzy. DES MOINES, Iowa The Mega Millions jackpot inched toward a U.S. lottery record Monday as it soared to $586 million amid a frenzy of ticket purchases, raising the possibility that the prize could pass the once-unthinkable $1 billion mark by Christmas Eve should nobody win before then.Paula Otto, executive director of the Virginia Lottery and lead director for Mega Millions, said ticket sales are ahead of projections for Tuesday's drawing, increasing the likelihood it could shatter the current record of $656 million, set in a March 2012 Mega Millions drawing.That was enough for Drew Gentsch to buy one ticket Monday morning. The attorney from Des Moines never plays, but the ballooning jackpot was too good to pass up.Read the full article <a href="http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2013/dec/16/mega-millions-jackpot-climbs-586-million/" >here</a>.
