‘Brings in the crowd;’ Mega Millions hits $1 billion for Christmas Eve lottery drawing

People in the Miami Valley are rushing to purchase lottery tickets as the Mega Millions Jackpot hit $1 billion this Christmas Eve.

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News Center 7′s Taylor Robertson talks to people hoping to win LIVE on News Center 7 at 11:00.

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The chance of winning the jackpot is one in 300 million.

Joe Battiaglia was one of the many people buying lottery tickets from Bee-Gees in Kettering on Tuesday.

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“First thing I would do is, I take a little bit off the top for me and the misses, and then I would give all the rest of it away because it was a gift,” Battiaglia said.

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