Nevadans head to California for Mega Millions lottery tickets

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) -The lines were here. But customers didn’t seem to mind. That’s because it probably took longer to get to Hallelujah Junction today. The promise of more than a billion dollars brought Nevadans over the California state line. “Sparks,” says Kelby Nelson when asked where he’s from. “Where are you from?” We asked Jerry Whitt. “Fernley,” he says, another town in Northern Nevada. Such answers aren’t uncommon when the jackpot reaches an outrageous amount of money.

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