Mega Millions Lottery: Celebrities Join In $500M Jackpot Madness Before Winning Numbers Draw [PHOTOS]
It seems everyone can't stop talking about the Mega Millions lottery, with a jackpot that went up to a record $500 million for the winning numbers draw date on March 30.
Even celebrities cannot help themselves from joining in on the madness, tweeting about the lottery and some even going out to their local convenience stories to buy tickets for themselves!
TMZ reported on Wednesday that Rob Dyrdek of MTV's Rob & Big spent $700 on tickets when the jackpot was still worth $356 million. According to friends, Dyrdek, 37, purchased $700 in quick picks at his local AM/PM in Hollywood on Tuesday, paying the total in cash.
After the report emerged, he tweeted the report from TMZ and admitted his lottery splurge.
I apply this philosophy to all aspects of my life 'you can't win the lottery if you don't buy a ticket,' he tweeted.
On Wednesday, Washington Wizards' Chris Singleton tweeted that he will spend $10,000 on lottery tickets.
Currently, the jackpot, which has been growing since Jan. 24, is estimated at $500 million with a $359 million cash option. Winners can choose to collect the lump sum of $359 million in a single payment, or have the jackpot paid out over 26 years, according to IBTimes' outline of the Mega Millions rules and regulations.
The largest jackpot ever, according to the Mega Millions website, was $390 million in March 2007 divided between two winners in Georgia and New Jersey.
So naturally, a jackpot this historic will attract a ton of attention. But even from celebrities?
Here is a list of 12 celebrities who have been fantasizing about winning the lottery. Remember the winning numbers will be drawn on Friday at around 11 p.m. ET.
Adam Baldwin
Halfsies! | RT @NathanWurtzel If I win, I'm buying @keder. RT @mpoppel: 'BREAKING--Friday's Mega Millions jackpot increases to $500m'
— Adam Baldwin (@adamsbaldwin) March 28, 2012
Brody Jenner
NO WAY!!! The Mega Millions is now up to 473 MILLION!!!! Nobody won... That is nuts — Brody Jenner (@BrodyJenner) March 28, 2012
Stephen Colbert
Just bought a Mega Millions ticket at the deli. I'm pretty sure I'm gonna win, so I also bought 363 million bucks worth of yogurt.
— Stephen Colbert (@StephenAtHome) March 28, 2012
Lance Hoyt
Mega Millions at 363 mil. If I win. Ima Start my own Wrestling Fed. What should I call it? — Lance Hoyt/Archer (@LanceHoyt) March 26, 2012
Page Kennedy
im winning the mega lottery. then buying all the hoes that turned me down. EVERY1 HAS A PRICE
— Page Kennedy (@PageKennedy) March 28, 2012
Jose Canseco
If I won the mega million tommorow I will buy the a's and maybe I can play will keep team in Oakland love coliseum — Jose Canseco (@JoseCanseco) March 29, 2012
Chrissy Teigen
definitely getting my first lottery ticket this week.
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) March 29, 2012
Bill Bellamy
#IfIHitTheLotteryFor500Million I'm gonna take all the Basketball Wives to Farm and mk them work for real! They'll stop all that whining! — BILL BELLAMY (@BILLBELLAMY) March 29, 2012
Kirstie Alley
let's see now..if I win the Cali lottery, I'd get 500 million, less 250 million off the top for the IRS, minus 100 mil to charities, minus
— Kirstie Alley (@kirstiealley) March 29, 2012
Rob Dyrdek
I apply this philosophy to all aspects of my life you can't win the lottery if you don't buy a tickett.co/wJQPMCJj — Rob Dyrdek (@robdyrdek) March 28, 2012
Chris Singleton
I'm about to drop 10000 on the lottery and cross my fingers #halfwaytoabillionaireifiwin
— Chris Singleton (@C_SING31) March 28, 2012
Brooke Burke
Glamsquad just teamed up to buy 20 lottery tickets. Worth$363,000,000OMG!!! t.co/vlqH2vPA — Brooke Burke-Charvet (@brookeburke) March 27, 2012
It seems everyone can't stop talking about the Mega Millions lottery, with a jackpot that went up to a record $500 million for the winning numbers draw date on March 30. Even celebrities, like Brooke Burke-Charvet pictured here, cannot help themselves from joining in on the madness, tweeting about the lottery and some even going out to their local convenience stories to buy tickets for themselves! Here is a list of 11 celebrities who have been fantasizing about winning the lottery. Remember the winning numbers will be drawn on Friday at around 11 p.m. ET.
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