Lining up for millions...make that megamillions.<br/> <br />Across the United States people placing their bets hoping to cash in on a $640 million jackpot.<br/> <br />In Los Angeles some are leaving fortune to chance.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English), JOHN BARRY, LOTTERY TICKET BUYER, SAYING:<br/> <br />"I'm not going with any system. Random, Quick Picks."<br/> <br />Similar scenes in Washington , D.C. where people are banking on dollar and a dream.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) DIANE SCHIFF, LOTTERY TICKET BUYER, SAYING :<br/> <br />"If I win the money, there are lots of things. We actually about to do renovation on our house, so maybe we'll make it a little bigger would help family members and I would donate, because there are lots of people who can use the money."<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) LOUISA FILMER, 8-YEAR OLD GIRL, SAYING :<br/> <br />"I'd probably buy iPads for all my friends. (REPORTER SAYING : What will you buy for yourself?) I'd probably buy an iPhone 4S or something like that."<br/> <br />The odds of winning the $640 million jackpot are dismal- 1 in about 176 million-but for many buyers the grand prize is worth the $1 gamble.<br/> <br />Deborah Lutterbeck, Reuters
